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What's new in ArcGIS Desktop 9.1

What was new in ArcGIS Desktop 9.0

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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

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Geoprocessing in the ArcGIS environment

An overview of geoprocessing Getting started with geoprocessing 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 An overview of the ModelBuilder window Building a model Element states Running a model Using nonexistent output data Working with variables About intermediate data Working with intermediate data Controlling the flow of processing Using the Select Data tool Working with model elements Adding text labels Working with diagram properties Changing diagram properties Navigating in the model Validating a model Repairing a model Print setup Setting up and printing a model Generating a report Documenting a process Importing a model from ArcView GIS 3 Exporting a model

Geoprocessing tool reference

Building a geodatabase

Editing in ArcMap

Geocoding

Linear referencing

Map projections

Writing geoprocessing scripts

Getting started 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

Customizing the user interface

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 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 Using analytical tools when generating surfaces About determining neighborhood search size Determining neighborhood search size Semivariograms and covariance functions Empirical semivariograms and covariance functions Understanding measurement error Using the empirical data to estimate theoretical models: Crosscovariance models Anisotropy: Directional semivariograms and covariance functions Modeling semivariograms and covariance functions Box-Cox, Arcsine, and Log transformations Normal score transformation Using Box-Cox, Arcsine, and Log transformations Using normal score transformations (NST) Comparing normal score transformation to other transformations Implementing declustering to adjust for preferential sampling Performing declustering to adjust for preferential sampling About checking for the bivariate normal distribution Checking for bivariate normal distribution Removing trends from the data Removing global and local trends from the data: detrending Performing cross-validation and validation Performing cross-validation to assess parameter selections Comparing models Comparing one model with another Assessing decision protocol using validation Displaying and managing geostatistical layers Additional geostatistical analysis tools Maplex Getting started with Maplex An overview of labels and annotation Better labeling with label classes and label expressions Using text formatting tags for labeling Using the map cache to improve geodatabase labeling performance Labeling features of a layer Labeling features of a layer using label classes Creating label classes based on symbology classification Creating label expressions Managing the labels on your map Label placement properties Enabling the Maplex Labeling Engine Setting label placement properties using the Label Manager Setting label ranking Locking the labels in an area Showing unplaced labels Changing the label placement quality Using Maplex to set label positions Label fitting strategies Resolving label conflicts Military Analyst Military Overlay Editor Getting started with MOLE MOLE geodatabases Adding MOLE symbols in ArcMap Controlling the MOLE display Using MOLE with other ESRI products Network Analyst Publisher Getting started with Publisher Creating data packages Creating custom applications Spatial Analyst Survey Analyst Tracking Analyst

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