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Welcome to ArcGIS Desktop Help
Copyright information
GIS Dictionary
What's new in ArcGIS

What's new in ArcGIS 9.2
Migration guides
Getting started
Fundamentals of GIS data

How maps convey geographic information

Georeferencing and coordinate systems

Elements of geographic information

How GIS represents and organizes geographic information

How ArcGIS users work with geographic information

Users work with many data types and data formats in ArcGIS
Introducing ArcGIS Desktop
Tutorials
Toolbars
Getting more help
Map projections and coordinate systems
Getting started with map projections
Geographic coordinate systems
Projected coordinate systems

About projected coordinate systems

About map projections

Projection types

Planar projections

Conic projections

Cylindrical projections

Other projections

Projection parameters
Geographic transformations
Supported map projections
Vertical coordinate systems
Mapping and visualization
Editing and data compilation
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

An overview of models

Creating a simple model
Model concepts and terms
Using ModelBuilder
Controlling the flow of processing
Model Iteration

An overview of model iteration

Iteration using Lists

Iteration using Series

Iteration using a count or Boolean condition

Iteration using feedback
Automating your work with scripts
Geoprocessing environments
Documenting tools and toolboxes
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

Managing intermediate data

Accessing ArcSDE data in tools

Sharing Python modules
Sharing tools on an ArcGIS Server

An overview of sharing tools on an ArcGIS Server

Example geoprocessing service

Example map service with geoprocessing

Considerations for authoring and publishing models

Giving ArcGIS Server access to folders

Input and output data type support

Publishing tools to an ArcGIS Server

Python scripts to zip and unzip data

Troubleshooting guide
Keeping track of geoprocessing history
Advanced modeling through simulations

An overview of advance 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
3D Analyst toolbox
Analysis toolbox
Business Analyst toolbox
Cartography toolbox
Conversion toolbox
Coverage toolbox

An overview of the Coverage toolbox
Analysis toolset
Conversion toolset
Data Management toolset
Data Interoperability toolbox
Data Management toolbox

An overview of the Data Management toolbox
Data Comparison toolset

An overview of the Data Comparison toolset
Tools
Database toolset
Disconnected Editing toolset
Distributed Geodatabase toolset
Domains toolset
Feature Class toolset
Features toolset
Fields toolset
File Geodatabase toolset
General toolset

An overview of the General toolset

Select Data and ModelBuilder
Tools
Generalization toolset
Indexes toolset
Joins toolset
Layers and Table Views toolset
Projections and Transformations toolset

An overview of the Projections and Transformations toolset

Understanding projections

Defining a spatial reference

Changing the orientation of a raster

Changing the geographic coordinates of a raster dataset: georeferencing
Tools

Create Custom Geographic Transformation (Data Management)

Define Projection (Data Management)

Batch Project (Data Management)

Create Spatial Reference (Data Management)

Project (Data Management)

Flip (Data Management)

Mirror (Data Management)

Project Raster (Data Management)

Rescale (Data Management)

Rotate (Data Management)

Shift (Data Management)

Warp (Data Management)
Feature Tools
Raster Tools
Raster toolset

An overview of the Raster Data Management toolset
Tools

Add Colormap (Data Management)

Batch Build Pyramids (Data Management)

Batch Calculate Statistics (Data Management)

Build Pyramids (Data Management)

Build Raster Attribute Table (Data Management)

Calculate Statistics (Data Management)

Clip (Data Management)

Composite Bands (Data Management)

Copy Raster (Data Management)

Copy Raster Catalog Items (Data Management)

Create Ortho-corrected Raster Dataset (Data Management)

Create Pan-sharpened Raster Dataset (Data Management)

Create Random Raster (Data Management)

Create Raster Catalog (Data Management)

Create Raster Dataset (Data Management)

Delete Colormap (Data Management)

Delete Raster Attribute Table (Data Management)

Delete Raster Catalog Items (Data Management)

Get Raster Properties (Data Management)

Mosaic (Data Management)

Mosaic To New Raster (Data Management)

Resample (Data Management)

Workspace to Raster Catalog (Data Management)

Workspace to Raster Dataset (Data Management)
Relationship Classes toolset
Subtypes toolset
Table toolset
Topology toolset
Versions toolset
Workspace toolset
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
Multidimensional toolbox
Military Analyst toolbox
Military Overlay Editor toolbox
Network Analyst toolbox
Server toolbox
Spatial Analyst toolbox
Spatial Statistics toolbox
Samples toolbox
Tracking Analyst toolbox
Environment Settings
Geodatabases and ArcSDE
An overview of the Geodatabase

An overview of the Geodatabase

Table basics

Feature class basics

Raster basics

Types of geodatabases

Common Geodatabase Tasks
Architecture of a geodatabase
Designing a geodatabase
Building a geodatabase
Creating a geodatabase
Defining the properties of a geodatabase

An overview and definition of geodatabase properties
Geodatabase table properties
Spatial indexes
Spatial references in the geodatabase
Configuration keywords in geodatabases

An overview of configuration keywords and how they are used

Configuration keywords for file geodatabases

Configuration keywords for ArcSDE Enterprise geodatabases
Adding datasets and other geodatabase elements
Working with geodatabase datasets
Data management workflows, transactions, and versioning
Geodatabase data storage and schema
Administering ArcSDE geodatabases
Administering File and Personal geodatabases
Working with geodatabases using SQL
Data management with ArcCatalog
Data support in ArcGIS

An overview of data support in ArcGIS

Data formats supported in ArcGIS
CAD data
Coverages
NetCDF: multidimensional, time series data
An overview of netCDF data
Understanding netCDF data
Working with netCDF data in ArcGIS
Raster data
Shapefiles
Tables and attribute information
Terrains
Extensions
Geocoding and address management
Linear referencing
Network analysis

Using the Network Analyst extension
Analyzing geometric networks
Mobile GIS
GPS
Tablet PC
ArcPad integration
Interoperability and standards support
Customizing and developing with ArcGIS

An overview of customizing ArcGIS
Customizing the user interface
Writing macros using VBA
Extending ArcGIS desktop applications
Guide to data that comes with ArcGIS
ESRI Data and Maps
Working with StreetMap data
Licensing and desktop administration

Administering the ArcGIS License Manager

Checking license availability

Viewing and changing the license manager

Common license manager problems and how to solve them

Setting the software product

Registering ArcView or ArcEditor and extensions

Evaluating an ArcGIS Desktop extension
ArcGIS Image Server
About the ArcGIS Image Server
Configuration and licensing
Designing an image service
Creating an image service
Working with image service group layers
Working with raster data in a service
Working with the image service
Image service processes
Publishing and administering the ArcGIS Image Server
ArcGIS Image Server Seamline extension
ArcGIS Image Server Ortho extension
ArcGIS Image Server workflows
ArcGIS Image Server Clients
GIS Servers and services