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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 ArcGIS Desktop extensions in version 9.0

Getting started

Desktop Administration

ArcCatalog

Getting started with ArcCatalog Building the Catalog Managing the Catalog's contents The Contents tab Working in Details view Changing the columns in Details view Modifying the default settings for exploring contents Exploring an item's properties Organizing your data Converting data to a different format Exploring an item's geography Previewing an item's geographic data Exploring data in Geography view Creating thumbnails Exploring the values in a table About tabular data sources Previewing the values in a table Changing how tables look Calculating statistics Sorting records in a table in ArcCatalog Finding values in a table Adding and deleting columns Creating new data sources from 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 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 About raster data Properties of raster datasets Exploring geodatabase raster catalogs Tabular raster catalogs Initial display properties of a raster Setting the default band for a raster Defining a raster's coordinate system Calculating statistics for your raster dataset Creating raster pyramids Mosaicking rasters Raster display performance tuning Performance tuning for rasters in ArcSDE Choosing which raster formats will appear in ArcCatalog Supported raster formats Technical specifications for raster formats Pixel depth capacity

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 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 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

Getting started with building a geodatabase Creating new items in geodatabases An overview of creating new items in a geodatabase Geodatabase items ArcGIS data types Setting an appropriate geodatabase spatial domain Schema locking Creating feature datasets Creating feature classes Creating a table Adding COGO fields to a feature class Creating indexes Granting and revoking privileges Compacting the database Importing data 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

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 Displaying and querying routes and events The route identifier field Querying route data Route measure anomalies About hatching Hatching options Displaying hatches Manipulating the text on hatches Working with hatch styles Dynamic segmentation Adding route events Editing routes Creating and editing event data

Map projections

Getting started with map projections Geographic coordinate systems Projected coordinate systems Geographic transformations Supported 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 ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension Business Analyst Geostatistical Analyst Maplex Getting started with Maplex Using Maplex to set label positions Label fitting strategies Resolving label conflicts Feature priority Preventing labels from overlapping certain feature classes Setting labels to be background labels Removing duplicate labels within a given radius Making sure all of the labels for a label class are placed Military Analyst Getting started with Military Analyst Data Management Coordinate tool Terrain Analysis tools An overview of the Terrain Analysis tools Setting the Terrain Analysis working directory Using the Mosaic command Using the Extract tool Using the Highest/Lowest Point tools Using the Radial Line of Sight Radial Line of Sight parameters Using the Linear Line of Sight Using the Hillshade command Using the Hillshade tool Creating threat domes with the 3D Viewer Using the 3D Viewer Fly Through Geodesy tools The conversion tools MA catalog wireframe symbology Military Analyst in ArcGlobe An overview of the Military Analyst ArcGlobe functionality Using the Fly Through tool Using the Threat Dome tool Setting the Threat Dome options Military Analyst tools reference Military Overlay Editor Network Analyst Getting started with Network Analyst Network dataset concepts 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 Migrating to ArcGIS Network Analyst Network Analyst tools reference Publisher Spatial Analyst Survey Analyst Tracking Analyst

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