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Welcome to ArcGIS Desktop Help
Copyright information
GIS Dictionary
What's new in ArcGIS Desktop 9.1
What was new in ArcGIS Desktop 9.0
Getting started
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
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

About 3D layer properties

Creating 3D features

Defining the z-values for a layer

Converting z units to x,y units

Offsetting the heights in a layer

Controlling when a layer is rendered

Using the 3D Effects toolbar
Displaying surfaces
Displaying features and graphics
Interactive tools on the 3D Analyst toolbar
Animation
3D graphics and text
3D symbology
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
Raster cleanup
Vectorization options and settings
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
Organizing survey data
Visualizing survey data
Using the Survey Explorer
Using computations
Editing feature geometry
Analyzing and editing survey data
Managing shared survey data
Tracking Analyst
Getting more help
Help for developers