Plugins | Setup ESRI File Geodatabase Plugin

Windows (32-bit)    Windows (64-bit)    Mac OSX (64-bit)     Ubuntu (32-bit)    Ubuntu (64-bit)

For Windows (32-bit):

1. Download ESRI File Geodatabase API 1.3 for Windows 32-bit from http://www.esri.com/apps/products/download/

(Note: You have to register to get ESRI File Geodatabase API)

2. Unzip the downloaded ZIP package to your local hard drive. For example: C:\FileGDB_API

3. Setup your Windows system environment for File Geodatabase

    Add the path of ESRI File Geodatabase (e.g. C:\FileGDB_API\bin) to PATH system variable in "System Properties" dialog (see following example)
    (Note: you need to add ; before the File Geodatabase Path)
 

4. Restart GeoDa, then you should be able to open a .gdb dataset.

 

For Windows (64-bit):

1. Download ESRI File Geodatabase API 1.3 for Windows 64-bit from http://www.esri.com/apps/products/download/

(Note: You have to register to get ESRI File Geodatabase API)

2. Unzip the downloaded ZIP package to local hard drive. For example: C:\FileGDB_API

3. Setup your Windows system environment for File Geodatabase

    Add the path of ESRI File Geodatabase (e.g. C:\FileGDB_API\bin64) to PATH system variable in "System Properties" dialog (see following example)
    (Note: you need to add ; before the File Geodatabase Path)
 

4. Restart GeoDa, then you should be able to open a .gdb dataset.

 

For Mac OSX ≥10.6 (64-bit):

1. Download ESRI File Geodatabase API 1.3 for Mac 64-bit from ESRI Downloads http://www.esri.com/apps/products/download/
(Note: You have to regiester to get ESRI File Geodatabase)

2. Unzip the downloaded ZIP package to your local hard drive. For example: /Users/yourname/Downloads/FileGDB_API

3. Click here to download install_plugins.sh script. Unzip it.

4. Open a new terminal, run the following 3 commands to configure the ESRI File Geodatabase library for GeoDa.

    cd /path/to/install_plugins.sh
    export FileGDB_HOME=/Users/yourname/Downloads/FileGDB_API/lib
    ./install_plugins.sh /path/to/downloaded_GeoDa.app/

5. Restart GeoDa, then you should be able to open a .gdb dataset.

 

For Ubuntu ≥14.04 (32-bit):

1. Download ESRI File Geodatabase API 1.3 for Linux 32-bit from http://www.esri.com/apps/products/download/

(Note: You have to register to get ESRI File Geodatabase API)

2. Unzip the downloaded ZIP package to your local hard drive. For example: /home/yourname/Downloads/FileGDB_API

3. Setup your Ubuntu system environment forESRI File Geodatabase API

    Run the following command in a terminal (Note: remember to replace "yourname" ) 

    echo "export FileGDB_HOME=/home/yourname/Downloads/FileGDB_API" >> ~/.bashrc

4. Restart GeoDa, then you should be able to open a .gdb dataset.

 

For Ubuntu ≥14.04 (64-bit):

1. Download ESRI File Geodatabase API 1.3 for Linux 64-bit from http://www.esri.com/apps/products/download/

(Note: You have to register to get ESRI File Geodatabase API)

2. Unzip the downloaded ZIP package to local hard drive. For example: /home/yourname/Downloads/FileGDB_API

3. Setup your Ubuntu system environment forESRI File Geodatabase API

    Run the following command in a terminal (Note: remember to replace "yourname" ) 

    echo "export FileGDB_HOME=/home/yourname/Downloads/FileGDB_API" >> ~/.bashrc

4. Restart GeoDa, then you should be able to open a .gdb dataset.

 

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