Spatial data formats:
Description of vector and raster file formats;
Explanation of the geodatabase and ArcSDE;
Geodatabase functionality; Valid entity types for
feature classes; Client/Server model.
ArcSDE software and storage
architecture: ArcSDE system components;
Application server connections; ArcSDE Direct
Connects; Communication over the TCP/IP network;
Feature class storage; Retrieving data with
Structured Query Language (SQL); Spatial index.
ArcSDE raster: Description of
ArcSDE raster data; Raster storage; Loading raster
data; Raster tiles, pyramids and compression;
Mosaics and raster catalogs.
Vector data loading:
Calculating the feature class properties of
precision, shifts and spatial index; Loading vector
data using ArcCatalog and ArcSDE commands; Modifying
properties of a loaded layer (permissions and grid
size).
Multi-user editing:
Explanation of multi-user editing; Explanation of
how versioning works; Understanding A and D tables;
Multi-user editing example; Conflict detection and
resolution; Editing in ArcMap.
Versioning: Explanation of
versions; Creating and managing versions; Version
properties; Merging versions; Work flow diagrams;
Procedures.
