.GDB

GPS Database File

📌 Originally .GDB data type corresponds to the database files generated, opened and discovered by MapSource, a GPS-related trip-planning and route editing program solution. As a rule, .GDB record consists of tracks, routes, and waypoints which can be successfully transferred to the Garmin navigational device. On the composition and layout, the .GDB data entries are pretty similar to the .GPX container. You can easily manipulate with any .GDB extension samples in scope of MapSource project GUI. Particularly you are allowed to create new, export or import existing .GDB file instances directly using the visual interface of the package.

InterBase Database File

📌 The following .GDB object subtype references the database files built up and opened with Borland InterBase RDBMS. The extension schema serves as the default format used by InterBase versions prior to 7.0 branch. Moreover, .GDB database entries formed by InterBase 6.5 and earlier editions are differentiated by a 2GB file size limit, and can not exceed this strict limitation in any way. InterBase 7.0 and subsequent database records store database info within the .IB format specification, considered as a primary InterBase object container for internal DB-related operations and transactions.

How to open an .GDB file?

📌 .GDB standard fits for storing database and GPS data within Interbase 7.0 or earlier DBMS editions and MapSource applications correspondingly. The user can flawlessly open, import or export .GDB entries from within the aforementioned software in order to transfer the integrated data across compliant database management systems or navigational toolkits, able to handle the appropriate constitutional data. The user can also download original .GDB-related file samples from the web for educational purposes or for closer acquaintance with DBMS features or configuration on the starting phase of the project design.