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What's new in ArcGIS Desktop 9.1

What was new in ArcGIS Desktop 9.0

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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 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 An overview of working with toolsets and tools Managing toolsets Working with tools Creating models and adding scripts Setting parameters Changing tool properties Changing the name, label, and description for your tool Setting a modified stylesheet for a tool Storing relative path names Changing the source for a script Removing parameters for a model and a script Changing the order of parameters An overview of adding documentation to tools Adding documentation to tools Exporting tool documentation to an HTML file Tool Help: Referencing a compiled help file Viewing documentation for tools Finding tools Understanding tool licensing Rules for using geoprocessing tools in an edit session Rules for working with schema locks Specifying environment settings Using the Command Line window Introducing model building Using the ModelBuilder window

Geoprocessing tool reference

Building a geodatabase

Editing in ArcMap

Getting started with editing in ArcMap Creating new features Using a digitizer About digitizing An overview of preparing to digitize Registering the paper map Digitizing features on a paper map Creating features from other features Editing existing features Splitting lines and polygons Trimming lines Extending lines Flipping lines Dividing lines with points Reshaping lines and polygons using a sketch Adding and deleting vertices Moving vertices Changing the properties of a sketch Scaling features Clipping features Stretching a feature's geometry proportionately Smoothing and generalizing features Editing topology Editing attributes Spatial adjustment Editing geometric networks Editing relationships and related objects Editing annotation Editing dimension features

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

Getting started with writing geoprocessing scripts An overview of writing geoprocessing scripts Creating and debugging geoprocessing scripts Additional help with writing geoprocessing scripts Accessing tools within a geoprocessing script Batch processing with geoprocessing scripts About batch processing with geoprocessing scripts Messaging and script tools Data properties and access when scripting Describing data in a geoprocessing script Data access using cursors in a geoprocessing script Working with geodatabases in a geoprocessing script Scripting Object: Properties and methods IGPDispatch object Geoprocessor programming model Properties and Methods AddError method AddMessage method AddReturnMessage method AddToolbox method AddWarning method CheckExtension method CheckInExtension method CheckOutExtension method CheckProduct method Command method CopyParameter method CreateObject method Describe method Exists method GetMessage method GetMessages method GetParameter method GetParameterAsText method GetReturnCode method GetSeverity method GetSystemEnvironment method InsertCursor method ListDatasets method ListEnvironments method ListFeatureClasses method ListFields method ListIndexes method ListRasters method ListTables method ListToolboxes method ListTools method ListWorkspaces method MaxSeverity property MessageCount property OverWriteOutput method ParameterCount property ParseFieldName method ParseTableName method ProductInfo method QualifyFieldName method QualifyTableName method RefreshCatalog method RemoveToolbox method SearchCursor method SetParameter method SetParameterAsText method SetProduct method TemporaryMapLayers property TestSchemaLock method Toolbox property UpdateCursor method Usage method ValidateFieldName method ValidateTableName method

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

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