| ArcInfo 8 introduces the geodatabase--the world's most advanced spatial object-oriented data model. The key advantage of this data model is that it allows you to easily build intelligent models of spatial systems. You can endow individual features with behavior, define relationships between classes of features, create business rules, and apply high-level topological models without any programming. You are also free to extend the geodatabase model and object behaviors without limits, by using any COM-compliant programming language. Building a Geodatabase introduces you to geodatabase concepts and shows you how to implement geographic database designs in a geodatabase. Whether you're importing existing data or building a new geodatabase from scratch, this book makes it easy to find a task and work through the steps to get it done. |
