Merging multiple shapefiles into a single geodatabase feature class

You now know how to convert a single shapefile into an individual geodatabase feature class. What if you have several shapefiles that you need to merge into a single common geodatabase feature class? Can you do that in ArcGIS Pro?

Of course you can. This is not an uncommon workflow. You often need to combine multiple shapefiles or geodatabase feature classes into a single feature class. Combining multiple sources into one makes working with the data easier. For example, you are working on a regional transportation study, and you receive road data from three counties. If you wished to analyze traffic flow or calculate the total length of roads by type for the region, it would be much easier to do so if all the data were in a single feature class. Maybe you are responsible for maintaining data for a 911 center that services both the city and county. The city and county assign addresses for new construction and update...