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I Want to Move to the Geodatabase – How Do I Get There?

With the propagation of ESRI’s ArcGIS 8 and the release of ArcGIS 9, the concept of the Geodatabase storage model continues to permeate the psyche and operational planning of local government. In addition, marketing efforts from ESRI and GIS vendors alike are making it well known in the marketplace that the Geodatabase will be the driving force in the immediate future of GIS, fueling an ever growing suspicion (and anxiety) in local government that this is something they will have to deal with, and soon. Unfortunately, many GIS users and decision makers have only a sketchy feel for what the Geodatabase is, and less about how exactly they need to proceed with such a conversion. This session is designed to help GIS users and decision makers better understand what the Geodatabase is, what the benefits are of moving to the Geodatabase platform, and the real-world steps to actually achieving that goal. Explanation of the process will include conversion from existing CAD, Shapefile, and Coverage formats. Also included will be real-life case studies detailing the experiences of Counties that have already gone through this process, and the possible pitfalls and barriers that have been discovered and solved along the way