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Using GeoPackage with Software / ArcGIS

How to Create a GeoPackage in ArcGIS Pro

  1. Open ArcGIS Pro.
  2. Open the GeoProcessing pane by clicking the Tools button on the Analysis tab.
  3. In the search box, type Create SQLite Database.
  4. Open the Create SQLite Database tool and fill in the parameters as desired.
  5. Add layers as feature classes to the GeoPackage.
    1. Add a layer to the map.
    2. Right-click on the layer in the Contents pane. Click Data > Export Features. The Copy Features tool will appear in the GeoProcessing pane.
    3. Make sure the layer is selected in the Input Features field. For the Output Feature Class, browse to the desired GeoPackage file.
    4. Select Run.

How to Read a GeoPackage in ArcGIS Pro

The following instructions can also be found at the ArcGIS Pro Help – Work with SQLite databases in ArcGIS Pro source.

  1. Open ArcGIS Pro.
  2. Open a map by clicking New Map button in the Insert tab.
  3. Connect to a folder that contains the GeoPackage file.
    1. On the Insert tab, in the Project group, click Add Folder.
    2. The Add Folder Connection dialog box appears.
    3. Browse to the folder containing the GeoPackage file. Type or copy the full path to the folder into the Name text box. 4.Note that ArcGIS Pro does not support adding folder connections to the project that access the root node of any disk, for example, C:\ or D:\.*
    4. Click OK. The folder connection appears in the Folders category in the Catalog pane.
  4. In the Catalog pane, browse to the folder that contains the GeoPackage file.
  5. Right-click on the GeoPackage file and click Add to Project. The database appears in the Catalog pane under the Databases category.
  6. Click the arrow next to the GeoPackage to view the available layers. Drag and drop the desired layers onto the map.

Limitations

  • The GeoPackage feature classes cannot have a - in the file name. If it does, ArcGIS Pro will thrown a Data failed to load error.