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What's new in ArcGIS

What's new in ArcGIS 9.3 What's new in ArcGIS 9.3.1 Migration guides Migrating from ArcView GIS 3 to ArcView 9 Comparing ArcView GIS 3 to ArcView 9 ArcView terminology ArcView GIS extensions at 9 Importing an ArcView GIS 3 project into ArcMap Importing an ArcView GIS 3 legend into ArcMap Working with tables in ArcView 9 New features and functionality beyond ArcView GIS 3 ArcView 9 and the geodatabase ArcView 9 import tools Migrating from ArcInfo Workstation to ArcGIS Desktop

Getting started

Map projections and coordinate systems

Mapping and visualization

Editing and data compilation

An overview of editing and data compilation Getting started with editing About editing your geodatabase in ArcMap Adding the data you want to edit Editing ArcSDE geodatabases The structure of vector datasets Adding the editing toolbars Starting and stopping an edit session The sketch construction tools Using the snapping environment About setting distance units Setting direction measuring systems and units Editing features that have z-values Shortcut keys for editing in ArcMap Frequently asked questions about 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 Using a digitizer Spatial adjustment Editing topology Editing relationships and related objects COGO

Tables and attribute information

Understanding tables and attribute information An overview of tables and attribute information About tabular data sources Common tables and attributes tasks Keyboard shortcuts for working with tables Creating tables and managing attribute information Displaying 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 An overview of using tools Using the tool dialog Managing toolboxes Managing tools and toolsets An overview of managing tools and toolsets Tool types Basic tool management Using ArcGIS Server tools Tool licensing Basic toolset management Rules for using tools within an edit session Rules for working with schema locks Batch processing Using tools in the command line Tool layers Automating your work with models An overview of models Opening ModelBuilder Creating a simple model Saving a model Model concepts and terms Using ModelBuilder Controlling the flow of processing Model Iteration Automating your work with scripts An overview of writing geoprocessing scripts Getting started with writing geoprocessing scripts Accessing tools within a geoprocessing script Creating script tools Batch processing with geoprocessing scripts Data properties and access when scripting Describing data Fields and indexes The spatial reference object FeatureSets and RecordSets Property sets Checking for existence Data access using cursors Row enumeration object GetValue and SetValue Specifying a query The geometry object Reading geometries Writing geometries Setting a cursor's spatial reference Using geometry objects with geoprocessing tools Working with geodatabases Cursors and locking Validating table and field names Qualifying table and field names Parsing table and field names Executing SQL using an ArcSDE connection Working with AMLs Scripting object: Properties and Methods Geoprocessing environments Documenting tools and toolboxes Sharing tools and toolboxes Geoprocessing with ArcGIS Server An overview of geoprocessing with ArcGIS Server Key concepts for geoprocessing services Guide to related geoprocessing with server topics Input and output data types Creating models for geoprocessing services Preparing map documents containing tool layers Defining output symbology for geoprocessing tasks Defining symbology for input feature sets Publishing geoprocessing services Managing the jobs directory Deploying services on multiple computers - LocalJobsDirectory Data access considerations for geoprocessing tasks Creating tasks for the UNIX/Linux environment Creating script tools for geoprocessing tasks Using geoprocessing tasks in Python scripts Spatial reference considerations for geoprocessing services Performance tips for geoprocessing services Checklist for authoring and publishing geoprocessing services Python scripts to zip and unzip data Geoprocessing service examples Keeping track of geoprocessing history Advanced modeling through simulations

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 An overview of the 3D Analyst toolbox Understanding 3D data Concepts of surface analysis Working with TIN surfaces Working with raster surfaces 3D visualization 3D Analyst Conversion toolset Functional Surface toolset Raster Interpolation toolset An overview of the Raster Interpolation toolset Understanding raster interpolation Implementing Inverse Distance Weighting (IDW) in 3D Analyst Applying a spline interpolation in 3D Analyst Performing trend analysis in 3D Analyst Using Kriging in 3D Analyst Hydrologically correct surfaces: Topo to Raster in 3D Analyst Using Topo to Raster in 3D Analyst Raster Interpolation toolset sample applications Tools Raster Math toolset Raster Reclass toolset Raster Surface toolset Terrain toolset TIN Creation toolset TIN Surface toolset Analysis toolbox An overview of the Analysis toolbox Comparison poster of Overlay and Extract tools Analysis toolbox sample applications Extract toolset Overlay toolset An overview of the Overlay toolset Comparison of Overlay tools Tools Erase (Analysis) Identity (Analysis) Intersect (Analysis) Spatial Join (Analysis) Symmetrical Difference (Analysis) Union (Analysis) Update (Analysis) Proximity toolset Statistics toolset An overview of the Statistics toolset Quantifying the results Tools Frequency (Analysis) Summary Statistics (Analysis) 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 An overview of the To KML toolset Tools Layer To KML (Conversion) Map To KML (Conversion) Coverage toolbox Data Interoperability toolbox An overview of the Data Interoperability toolbox Tools Data Management toolbox Geocoding toolbox Geostatistical Analyst toolbox Linear Referencing toolbox Military Analyst toolbox Mobile toolbox Military Overlay Editor toolbox An overview of the Military Overlay Editor toolbox Utilities toolset Multidimensional toolbox Network Analyst toolbox An overview of the Network Analyst toolbox Analysis toolset Network Dataset toolset Turn Feature Class toolset Server toolbox An overview of the Server toolbox Caching toolset Schematics toolbox Spatial Analyst toolbox Spatial Statistics toolbox Samples toolbox Tracking Analyst toolbox Environment Settings Tool errors and warnings

Geodatabases and ArcSDE

Data management with ArcCatalog

An overview of ArcCatalog About workspaces Getting started with ArcCatalog Building the Catalog Managing the Catalog's contents The Contents tab Working in Details view Changing the columns in Details view Modifying the default settings for exploring contents Exploring an item's properties Organizing your data Converting data to a different format Exploring an item's geography Searching for items Working with metadata About metadata Metadata standards and the ArcGIS metadata format ArcGIS support for the ISO 19139 metadata standard Exploring an item's metadata Changing the default stylesheet Printing metadata Creating and updating metadata Metadata synchronization Writing metadata documentation Importing and exporting metadata with ArcCatalog Importing and exporting metadata Editing metadata Using the FGDC metadata editor Using the ISO metadata editor Managing enclosures Requirements for publishing metadata to an ArcIMS Metadata Service Adding information required by the ArcIMS Metadata Service Publishing metadata to an ArcIMS Metadata Service Managing published metadata documents Changing a published document's properties Adding custom places to a Gazetteer Metadata Service Customizing metadata

Image and raster data management

Data support in ArcGIS

Extensions

About ArcGIS Desktop extensions Evaluating ArcGIS Desktop extensions 3D Analyst Getting started with 3D Analyst 3D Analyst concepts Creating 3D views 3D surfaces TIN surfaces Raster surfaces Terrain surfaces About Terrain surfaces 3D features 3D navigation 3D navigation tools Displaying rasters, terrains, and TINs Displaying features in 3D 3D symbology Displaying 3D graphics Interactive 3D analysis tools Geoprocesing with 3D Analyst Data Interoperability ArcGIS for AutoCAD ArcGIS Publisher ArcScan ArcSketch Business Analyst Geostatistical Analyst Getting started with Geostatistical Analyst The principles of Geostatistical Analyst Overview of the interpolation techniques implemented in Geostatistical Analyst Understanding deterministic methods Analyzing the surface properties of nearby locations Visualizing polynomial interpolation Visualizing Radial Basis Functions Random processes with dependence Geostatistical solutions Searching neighborhood Kriging in Geostatistical Analyst Creating the empirical semivariogram Binning the empirical semivariogram Empirical semivariograms for different directions Choosing the lag size Modeling a semivariogram Understanding a semivariogram: the range, sill, and nugget Fitting a model to the empirical semivariogram Accounting for directional influences Combining semivariogram models Smooth Interpolation Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis (ESDA) Deterministic methods Deterministic methods for spatial interpolation How Inverse Distance Weighted (IDW) interpolation works Creating a map using IDW How Global Polynomial interpolation works Creating a map using Global Polynomial interpolation How Local Polynomial interpolation works Creating a map using Local Polynomial interpolation How Radial Basis Functions (RBF) work Creating a map using Radial Basis Functions Creating a surface with geostatistical techniques What are geostatistical interpolation techniques? Understanding different kriging models Creating a surface with geostatistical techniques Creating a Kriging map using defaults Understanding Ordinary Kriging Understanding Simple Kriging Understanding Universal Kriging Understanding output surface types Understanding transformations and trends Creating a map using Ordinary Kriging Creating a map using Simple Kriging Creating a map using Universal Kriging Understanding thresholds Understanding Indicator Kriging Understanding Probability Kriging Creating a map using Indicator Kriging Creating a map using Probability Kriging Understanding Disjunctive Kriging Creating a map using Disjunctive Kriging Understanding cokriging Creating a map using cokriging Using analytical tools when generating surfaces Displaying and managing geostatistical layers What is a geostatistical layer? Viewing geostatistical layers in ArcCatalog Managing layers Representing a geostatistical layer Adding layers Saving and exporting geostatistical layers Setting the scales at which the geostatistical layer will be displayed Changing the symbology of a geostatistical layer Predicting values for locations outside the area of interest Data classification Classifying data Additional geostatistical analysis tools Additional geostatistical analysis tools Changing the parameters of a geostatistical layer: Method Properties Predicting values for specified locations Performing validation on a geostatistical layer created from a subset Geostatistical simulations An overview of Geostatistical Simulation Geostatistical Simulation Concepts JTX Overview of JTX Using JTX Configuring JTX Adding JTX database connections JTX configuration files Configuring data workspace connections Configuring JTX to store transactions JTX System Settings Users and groups Privileges Step types JTX Custom Steps Status types Authoring reports Public job queries Job filters Hold types Priorities Notification types Spatial Notifications Activity types Managing extended properties tables Task Assistant Manager integration Tokens Job Types Administering JTX JTX Post Installation Deploying a JTX System Enabling the AOI edit extension JTX Servers JTX Advanced Settings Imported Job Queries: Qualifying Table Names Migrating your JTX 3.x System to 9.3 RDBMS Recommendations Deleting your JTX system tables Maplex Military Analyst Military Overlay Editor Network Analyst Getting started with Network Analyst An overview of Network Analyst Types of networks Enabling the Network Analyst extension An overview of the Network Analyst toolbar An overview of the Network Analyst Tools toolbox An overview of the Network Analyst Window Network Analyst tutorial exercises ArcView 9 and ArcGIS Network Analyst Adding the Network Analyst Tools toolbox Network dataset concepts What is a network dataset? Network elements Understanding connectivity Understanding the network attribute Types of evaluators used by a network Turns in the network dataset Setting directions Setting signposts for directions Using parameters with network attributes Designing the network dataset Building and editing the network dataset Performing network analysis Types of network analyses Network analysis work flow Network analysis classes Adding network analysis objects to network analysis classes Network Analyst options Finding the best route Routing with time windows Finding a service area Finding the closest facility Creating an OD cost matrix Solving a vehicle routing problem Network analysis with hierarchy Network analysis with parameterized attributes Troubleshooting network analyses Algorithms used by Network Analyst Migrating to ArcGIS Network Analyst Network Analyst tools reference PLTS Schematics Spatial Analyst Getting started with Spatial Analyst Solving spatial problems Performing analysis in Spatial Analyst About performing analysis in Spatial Analyst Understanding analysis in Spatial Analyst Operators and functions of Spatial Analyst NoData and how it affects analysis Values and what they represent The analysis environment Cell size and resampling in analysis Handling projections during analysis Naming output rasters The Raster Calculator Analysis concepts Spatial Analyst functional reference An overview of Spatial Analyst Toolsets and Tools Color Model (Spatial Analyst) Conditional (Spatial Analyst) Conversion (Spatial Analyst) Density (Spatial Analyst) Distance (Spatial Analyst) Extraction (Spatial Analyst) An overview of the Extraction tools Attribute Circle Extract by Attributes Extract by Circle Extract by Mask Extract by Points Extract by Polygon Extract by Rectangle Extract Values to Points Points Polygon Raster Rectangle Sample Select SelectBox SelectCircle SelectMask SelectPoint SelectPolygon Generalization (Spatial Analyst) Groundwater (Spatial Analyst) Hydrology (Spatial Analyst) Interpolation (Spatial Analyst) An overview of the Interpolation tools IDW Krige Kriging Natural Neighbor PointInterp Spline Spline with Barriers Topo to Raster Topo to Raster by File Trend Variogram Local (Spatial Analyst) Map Algebra (Spatial Analyst) Math General (Spatial Analyst) Math Bitwise (Spatial Analyst) Math Logical (Spatial Analyst) Math Trigonometric (Spatial Analyst) Multivariate (Spatial Analyst) Neighborhood (Spatial Analyst) Overlay (Spatial Analyst) Raster Creation (Spatial Analyst) Raster Management (Spatial Analyst) Raster Transformation (Spatial Analyst) Reclass (Spatial Analyst) Solar Radiation (Spatial Analyst) Surface (Spatial Analyst) An overview of the Surface tools Aspect Contour Contour List Contour with Barriers ContourAsPolyline ContoursAsPolylines Curvature Cut/Fill Hillshade Observer Points Slope Viewshed Visibility Zonal (Spatial Analyst) Survey Analyst Tracking Analyst

Geocoding and address management

Linear referencing

Network analysis

Using the Network Analyst extension Analyzing geometric networks

Mobile GIS

Interoperability and standards support

Overview of interoperability Overview of OGC and ISO support ESRI protocols and programming interfaces GML support in ArcGIS WFS support in ArcGIS WCS support in ArcGIS WMS support in ArcGIS KML support in ArcGIS

Customizing and developing with ArcGIS

Guide to data that comes with ArcGIS

ESRI Data and Maps Working with StreetMap data

Licensing and desktop administration

Administering the ArcGIS License Manager Setting up license managers for ArcGIS 93 concurrent use products 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 Error reporting for ArcGIS software crash data Frequently asked questions about error reporting

GIS Servers and services

An overview of GIS servers used with ArcGIS Using ArcIMS with ArcGIS Desktop Using ArcGIS Server with ArcGIS Desktop Authoring and publishing services for ArcGIS Server An overview of authoring and publishing services Data access considerations for ArcGIS Server Publishing resources Administering ArcGIS Server with ArcCatalog Creating and publishing web maps for ArcGIS Server