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What's new in ArcGIS Desktop 9.1

What was new in ArcGIS Desktop 9.0

Welcome to ArcGIS Desktop 9.0 An overview of the new functionality in ArcGIS Desktop 9.0 Introducing the new geoprocessing framework What's new in labeling What's new in annotation What's new in raster data What's new in the geodatabase What's new in geocoding What's new in coordinate systems What's new in application development and deployment What's new in ArcGIS Desktop licensing 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

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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 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 Using the ModelBuilder window

Geoprocessing tool reference

Building a geodatabase

Editing in ArcMap

Geocoding

Linear referencing

Map projections

Writing geoprocessing scripts

Customizing the user interface

Migrating from ArcView GIS 3 to ArcView 9

Migrating from ArcInfo Workstation to ArcGIS Desktop

Getting started migrating from ArcInfo Workstation Creating your ArcInfo Workstation migration plan Phase 1: Requirements prior to migration from ArcInfo Workstation Phase 2: Designing the geodatabase when migrating from ArcInfo Workstation Phase 3: Migrating ArcInfo Workstation data Phase 4: Migrating ArcInfo Workstation processes

ESRI Data & Maps

Extensions

3D Analyst ArcScan Getting started with ArcScan An overview of ArcScan How ArcScan works in the editing environment Enabling the ArcScan extension Adding the ArcScan toolbar Changing the raster layer symbology Selecting the target raster layer Raster tracing About raster tracing Types of raster snapping properties Setting the raster snapping options Applying the vectorization settings for raster tracing Creating line features using raster snapping and the Sketch tool Creating line features using the Vectorization Trace tool Creating polygon features using raster snapping and the Sketch tool Creating polygon features using the Vectorization Trace tool Batch vectorization About batch vectorization Applying the vectorization settings for batch vectorization Previewing the vectorization Generating features Cell selection About cell selection Interactively selecting connected cells Selecting connected cells using an expression query Using additional cell selection tools and commands Raster cleanup About preparing raster data for vectorization Starting and stopping the raster cleanup session Using the raster cleanup commands Using the Raster Painting tools Vectorization options and settings 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 Deterministic methods for spatial interpolation How Inverse Distance Weighted (IDW) interpolation works Creating a map using IDW How Global Polynomial interpolation works Creating a map using Global Polynomial interpolation How Local Polynomial interpolation works Creating a map using Local Polynomial interpolation How Radial Basis Functions (RBF) work Creating a map using Radial Basis Functions Creating a surface with geostatistical techniques What are geostatistical interpolation techniques? Understanding different kriging models Creating a surface with geostatistical techniques Creating a Kriging map using defaults Understanding Ordinary Kriging Understanding Simple Kriging Understanding Universal Kriging Understanding output surface types Understanding transformations and trends Creating a map using Ordinary Kriging Creating a map using Simple Kriging Creating a map using Universal Kriging Understanding thresholds Understanding Indicator Kriging Understanding Probability Kriging Creating a map using Indicator Kriging Creating a map using Probability Kriging Understanding Disjunctive Kriging Creating a map using Disjunctive Kriging Understanding cokriging Creating a map using cokriging Using analytical tools when generating surfaces Displaying and managing geostatistical layers What is a geostatistical layer? Viewing geostatistical layers in ArcCatalog Managing layers Representing a geostatistical layer Adding layers Saving and exporting geostatistical layers Setting the scales at which the geostatistical layer will be displayed Changing the symbology of a geostatistical layer Predicting values for locations outside the area of interest Data classification Classifying data Working with geostatistical layers in a map Additional geostatistical analysis tools Maplex Military Analyst Military Overlay Editor Network Analyst Getting started with Network Analyst Network dataset concepts Designing the network dataset Designing the network dataset Building and editing the network dataset Creating a network dataset Building network datasets The network dataset layer Displaying network datasets Identifying network elements Editing network datasets Creating a turn feature class Migrating turn data Creating a new turn feature Editing turn features Adding and removing turn feature class fields Other edits affecting turns Performing network analysis Types of network analyses Network analysis work flow Network locations Load locations from a feature layer Finding the best route Finding a service area Finding the closest facility Creating an OD cost matrix Network Analyst solver behavior Routing with hierarchy Routing with time windows Migrating to ArcGIS Network Analyst Network Analyst tools reference Publisher Spatial Analyst Survey Analyst Getting started with Survey Analyst An overview of Survey Analyst What can you do with Survey Analyst? Enabling the Survey Analyst extension Adding the survey toolbars to ArcMap Organizing survey data The survey dataset The survey project Creating survey datasets Creating survey projects Survey points, measurements, and spatial reference Importing survey measurements and points Using scalar references and defining measurement units Previewing survey data in ArcCatalog Exploring survey properties and metadata in ArcCatalog Visualizing survey data About visualizing survey data Creating survey layers Representing projects in a survey layer Working with symbols and labels Using survey class fields for symbology Symbolizing feature links Visualizing error information Using the Survey Explorer Using computations Editing feature geometry Analyzing and editing survey data Managing shared survey data About managing shared survey data Survey datasets and versions Registering a survey dataset for edit sessions Locking survey projects for edit sessions Tracking Analyst

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