Geodatabase Design & Management
A GIS (Geographic Information System) is a system for input, storage, analysis and output of data that is geographically referenced. To properly leverage the capabilities of a GIS an organization must store their data in a database. In GIS we utilize what’s called a geodatabase which caters to the unique needs of spatial data. Unlike a more conventional database, the objects and records in a GIS are identifiable by location. Think of points of shopping centers with information about the type of center where the shopping center is a geodatabase object and the type of center is one of its’ attributes. The location aspect of the data enables the user to expand upon traditional analysis by exposing geographic relationships. The capabilities of a GIS are defined by the way in which a geodatabase is setup also know as database schema. As such it very beneficial to leverage a clean, optimized geodatabase for GIS analysis.
At Directional Resources we work with you to design or optimize an efficient geodatabase based upon the unique needs of your organization and it’s users. We can provide you with a geodatabase model and schema from your field to build off of or build one from scratch.
