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An overview of adding datasets to the geodatabase

An overview of adding datasets to the geodatabase

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Note: This topic was updated for 9.3.1.

There are several ways to add datasets to a geodatabase using ArcMap and ArcCatalog:

ArcCatalog, ArcToolbox, and ArcMap contain tools that import data from a wide variety of formats into the geodatabase. Here are some of the commonly imported data types and where you can find more information.


Importing data into the geodatabase
External data types Import tasks
ArcInfo Workstation Importing coverage feature classes

Importing INFO tables

Loading data into existing geodatabase feature classes and tables

Importing coverage annotation

ESRI shapefiles Importing shapefiles

Importing dBASE tables

Loading shapefile data into existing geodatabase feature classes and tables
Computer-aided drafting (CAD) files Importing CAD entities into feature classes

Importing tiled CAD datasets

Loading CAD data into existing geodatabase feature classes

Importing CAD text into geodatabase annotations

Raster files Importing raster files

Mosaicking raster datasets

Creating raster catalogs in the geodatabase