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What's new in ArcGIS Desktop 9.1

An overview of the new functionality in ArcGIS Desktop 9.1

Compatibility and migration to ArcGIS 9.1

What's new in geoprocessing for version 9.1

What's new in ArcMap for version 9.1

What's new in linear referencing for version 9.1

What's new in geodatabases for version 9.1

What's new in raster data for version 9.1

What's new in WMS services for version 9.1

Introducing the new ArcGIS Network Analyst extension

What's new in ArcGIS Schematics extension for version 9.1

What's new in ArcGIS 3D Analyst extension for version 9.1

What's new in ArcGIS Publisher extension and ArcReader for version 9.1

What's new in ArcGIS StreetMap for version 9.1

What's new in ArcPress for ArcGIS for version 9.1

What's new in ArcScan for ArcGIS extension for version 9.1

What's new in Maplex for ArcGIS extension for version 9.1

What's new in ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension for version 9.1
What was new in ArcGIS Desktop 9.0
Getting started
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
Getting started with geocoding
Understanding geocoding
Preparing for geocoding
Building an address locator
Locating addresses
Additional geocoding techniques
Keeping an address locator current
Distributing your address locator
Adjusting your address locator file
Linear referencing
Map projections
Writing geoprocessing scripts
Customizing the user interface
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

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
Getting started with 3D Analyst

An overview of 3D Analyst

Enabling the 3D Analyst extension

Adding the 3D toolbars

What can you do with 3D Analyst in ArcMap?

What can you do with 3D Analyst in ArcCatalog?

What can you do with ArcScene?

Starting ArcScene from ArcCatalog

What can you do with ArcGlobe?

Choosing graphics cards for use with 3D Analyst
Understanding 3D data
Surfaces and surface models
TIN surfaces
Raster surfaces
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

About 3D symbology

About 3D symbols

About 3D styles

Using the 3D Symbol Property Editor

Altering the placement of a 3D symbol

Offsetting a 3D symbol

Scaling the size of 3D symbols

Using 3D styles to assign symbology

Symbolizing points with 3D symbols

Symbolizing lines with 3D symbols

Symbolizing polygon fills with 3D symbols

Saving the current styles in 3D Analyst

Organizing 3D style contents

Creating and modifying 3D symbols and elements
ArcGlobe
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
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
Vectorization options and settings
ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension

ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension
Business Analyst
Geostatistical Analyst
Maplex
Military Analyst
Military Overlay Editor
Network Analyst
Publisher
Spatial Analyst
Survey Analyst
Tracking Analyst
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Help for developers