I downloaded the Maryland state raw data (the whole enchilada) that Penelope was good enough to provide me.  It came with documentation that clearly explains what needs to be done but I am being hampered by the sheer size of the dataset.  It's 10 GB and that's without going into joining tables, transposing them to meet my needs, etc.  Even breaking the parts into different databases it can't be handled in Access.  I can fit Part 1 into an ESRI geodatabase but I don't have the flexibility in linking tables that Access has.

Does anyone have any suggestions for dealing with large databases?  SQL server is one option.  Are there others?

Mara Kaminowitz, GISP
GIS Coordinator
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