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What was new in ArcGIS Desktop 9.0

Welcome to ArcGIS Desktop 9.0 What's new in ArcMap: other changes in version 9.0 What's new in ArcCatalog: other changes in version 9.0 What's new in ArcCatalog: General What's new in ArcCatalog: Data conversion tools What's new in ArcCatalog: Internet data What's new in ArcCatalog: Metadata What's new in ArcGIS Desktop extensions in version 9.0

Getting started

What is ArcGIS Desktop? ArcGIS geodatabase ArcGIS geoprocessing ArcGIS geovisualization ArcGIS Desktop extensions GIS data structure types Data types supported in ArcGIS

Desktop Administration

ArcCatalog

ArcMap

ArcReader

Geoprocessing in the ArcGIS environment

An overview of geoprocessing Getting started with geoprocessing Working with toolboxes Working with toolsets and tools Specifying environment settings Using the Command Line window Introducing model building Using the ModelBuilder window

Geoprocessing tool reference

Building a geodatabase

Getting started with building a geodatabase An overview of building geodatabases Designing a geodatabase Copying the schema of a geodatabase Ways to create a geodatabase Creating a geodatabase Accessing an ArcSDE geodatabase Upgrading a geodatabase Creating new items in geodatabases Importing data Topology Subtypes and attribute domains An overview of subtypes and attribute domains Browsing the attribute domains of a geodatabase Creating new attribute domains Modifying and deleting attribute domains Associating default values and domains with tables and feature classes Creating subtypes Modifying and deleting subtypes Defining a relationship class Relationship classes in geodatabases Relationship classes in ArcCatalog Relationship classes in ArcMap Deciding between relationship classes and joins and relates Creating a simple relationship class Creating a composite relationship class Creating an attributed relationship class Creating relationship rules Managing relationship classes Exploring related objects in ArcMap Using related fields in ArcMap Geometric networks Managing annotation Dimensioning Working with a versioned geodatabase Disconnected editing Building geodatabases with CASE tools Building a raster geodatabase Rasters and the geodatabase Performance tuning Creating raster datasets in a geodatabase Creating raster catalogs in a geodatabase Loading and importing rasters Exporting raster formats Mosaicking raster datasets Attributes of type raster Raster data and disconnected editing More details about rasters in ArcGIS Upgrading your 8.x raster catalog Updating your geodatabase raster catalog footprints

Editing in ArcMap

Geocoding

Linear referencing

Getting started with linear referencing Creating route data About route data Creating route feature classes About merging linear features to create routes Creating routes from existing lines About calibrating route measures using points Calibrating routes with points Special considerations for geodatabases Migrating route data to a geodatabase Displaying and querying routes and events Editing routes Creating and editing event data

Map projections

Writing geoprocessing scripts

Customizing the user interface

About customizing the user interface Basic user interface elements Saving your customizations Hiding and showing toolbars Creating custom toolbars Changing a toolbar's or menu's contents Changing a command's appearance Creating shortcut keys Setting toolbar options Creating, editing, and running macros Creating custom commands with VBA and UIControls Adding custom commands and toolbars from .dlls Updating the ArcID module Locking customization, documents, and templates Changing VBA security Sample VBA code Customize commands available in ArcMap Customize commands available in ArcCatalog

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

ESRI Data & Maps

Extensions

3D Analyst Getting started with 3D Analyst Understanding 3D data Surfaces and surface models TIN surfaces Raster surfaces Display environments in 3D 3D layer properties Displaying surfaces Displaying features and graphics Interactive tools on the 3D Analyst toolbar Animation 3D graphics and text 3D symbology ArcGlobe ArcScan ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension Business Analyst Geostatistical Analyst Maplex Military Analyst Military Overlay Editor Getting started with MOLE MOLE geodatabases Adding MOLE symbols in ArcMap Controlling the MOLE display Using MOLE with other ESRI products Network Analyst Publisher Spatial Analyst Survey Analyst Getting started with Survey Analyst Organizing survey data Visualizing survey data Using the Survey Explorer Using computations Editing feature geometry Analyzing and editing survey data Managing shared survey data Tracking Analyst

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