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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

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

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

ESRI Data & Maps

Extensions

3D Analyst Getting started with 3D Analyst Understanding 3D data Surfaces and surface models TIN surfaces Raster surfaces About raster data in 3D Analyst The composition of a raster dataset in 3D Analyst Raster encoding in 3D Analyst Assigning attributes to a raster dataset in 3D Analyst Coordinate space and the raster dataset in 3D Analyst The resolution of a raster dataset in 3D Analyst Discrete and continuous data in 3D Analyst Representing features in a raster dataset in 3D Analyst Display environments in 3D 3D layer properties Displaying surfaces Displaying features and graphics About displaying features and graphics Adding 3D graphics to a scene Selecting features in a scene Interactive tools on the 3D Analyst toolbar Animation 3D graphics and text 3D symbology ArcGlobe ArcScan ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension Business Analyst Geostatistical Analyst Maplex Military Analyst Military Overlay Editor Network Analyst 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 Using the Survey Explorer Using computations Editing feature geometry About editing feature geometry Survey-aware feature classes Using the edit sketch Using COGO computations with the edit sketch Linking survey points to feature geometry Breaking links between survey points and features Updating features 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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