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Posted on January 7, 2023 (Updated on July 10, 2025)

Opening .gbdtable (.gbdtablx, .atx) files in QGIS

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Can I open geodatabase in QGIS?

QGIS users can read file geodatabases by dragging the geodatabases, ending in the extension . gdb, directly into the Layers pane. The geodatabase may appear as a folder and may not be selectable using the Add Vector Layer tool in QGIS.

How do I open a .gdbtable file?

You can open GDBTABLE files with GDAL (Geospatial Data Abstraction Library), an open source translator library for raster geospatial data formats. You can also open GDBTABLE files using ArcMap (a tool included with ESRI ArcGIS for Desktop) by selecting “Add data” and navigating to the GDBTABLE file.
 

How do I open an Esri geodatabase?

Select Geodatabase Data in the Home tab’s Add Content split button’s list of content types. Choose File Geodatabase as the Geodatabase type in the Add Geodatabase dialog. Browse for or enter the full pathname of the geodatabase to open: Click Next.

How do I open raster GDB in QGIS?

Open up QGIS and Add the Geodatabase Folder



gdb extension (for geodatabase). QGIS can read geodatabase files. Select the folder with the . gdb and drag it into the map pane in QGIS.
 

Can QGIS open ESRI shapefiles?

QGIS uses the OGR library to read and write vector data formats, including ESRI shapefiles, MapInfo and MicroStation file formats, AutoCAD DXF, PostGIS, SpatiaLite, Oracle Spatial and MSSQL Spatial databases, and many more.

How to convert geodatabase to shapefile?

Converting a geodatabase to shapefiles

  1. Start ArcCatalog.
  2. On the main menu, click Customize > Toolbars > Production Mapping.
  3. Click the Production Geodatabase to Shapefile button.
  4. Click the ellipsis (…)
  5. Navigate to the geodatabase you want to convert to shapefiles.
  6. Click Select.

What is a file GDB?

A file geodatabase is a collection of files in a folder on disk that can store, query, and manage both spatial and nonspatial data. Create a file geodatabase from the Catalog tree or using the Create File GDB geoprocessing tool. File geodatabases are made up of system tables plus user data.

How do I open an Apdl file?

Programs that open or reference A2L files

  1. File Viewer Plus.
  2. AVL CRETA Calibration Data Management.
  3. HEXplorer.
  4. NI ECU Measurement and Calibration Toolkit.


How do I open a GDL file?

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How do I add a geo database to QGIS?

To open a geodatabase in QGIS, be sure to choose “Add vector layer”, “Source Type = Directory” and source should be either “OpenFileGDB” or “ESRI FileGDB”. Then just browse to the *. gdb folder of choice, press “Open” and the layers will be loaded into your Table of Contents.

How to edit GDB in QGIS?

a) Add Vector Layer > Directory > Type: ESRI FileGDB > browse to . GDB > click “Open” > then select the FC(s) contained within the GDB that you are interested in. b) edit FC as usual, including moving vertices, whole features, overlapping features, donut polygons. c) save edits, then toggle off editing.

How do I add a personal geodatabase in QGIS?

Opening ESRI Personal Geodatabases in QGIS

  1. For QGIS 3: In QGIS Settings panel -> Options | System | Environment add the following two variables: variable name: PGEO_DRIVER_TEMPLATE.
  2. Now you should be able to start QGIS and simply drag the geodatabase mdb file onto the QGIS workspace and it will open.

 

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