--- type: lookup id: openfilegdb asset: file-format-software-version-compatibility title: "OpenFileGDB — GIS vector format capabilities and limitations in GDAL" sources: - https://gdal.org/en/stable/drivers/vector/openfilegdb.html source_quote: "github.com/OSGeo/gdal/edit/master/doc/source/drivers/vector/openfilegdb.rst> Edit on GitHub Next Previous ESRI File Geodatabase vector (OpenFileGDB)  Driver short name OpenFileGDB Driver built-in by default This driver is built-in by default The OpenFil" generated: true verified: false harvested: 2026-08-04 stale_after: 2027-01-31 driver_short_name: "OpenFileGDB" format_description: "ESRI File Geodatabase vector (OpenFileGDB)" built_in: "This driver is built-in by default" write_support: "Write and update capabilities are supported since GDAL >= 3.6" field_name_limit: "not stated" supported_field_types: "not stated" file_size_limit: "not stated" key_limitations: "Reading data compressed in SDC format (Smart Data Compression) or in CDF format (Compressed Data Format) is not supported" unverified_fields: field_name_limit, file_size_limit, key_limitations, supported_field_types, write_support --- **Driver short name:** OpenFileGDB **Format:** ESRI File Geodatabase vector (OpenFileGDB) **Built-in by default:** This driver is built-in by default **Write support:** Write and update capabilities are supported since GDAL >= 3.6 **Field name length limit:** not stated **Supported field types:** not stated **File size limit:** not stated **Key limitations:** Reading data compressed in SDC format (Smart Data Compression) or in CDF format (Compressed Data Format) is not supported > github.com/OSGeo/gdal/edit/master/doc/source/drivers/vector/openfilegdb.rst> Edit on GitHub Next Previous ESRI File Geodatabase vector (OpenFileGDB)  Driver short name OpenFileGDB Driver built-in by default This driver is built-in by default The OpenFil Source: