Create the Indoors geodatabase

Available for an ArcGIS organization licensed with the Indoors extension.

Before you add floor plan data, use the Create Indoors Database tool to create an Indoors geodatabase. The Indoors geodatabase created by this tool conforms to the ArcGIS Indoors Information Model and contains the fields and tables required for floor plan mapping, routing, space planning, and workspace reservations.

Note:

Alternatively, you can use the Create Indoor Dataset tool to create an indoor dataset inside an existing file or enterprise geodatabase for basic floor plan mapping. The indoor dataset includes a streamlined schema that conforms to the ArcGIS Indoors Information Model and does not include some of the fields and tables required by Space Planner, Indoor Viewer, and the Indoors mobile apps.

Complete the following to create an Indoors geodatabase:

1. Start ArcGIS Pro.
2. In the New section, click Map.

   The Create a New Project dialog box appears.

3. Type a name for the project, choose a project folder, and click OK.
4. Create a file geodatabase.
5. Name the empty file geodatabase after the site or building.
6. On the Analysis tab, click the Tools button , and click Toolboxes in the Geoprocessing pane that appears.
7. Expand Indoors Tools and double-click the Create Indoors Database tool.
8. On the Parameters tab, enter the parameters as necessary.
   1. On the Target Geodatabase dialog box, browse to your empty geodatabase.
   2. Specify a horizontal (XY) and a vertical (Z) coordinate system for the Coordinate System parameter.
   3. Optionally, uncheck the Create Indoors Network check box.

      By default, the Create Indoors Database tool creates an Indoors workspace with a network dataset to support indoor routing. If you only want to map floor plan data for your facilities, you can optionally uncheck the Create Indoors Network check box to exclude the network dataset from your Indoors model.

      Note:

      If you initially run the tool without creating a network dataset, you can later rerun the tool to create a network dataset for your Indoors model. If you create the network dataset later, you must use the same coordinate system for the Coordinate System parameter that you used to create the indoor dataset.

9. Click Run.
10. In the Catalog pane, browse to your newly created Indoors geodatabase to inspect its contents.

You can now load floor plans to the Indoors geodatabase from BIM or CAD files.