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FileGDB

For FileGDB, format is ESRI File Geodatabase (FileGDB); built-in by default is No, requires FileGDB API library; write support is Supports Create(); field name length limit is not stated; supported field types is not stated, recorded from its source on 2026-08-04.

Driver short name
FileGDB
Format
ESRI File Geodatabase (FileGDB)
Built-in by default
No, requires FileGDB API library unconfirmed
Write support
Supports Create() unconfirmed
Field name length limit
not stated unconfirmed
Supported field types
not stated unconfirmed
File size limit
not stated unconfirmed
Key limitations
The driver does not support 64-bit integers; Reading data compressed in SDC format (Smart Data Compression) is not support by the driver, because it is not supported by the ESRI SDK unconfirmed
Sourcegdal.org
Verified2026-08-04
Review by2027-01-31
DatasetGIS vector format capabilities and limitations in GDAL

Values marked unconfirmed are shown, but we could not tie them to the quote below: Built-in by default, Field name length limit, File size limit, Key limitations, Supported field types, Write support. Read the quote and judge them yourself.

What the source says

ESRI File Geodatabase (FileGDB) &mdash; GDAL documentation <https://gdal.org/en/stable/index.html> <https://gdal.org/en/stable/download.html> Download <https://gdal.org/en/stable/programs/index.html> Programs <https://gdal.org/en/stable/drivers/raster/index.html> Raster drivers <https://gdal.org/en/stable/drivers/vector/i

gdal.org, retrieved 2026-08-04

Source

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