Mara Besides SQL server I have the following suggestions: 1) the ff package in R ( http://www.bnosac.be/index.php/blog/22-if-you-are-into-large-data-and-work-… ) 2) HDF5 seems like a decent option though I have not used it. Link to rhdf5 ( http://bioconductor.org/packages/release/bioc/html/rhdf5.html). Also, SFCTA has some code for getting data into and out of HDF5 ( https://github.com/sfcta/TAutils/tree/master/hdf5) 3) I have found TransCAD to be efficient in processing large datasets. Hope this helps. Krishnan 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 ......................................................................... *Baltimore Metropolitan Council* Offices @ McHenry Row 1500 Whetstone Way Suite 300 Baltimore, MD 21230 410-732-0500 ext. 1030 mkaminowitz(a)baltometro.org www.baltometro.org _______________________________________________ ctpp-news mailing list ctpp-news(a)ryoko.chrispy.net http://ryoko.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/ctpp-news

My first thought would be installing MySQL, though I believe PostgrelSQL is supposedly the better choice at the moment. Obviously if you already have a SQL Server implementation, that would be the easiest path to follow, though I believe SQL Server Express has the same file size limitations as Access. Somebody please correct me if I am mistaken. John-Paul Hopman