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What's new in ArcGIS Desktop 9.1

What was new in ArcGIS Desktop 9.0

Getting started

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 extension

ArcCatalog

Getting started with ArcCatalog Building the Catalog About folders and file types Managing folder connections Geodatabases and their contents Creating and accessing geodatabases Creating spatial database connections Adding OLE DB connections About GIS servers and services Connecting to GIS servers Working with database connections Hiding folders and items Changing a data format's properties Working with file types Managing the Catalog's contents Exploring an item's geography Exploring the values in a table Working with metadata Searching for items About search results Finding items using the Search tool Searching with geographic criteria Searching with temporal criteria Searching with keywords Exploring the results of your search Modifying the search results Working with maps and layers Working with shapefiles Working with CAD data About CAD data Defining a coordinate system for CAD data Supported AutoCAD entities and MicroStation elements Working with coverages Working with rasters in ArcCatalog

ArcMap

ArcReader

Geoprocessing in the ArcGIS environment

An overview of geoprocessing Getting started with geoprocessing Working with toolboxes An overview of toolboxes Opening and docking the ArcToolbox window Locating system toolboxes Creating new toolboxes Managing toolboxes Copying and pasting toolboxes Dragging and dropping toolboxes Adding toolboxes Deleting and removing toolboxes Renaming toolboxes Refreshing toolboxes Viewing the location and alias of a toolbox Saving toolboxes within a map document Adding documentation to toolboxes Exporting toolbox documentation to an HTML file Toolbox Help: Referencing a compiled Help file Viewing documentation for toolboxes Rules for working with toolboxes Working with toolsets and tools Specifying environment settings Using the Command Line window An overview of the Command Line window Starting the Command Line window Working with the command line About variables Creating variables Managing variables Introducing model building An overview of model building What is a model? What is the ModelBuilder window? About building models A model building example Creating a new model Using the ModelBuilder window

Geoprocessing tool reference

Geoprocessing Commands Quick Reference Guide An overview of commonly used tools Licensing for geoprocessing tools 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 Raster Math toolset Raster Reclass toolset Raster Surface toolset TIN Creation toolset TIN Surface toolset Analysis toolbox Business Analyst toolbox Cartography toolbox Conversion toolbox Coverage toolbox Data Management toolbox Geocoding toolbox Geostatistical Analyst toolbox An overview of the Geostatistical Analyst toolbox Understanding geostatistical analysis Working with a geostatistical layer Creating a grid from a geostatistical layer Geostatistical Analyst toolbox sample applications Tools Linear Referencing toolbox Military Analyst toolbox An overview of the Military Analyst toolbox Utilities (Military Analyst) Tools Network Analyst toolbox An overview of the Network Analyst toolbox Spatial Analyst toolbox Spatial Statistics toolbox Samples toolbox Environment Settings

Building a geodatabase

Getting started with building a geodatabase Creating new items in geodatabases Importing data Topology Subtypes and attribute domains 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 What is a geometric network? Geometric networks and ArcCatalog An overview of creating geometric networks Network connectivity rules Creating a new geometric network Building a geometric network from existing simple feature classes Creating new feature classes for your geometric network Establishing connectivity rules Managing a geometric network About Verify Network tools and commands Identifying network build errors Managing annotation Dimensioning About dimensioning Dimensions and ArcCatalog Dimensions in the geodatabase Creating dimension feature classes Creating and managing dimension styles Working with a versioned geodatabase 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

Editing in ArcMap

Geocoding

Linear referencing

Getting started with linear referencing Creating route data Displaying and querying routes and events The route identifier field Querying route data Route measure anomalies About hatching Hatching options Displaying hatches Manipulating the text on hatches Working with hatch styles Dynamic segmentation Adding route events Editing routes About editing routes Using ArcMap to create routes from existing lines Using ArcMap to calibrate routes with points About setting route measures Remeasuring routes Creating and editing event data

Map projections

Writing geoprocessing scripts

Getting started with writing geoprocessing scripts Accessing tools within a geoprocessing script Batch processing with geoprocessing scripts Messaging and script tools About geoprocessing script messages Using AMLs with script tools Data properties and access when scripting Scripting Object: Properties and methods

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

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