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Welcome to ArcGIS Desktop Help
Copyright information
Acknowledgements
GIS Dictionary
What's new in ArcGIS
Getting started
Map projections and coordinate systems
Getting started with map projections
An overview of map projections
Projection basics the GIS professional needs to know
About the geoid, ellipsoid, spheroid and datum, and how they are related
Identifying an unknown coordinate system
Converting Degrees Minutes Seconds values to Decimal Degree values
Geographic coordinate systems
About geographic coordinate systems
Spheroids and spheres
Datums
North American datums
What happens to features at +/-180 (dateline)?
GCS_Assumed_Geographic_1
Projected coordinate systems
Geographic transformations
Geographic transformation methods
Equation-based methods
Grid-based methods
Supported map projections
List of supported map projections
Aitoff
Alaska Grid
Alaska Series E
Albers Equal Area Conic
Azimuthal Equidistant
Behrmann Equal Area Cylindrical
Bipolar Oblique Conformal Conic
Bonne
Cassini-Soldner
Chamberlin Trimetric
Craster Parabolic
Cube
Cylindrical Equal Area
Double Stereographic
Eckert I
Eckert II
Eckert III
Eckert IV
Eckert V
Eckert VI
Equidistant Conic
Equidistant Cylindrical
Equirectangular
Fuller
Gall's Stereographic
Gauss-Krüger
Geocentric Coordinate System
Geographic Coordinate System
Gnomonic
Goodes Homolosine
Great Britain National Grid
Hammer-Aitoff
Hotine Oblique Mercator
Krovak
Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area
Lambert Conformal Conic
Local Cartesian Projection
Loximuthal
McBryde-Thomas Flat-Polar Quartic
Mercator
Miller Cylindrical
Mollweide
New Zealand National Grid
Orthographic
Perspective
Plate Carrée
Polar Stereographic
Polyconic
Quartic Authalic
Rectified Skewed Orthomorphic
Robinson
Simple Conic
Sinusoidal
Space Oblique Mercator
State Plane Coordinate System
Stereographic
Times projection
Transverse Mercator
Two-Point Equidistant
Universal Polar Stereographic
Universal Transverse Mercator
Van der Grinten I
Vertical Near-Side Perspective
Winkel I
Winkel II
Winkel Tripel
Vertical coordinate systems
Mapping and visualization
Editing and data compilation
An overview of editing and data compilation
Getting started with editing
Common editing tasks
Creating new features
Editing existing features
Moving features
Rotating features
Copying and pasting features
Deleting features
Adding and deleting vertices
Moving vertices
Editing attribute values of a vertex
Reshaping lines and polygons using a sketch
Splitting polygon features
Splitting line features
Trimming lines
Extending lines
Flipping lines
Scaling features
Clipping features
Stretching a feature's geometry proportionately
Simplifying and smoothing features
Editing attributes
Editing annotation
Editing dimension features
About editing dimension features
Creating dimension features
Modifying a dimension feature's geometry and style
Using a digitizer
About digitizing
An overview of preparing to digitize
Registering the paper map
Digitizing features on a paper map
Spatial adjustment
Editing topology
Editing relationships and related objects
COGO
Tables and attribute information
Geoprocessing
What is geoprocessing?
A whirlwind tour of geoprocessing
Geoprocessing tools
Geoprocessing framework
Frequently Asked Questions about geoprocessing
Fundamental tool concepts
Using geoprocessing tools
Automating your work with models
Automating your work with scripts
Geoprocessing environments
Documenting tools and toolboxes
An overview of documenting tools and toolboxes
An overview of the Documentation Editor
Entering topics in the Documentation Editor
Using the page editor
Documenting models
Documenting scripts
Viewing documentation for tools
Changing tool dialog appearance
Referencing a compiled help file
Exporting tool documentation to an HTML file
Sharing tools and toolboxes
An overview of sharing tools and toolboxes
Methods for distributing tools
Pathnames explained: Absolute, relative, UNC, and URL
A structure for sharing tools
Sharing and connecting to UNC pathnames
Accessing ArcSDE data in tools
Techniques for sharing Python scripts
Managing intermediate data in shared models
Sharing stylesheets
Checklist for sharing tools and toolboxes
Geoprocessing with ArcGIS Server
Keeping track of geoprocessing history
Advanced modeling through simulations
An overview of advanced modeling through simulations
General concepts of modeling through simulations
Developing the different modeling approaches
Geoprocessing tool reference
An overview of commonly used tools
Geoprocessing commands quick reference guide
Licensing for geoprocessing tools
Data types for geoprocessing tool parameters
Input and output data considerations
3D Analyst toolbox
Analysis toolbox
An overview of the Analysis toolbox
Comparison poster of Overlay and Extract tools
Analysis toolbox sample applications
Extract toolset
Overlay toolset
Proximity toolset
Statistics toolset
Business Analyst toolbox
Cartography toolbox
Conversion toolbox
An overview of the Conversion toolbox
From Raster toolset
From WFS
Metadata toolset
To CAD toolset
To Coverage toolset
To dBASE toolset
To Geodatabase toolset
To Raster toolset
To Shapefile toolset
To KML toolset
Coverage toolbox
An overview of the Coverage toolbox
Analysis toolset
Conversion toolset
Data Management toolset
Data Interoperability toolbox
Data Management toolbox
Geocoding toolbox
An overview of the Geocoding toolbox
Understanding geocoding
Preparing for geocoding
Building an address locator
Locating addresses
Keeping an address locator current
Distributing your address locator
Geocoding toolbox sample applications
Tools
Geostatistical Analyst toolbox
Linear Referencing toolbox
Military Analyst toolbox
Mobile toolbox
Military Overlay Editor toolbox
Multidimensional toolbox
Network Analyst toolbox
Server toolbox
Schematics toolbox
Spatial Analyst toolbox
An overview of the Spatial Analyst toolbox
Solving problems in Spatial Analyst
Understanding raster data
Performing analysis in Spatial Analyst
Spatial Analyst toolbox sample applications
Conditional toolset
Density toolset
Distance toolset
Extraction toolset
Generalization toolset
Groundwater toolset
Hydrology toolset
Interpolation toolset
Local toolset
Map Algebra toolset
Math toolset
Multivariate toolset
Neighborhood toolset
Overlay toolset
Raster Creation toolset
Reclass toolset
Solar Radiation toolset
Surface toolset
Zonal toolset
Spatial Statistics toolbox
Samples toolbox
An overview of the Samples toolbox
Conversion
Data Management
Tracking Analyst toolbox
Environment Settings
Environment settings
General settings
Cartography settings
Coverage settings
Geodatabase settings
Geostatistical Analysis settings
Raster Analysis settings
Raster Storage settings
Tool errors and warnings
Geodatabases and ArcSDE
Data management with ArcCatalog
Image and raster data management
Data support in ArcGIS
Extensions
Geocoding and address management
Getting started with geocoding
An overview of geocoding
Definition of the address locator
Understanding geocoding
What is an address?
The geocoding work flow
The geocoding framework
The process of geocoding
Customization of the address locator
Common geocoding tasks
Preparing for geocoding
Building an address locator
Defining the address locator components
Creating an address locator
Modifying an address locator's settings
Managing address locators in ArcMap
Managing address locators in ArcCatalog
Migrating address locators created with ArcGIS prior to version 9.2
Locating addresses
Additional geocoding techniques
Alternative searches
The Alternate Name table tab
The Alias Table dialog box
Building an address locator for alternative searches
Searching for an intersection
Building a composite address locator
Keeping an address locator current
Updating your reference data
Versioned data and the address locator
Rebuilding address locators
Distributing your address locator
Deciding to share an address locator
Collecting address locators
Making your address locator public
Accessing distributed address locators
Sharing pre-9.2 address locators
Adjusting your address locator file
About StreetMap data
Linear referencing
Getting started with linear referencing
An overview of linear referencing
Common tasks in linear referencing
Some linear referencing scenarios
Linear referencing datasets in ArcGIS
Designing a linear referencing system in your geodatabase
Creating route feature classes
Displaying and querying route feature classes
An overview of displaying and querying route feature classes
Working with route feature classes in ArcMap
Setting the route identifier field
Querying route feature classes
Displaying route measure anomalies
About hatching route feature classes
Hatching options
Displaying hatches
Manipulating the text on hatches
Working with hatch styles
Displaying and querying route events
Editing routes
An overview of editing routes
Creating route features from existing lines
Using ArcMap to calibrate routes with points
About setting route measures
Remeasuring routes
Adding the Route Editing toolbar
Creating and editing event data
An overview of creating and editing event data
Creating event tables in ArcCatalog
About locating features along routes
Locating features along routes
Editing event tables in ArcMap
Working with route event data
Network analysis
Mobile GIS
Interoperability and standards support
Customizing and developing with ArcGIS
An overview of customizing ArcGIS
Customizing the user interface
Writing macros using VBA
Getting started with VBA
Creating, editing, and running macros
Creating custom commands with VBA and UI Controls
Adding custom commands and toolbars from .dlls
Updating the ArcID module
Locking documents and templates
Changing VBA security
Sample VBA code
Extending ArcGIS desktop applications
Guide to data that comes with ArcGIS
Licensing and desktop administration
GIS Servers and services