MAPublisher Spatial Database

MAPublisher Spatial Database - import ESRI geodatabases into MAPublisher
Import ESRI geodatabases
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MAPublisher Spatial Database screenshot

MAPublisher® Spatial Database is a feature that is included in MAPublisher 8.3. It builds on the popularity of the ESRI geodatabase format and MAPublisher now has the ability to import Personal, File and ArcSDE geodatabases. It is compatible with Windows only.

MAPublisher Spatial database offers you the ability to:

  • Import Personal, File and ArcSDE geodatabases
  • Perform SQL queries to extract specific data
  • Work with subtypes and attribute domains
  • Use spatial filters to limit imported geographic areas
  • Use geodatabase data with existing spatial data
  • Assign aliases to feature classes
  • Import data through non-spatial relationships between feature classes and tables
  • Keep the geodatabase data in a central location so that multiple users can access it
  • Efficiently use spatial data.

ESRI ArcGIS software and license must be installed to use MAPublisher Spatial Databse. As a minimum, a free ESRI ArcReader license allows users to access feature classes on ArcSDE servers, with some limitations on the selection functions. The connection to a ArcSDE server requires server access, user account and versioning information to be provided by the database administrator. These parameters are exactly the same required to establish a connection using ESRI ArcCatalog.

Feature Highlights


Import feature classes from ESRI File,Personal and ArcSDE geodatabases. Use MAPublisher Simple or Advanced Import to choose specific or all feature classes. Supported geometry types include: point, polyline, polygon, bezier curve, and annotations.

Select feature class

Build SQL statements to limit the number of objects and attributes imported from a single feature class. Search for feature classes and attributes, use the interface to build a query, validate query statements to limit import errors. It is possible to perform multiple queries across multiple feature classes within the same geodatabase.

SQL query

Use a spatial filter to limit the geographic area for the data being imported. A spatial filter consists of the four corners defining the extents of a feature class. Enter new coordinates values using the selected file source coordinate system or using an alternate coordinate system.

Create spatial filters

ESRI ArcSDE Geodatabases can be imported through the Simple Import and Advanced Import functions of MAPublisher. Create new connections to one or many ArcSDE geodatabases. Save, edit and remove connections for easy management of multiple data sets.

Import from ArcSDE