What kinds of data does ArcGIS work with?

Answer

ArcGIS supports many data formats, powering many types of workflows, from performing simple query operations, to complex editing, to analyzing data in real time. This knowledge base article provides information on the types of data formats and storage options supported in ArcGIS today.

ArcGIS Pro

• Data types
• Data types and items
• Supported raster formats
• Relational databases
• Cloud-native databases (Database-as-a-Service)
• Cloud data warehouses
• Work with OLE DB connections

ArcGIS Enterprise

• ArcGIS Data Store explained
• User-managed data stores in ArcGIS Enterprise
• Technical Paper: Data in ArcGIS: User Managed and ArcGIS Managed
• ArcGIS GeoEvent Server: available input connectors
• ArcGIS GeoAnalytics Server: Get started with big data file shares
• ArcGIS Knowledge Server: Manage data

ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension

• Supported formats with the Data Interoperability extension

ArcGIS Online

• What can you add to ArcGIS Online?
• Supported data for analysis tools

• ArcGIS Velocity: Work with feeds
• ArcGIS Velocity: Work with data sources

ArcGIS Insights

• Data Sources
• Databases

ArcGIS GeoAnalytics Engine

• Data Sources

Custom connectors

• Connect to a data store using the ArcGIS Pro SDK
• Connect to a data store using the ArcGIS Enterprise SDK