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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
Projected coordinate systems
Geographic transformations
Supported map projections
Vertical coordinate systems
Mapping and visualization
Editing and data compilation
Tables and attribute information
Geoprocessing
Geoprocessing tool reference
Geodatabases and ArcSDE
An overview of the geodatabase

An overview of the geodatabase

Essential readings about the geodatabase

Table basics

Feature class basics

Raster basics

Types of geodatabases

Client and geodatabase compatibility

Common geodatabase tasks
Architecture of a geodatabase
Designing a geodatabase
Building a geodatabase
Data management workflows, transactions, and versioning
Geodatabase data storage and schema
Administering ArcSDE geodatabases
Administering File and Personal geodatabases

An overview of administering file and personal geodatabases

File geodatabases: compressing vs. compacting

Compacting file and personal geodatabases

About compressing file geodatabase data

Upgrading file and personal geodatabases

File geodatabases and Windows Explorer

File geodatabase size and name limits

File geodatabases and locking
Working with geodatabases using SQL
Data management with ArcCatalog
Image and raster data management
Data support in ArcGIS
Extensions
Geocoding and address management
Linear referencing
Network analysis
Mobile GIS
Interoperability and standards support
Customizing and developing with ArcGIS
Guide to data that comes with ArcGIS
ESRI Data and Maps
Getting started with ESRI Data and Maps

What's new in ESRI Data and Maps

An overview of ESRI Data and Maps

Redistribution rights
United States (census)

United States 109th Congressional Districts

United States 110th Congressional Districts

United States Census Block Centroid Populations

United States Census Block Groups

United States Census Feature Class Codes (table)

United States Census Tracts

United States Census Urbanized Areas

United States Cities

United States Core Based Statistical Areas

United States Counties

United States Counties (generalized)

United States County Boundaries

United States County Population Estimates 1990 (table)

United States County Population Estimates 2000 (table)

United States National Atlas Cities

United States National Atlas Urbanized Areas

United States Populated Place Areas

United States Populated Place Points

United States States

United States States (generalized)

United States State Boundaries

United States Telephone Area Code Boundaries

United States ZIP Code Areas (three-digit)

United States ZIP Code Areas (five-digit)

United States ZIP Code Points
United States (hydrography)
United States (landmarks)

United States Geographic Names Information System Buildings

United States Geographic Names Information System Cemeteries

United States Geographic Names Information System Churches

United States Geographic Names Information System Golf Locales

United States Geographic Names Information System Hospitals

United States Geographic Names Information System Locales

United States Geographic Names Information System Populated Places

United States Geographic Names Information System Schools

United States Geographic Names Information System Summits

United States Hospitals

United States Institutions

United States Large Area Landmarks

United States Major Parks

United States National Atlas Historic Earthquakes

United States National Atlas Volcanoes

United States Parks

United States Recreation Areas
United States (transportation)

United States Airports

United States Highways

United States Major Highways

United States Major Roads

United States National Atlas Airports

United States National Transportation Atlas Interstate Highways

United States National Transportation Atlas Railroads

United States Transportation Terminals
United States (other)
StreetMap North America
World
Europe
Mexico
Elevation and image data
Working with StreetMap data
Licensing and desktop administration
GIS Servers and services