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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 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

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 Managing the Catalog's contents Exploring an item's geography Exploring the values in a table Working with metadata About metadata Exploring an item's metadata Changing the default stylesheet Printing metadata Creating and updating metadata Writing documentation 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 Searching for items Working with maps and layers About maps, layers, and graphs Opening a map from ArcCatalog Adding data to maps Creating a layer Creating a group layer Repairing the data sources in a layer Joining attributes to the layer's data 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

Getting started with ArcMap Creating maps Managing layers Symbolizing your data Working with text Working with graphics Laying out and printing maps Working with styles and symbols Working with tables Looking at data with graphs Creating reports Querying maps Analyzing geometric networks Working with rasters in ArcMap Working with ArcPad Working with StreetMap data GPS Support Tablet PC An overview of Tablet PC ArcGIS and Windows XP Tablet PC Edition About the Tablet toolbar Adding the Tablet toolbar Pen tool Highlighter tool Eraser tool Finish Ink Sketch command Clear Ink Sketch command Add Ink to Edit Sketch command Recognize Ink Graphic command Reactivate the Selected Ink Graphic command Find Ink Graphic command Tablet Options button

ArcReader

Geoprocessing in the ArcGIS environment

An overview of geoprocessing Getting started with geoprocessing An overview of geoprocessing in ArcGIS Introducing geoprocessing methods Working with data Results from running tools Saving and loading geoprocessing settings Keeping track of geoprocessing operations Sharing your geoprocessing work Working with toolboxes Working with toolsets and tools Specifying environment settings An overview of environment settings Specifying settings for the application Specifying environment settings for a model Specifying environment settings for a process Specifying general settings Specifying coverage settings About coverage precision Specifying geodatabase settings Specifying raster geodatabase settings Specifying raster analysis 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 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 An overview of topology in the geodatabase Topologies and ArcCatalog Topology and feature geometry About creating a topology Creating a new topology Migrating data into a geodatabase to create topologies Adding new feature classes to your topology Creating new polygons from lines Validating a topology Planning for exceptions Refining topologies with subtypes Managing a topology Modifying a topology Summarizing topology errors Topology and versioning Topology and versioned databases Dirty areas and versioned topological feature classes Error features and versioned topological feature classes Exceptions and versioned topological feature classes Conflicts and topology features Topology and disconnected editing Subtypes and attribute domains Defining a relationship class Geometric networks 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 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

Getting started with editing in ArcMap An overview of editing in ArcMap The structure of vector datasets The sketch construction tools Shortcut keys for editing in ArcMap Adding the editing toolbars Adding the data you want to edit Starting and stopping an edit session Selecting features Moving features Rotating features Deleting features Copying and pasting features Setting the number of decimal places displayed for measurements About editing your geodatabase in ArcMap Creating new features About creating new features Creating point features and vertices Creating lines and polygons Creating segments using angles and lengths Creating segments using angles from existing segments Creating segments that are circular arc curves Creating segments by tracing features Using the snapping environment Creating edit sketch geometry with the Traverse tool Traverse file format About setting distance units Setting direction measuring systems and units Using a digitizer Creating features from other features Copying parallel line features Creating buffers Mirroring features Creating and exploding multipart features Combining features from different layers Intersecting features Editing existing features Editing topology Editing attributes Spatial adjustment Editing geometric networks Editing relationships and related objects Editing annotation Editing dimension features About editing dimension features Creating dimension features Modifying a dimension feature's geometry and style

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 Locating addresses Additional geocoding techniques Keeping an address locator current Distributing your address locator Adjusting your address locator file Exploring the address locator file Why change your address locator file? Changing default settings Changing default settings in the address locator template file Table schema and the locator file Accommodating alternative reference table schema Modifying the query Accommodating changes in the rule base files Using shapefiles and coverages as reference data ArcSDE address locator files

Linear referencing

Getting started with linear referencing Creating route data Displaying and querying routes and events Editing 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 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

Migrating from ArcInfo Workstation to ArcGIS Desktop

ESRI Data & Maps

Extensions

3D Analyst ArcScan ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension Business Analyst Geostatistical Analyst Getting started with Geostatistical Analyst The principles of Geostatistical Analyst Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis (ESDA) Deterministic methods Creating a surface with geostatistical techniques Using analytical tools when generating surfaces Displaying and managing geostatistical layers Additional geostatistical analysis tools Maplex Military Analyst Military Overlay Editor Network Analyst Publisher Spatial Analyst Getting started with Spatial Analyst Understanding raster data Solving spatial problems Performing analysis in Spatial Analyst The Raster Calculator Analysis concepts in Spatial Analyst Spatial Analyst functional reference 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 Getting started with Tracking Analyst Working with temporal data Symbolizing temporal data Displaying temporal data Charting temporal data Creating and applying actions Working with real-time data

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