How to correctly unpack and load FGDB (File Geo Database) Regional Products

How to correctly unpack and load FGDB (File Geodatabase) Regional Products

Problem: I have downloaded all of the .tar files for the Regional FGDB and I'm not sure how to correctly unpack and load the data

Solution: Following the process below you can successfully the FGDB product for viewing in ArcGIS:

Step 1: Download the data.


Step 2: Create a folder where you want to store your product

Step 3: Pull the following files out of your downloaded data from Step 1 and place them in your newly created folder.


Step 4: Extract the .zip file using Winzip or 7-zip


Step 5: 'file.gdb' folder and 'FileGeodatabase.mxd' has been created and now you can open the .mxd or open ArcGIS and load individual layers