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Welcome to ArcGIS Desktop Help
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What's new in ArcGIS Desktop 9.1

An overview of the new functionality in ArcGIS Desktop 9.1

Compatibility and migration to ArcGIS 9.1

What's new in geoprocessing for version 9.1

What's new in ArcMap for version 9.1

What's new in linear referencing for version 9.1

What's new in geodatabases for version 9.1

What's new in raster data for version 9.1

What's new in WMS services for version 9.1

Introducing the new ArcGIS Network Analyst extension

What's new in ArcGIS Schematics extension for version 9.1

What's new in ArcGIS 3D Analyst extension for version 9.1

What's new in ArcGIS Publisher extension and ArcReader for version 9.1

What's new in ArcGIS StreetMap for version 9.1

What's new in ArcPress for ArcGIS for version 9.1

What's new in ArcScan for ArcGIS extension for version 9.1

What's new in Maplex for ArcGIS extension for version 9.1

What's new in ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension for version 9.1
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 ArcGIS Desktop extensions in version 9.0

Introducing the new Maplex for ArcGIS extension

What's new in 3D Analyst

What's new in ArcGIS Publisher and ArcReader

What's new in ArcGIS Spatial Analyst

What's new in ArcGIS Survey Analyst

What's new in ArcPress for ArcGIS

What's new in ArcGIS StreetMap
Getting started
Desktop Administration
ArcCatalog
ArcMap
ArcReader
Geoprocessing in the ArcGIS environment
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

An overview of importing data

Importing feature classes

Importing tables

How data converts

Registering SDE layers and tables with the geodatabase

About loading data into existing feature classes and tables

Work flow strategies for loading data

Loading data in ArcMap

Loading data in ArcCatalog

About importing data from another geodatabase

Copying feature datasets, classes, and tables to another geodatabase

Exporting selected features and records to another geodatabase

Sending data to another user

About exporting geodatabase data to an export file

Exporting feature datasets, classes, and tables to an export file

Importing feature datasets, classes, and tables from an export file

Exporting features or records to an export file

Loading features or records from an export file

Updating DBMS statistics
Topology
Subtypes and attribute domains
Defining a relationship class
Geometric networks
Managing annotation

Annotation in the geodatabase

Overview of creating annotation

Exploring annotation feature classes in ArcCatalog

Managing annotation feature classes

Creating annotation feature classes

Preparing labels for conversion to annotation

Converting labels to annotation features

Placing unplaced annotation features

Converting labels to map document annotation

Importing coverage or CAD annotation into geodatabase annotation

Importing SDE 3, VPF, or PC ARC/INFO coverage annotation

Converting coverage or SDE 3 annotation to map document annotation

Combining annotation feature classes

Converting geodatabase annotation to coverage annotation
Dimensioning
Working with a versioned geodatabase

An overview of versioning

Integrating versioning with your organization's work flow

Registering data as versioned

Creating and administering versions in ArcCatalog

Working with versions in ArcMap

Editing and conflict resolution

Editing a version

Versioning scenarios
Disconnected editing

An overview of disconnected editing

How disconnected editing works

The master geodatabase

The check-out geodatabase

Preparing a check-out

Checking out geometric networks

Checking out topologies

Checking out related data

The check-out process

About checking in data to a master geodatabase

Delta databases and XML files

Checking in geometric networks

Checking in topologies

Checking in related data

The check-in process

Working with version 8.3 and 9 geodatabases

Checking out data from a geodatabase

Checking in data to a geodatabase

Managing check-outs
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
Getting started with geocoding
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

Deleting an address locator
Locating addresses
Additional geocoding techniques
Keeping an address locator current

Updating your reference data

Versioned data and the geocoding index

Rebuilding geocoding indexes
Distributing your address locator
Adjusting your address locator file
Linear referencing
Map projections
Writing geoprocessing scripts
Customizing the user interface
Migrating from ArcView GIS 3 to ArcView 9
Migrating from ArcInfo Workstation to ArcGIS Desktop

Getting started migrating from ArcInfo Workstation

Creating your ArcInfo Workstation migration plan

Phase 1: Requirements prior to migration from ArcInfo Workstation

Phase 2: Designing the geodatabase when migrating from ArcInfo Workstation

Phase 3: Migrating ArcInfo Workstation data

Phase 4: Migrating ArcInfo Workstation processes
ESRI Data & Maps
Extensions
Getting more help
Help for developers