An overview of adding datasets to the geodatabase

There are several ways to add datasets to a geodatabase using ArcMap and the Catalog tree:

ArcGIS for Desktop contains 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 coverages

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 datasets in a geodatabase

Importing data into the Geodatabase
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