USER Documentation: from conception to Geodatabase

USER'S DOCUMENTATION

PITT MEADOWS GEODATABASE V1.0

Basic Technical Manual

Written by Kim Liske and Carol Cheuk, March 2003

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction..................................................................................................................... 2

Software Used..................................................................................................................... 2

DATA CreatioN, justification AND STANDARDIZATION................................................. 3

Data Projection.................................................................................................................... 3

Cadastre Annotations (Lot & Plan numbers) Creation using AML.............................................. 3

Cadastre UNIQUE ID Creation............................................................................................... 3

Adjusting cadastral boundaries of other data layers (i.e. crops)................................................ 4

Formatting JUROL numbers.................................................................................................. 5

Metadata Creation in ArcCatalog........................................................................................... 6

UML Modelling.................................................................................................................. 8

STEP 1: Preparing the ESRI UML Model Template................................................................. 8

STEP 2: Establishing Feature and Object Classes.................................................................. 9

STEP 3: Establishing Relationship Classes.......................................................................... 11

STEP 4: Exporting the UML Model...................................................................................... 12

STEP 5: Semantics Checker............................................................................................... 12

geodatabase creation................................................................................................. 13

STEP 1: Installing CASE Tools XMI Update Patch............................................................... 13

STEP 2: Adding the CASE Tools Wizard to ArcCatalog......................................................... 13

STEP 3: Creating Empty Personal Geodatabase................................................................... 14

STEP 4: Load Attribute Tables to Geodatabase.................................................................... 14

STEP 5: Create Geodatabase Schema using CASE Tools and XMI file.................................. 16

STEP 6: Load Feature Layers to Geodatabase in ArcMap...................................................... 21

STEP 7: Check Relationships in ArcMap.............................................................................. 25

STEP 8: Copy Personal Geodatabase to ArcSDE in ArcCatalog............................................. 26

UnREsolved Issues & Recommendations.................................................................. 29

Conclusion...................................................................................................................... 32

References..................................................................................................................... 33

appendices...................................................................................................................... 34

APPENDIX 1: CADASTRE_LOT.AML.................................................................................. 34

APPENDIX 2: CADASTRE_PLAN.AML............................................................................... 38

APPENDIX 3: Changes Made to Original Table/Column/Length.............................................. 40

INTRODUCTION

This manual contains technical information about the creation of Pitt Meadows Geodatabase. The developed Geodatabase is the first version and will require future implementations or revisions. This Geodatabase includes only data that can be linked to the cadastre feature layer.  Information on the software is provided to give the administrator some background knowledge of how the Geodatabase was developed and tested.

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