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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

ArcMap

ArcReader

An overview of ArcReader Table of contents, data frames, and layers Getting help in ArcReader Starting ArcReader Opening a map in ArcReader Controlling the look and feel of ArcReader Viewing a map in data view and layout view Using the ArcReader table of contents Working with data frames and layers Moving around on the map Moving around a 3D globe Using spatial bookmarks Opening the magnifier window Exploring data and features on a map ArcReader messages Printing from ArcReader Closing and exiting ArcReader

Geoprocessing in the ArcGIS environment

Geoprocessing tool reference

Building a geodatabase

Editing in ArcMap

Getting started with editing 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 About topology Topology basics Topology rules Topology error fixes Basic topology tasks Creating a map topology Editing features in a topology Editing shared geometry Topology validation Topology errors and exceptions Correcting topology errors Finding features with shared topology elements Clearing selected topology elements Changing the symbology for topology features Making new features with topology tools Editing attributes Viewing attributes Adding attributes Deleting attributes Modifying attributes Copying and pasting attributes Editing with default values and attribute domains About updating data using SQL Spatial adjustment An overview of spatial adjustment Adding the Spatial Adjustment toolbar Setting up the spatial adjustment Working with links Working with link files and control point files Previewing and performing the adjustment Transferring attributes between features Editing geometric networks About editing network features Connecting and disconnecting network features Editing network features Repairing network connectivity Editing relationships and related objects About editing relationships and related objects Editing relationships and related objects Editing annotation Editing dimension features

Geocoding

Linear referencing

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

Getting started with map projections An overview of map projections Geographic coordinate systems About geographic coordinate systems Spheroids and spheres Datums North American datums Projected coordinate systems Geographic transformations Geographic transformation methods Equation-based methods Grid-based methods Supported 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

Getting started with ESRI Data and Maps Canada Europe Europe Cities Europe Countries Europe Ferries Europe Level 1 Provinces Europe Level 2 Provinces Europe Level 3 Provinces Europe Major Roads Europe Major Water Europe NUTS 0 Demographics Europe NUTS 1 Demographics Europe NUTS 2 Demographics Europe NUTS 3 Demographics Europe Places Europe Railroads Europe Railroad Stations Europe Roads Europe Urbanized Areas Europe Water Germany ZIP Code Areas (one-digit) Germany ZIP Code Areas (two-digit) Germany ZIP Code Areas (five-digit) Mexico World StreetMap USA Image data United States (census) United States (hydrography) United States (landmarks) United States (other) United States (transportation)

Extensions

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Help for developers

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