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Importing other datasets
In real-life scenarios, you will not have to create all the data from scratch; some of the data
will be available for you in different formats such as shape files, images, Excel sheets, and
CAD files. That's why it is important to discuss how to import different kinds of formats to
your geodatabase. In this section, we will discuss importing shape files, CAD files, and
coverage classes that represent the boundary of Belize.
The client has asked us to import their legacy data, which is available in shape files, CAD
files, and coverage feature classes in the geodatabase as well. We will start by importing
the shape file as a geodatabase feature class. All the files are available in
8648OT_02_Files
, which can be downloaded from the topic's supporting files at
www.packtpub.com
.
Copy the entire folder to your local drive before you carry on with the
exercises.
