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Welcome to ArcGIS Desktop Help
Copyright information
GIS Dictionary
What's new in ArcGIS
Getting started
Fundamentals of GIS data
Introducing ArcGIS Desktop
Tutorials
Toolbars
Getting more help
Map projections and coordinate systems
Mapping and visualization
Editing and data compilation
Geoprocessing
Geoprocessing tool reference
Geodatabases and ArcSDE
An overview of the Geodatabase
Architecture of a geodatabase
Designing a geodatabase

An overview of geodatabase design

Geodatabase design steps

Using ArcGIS Data Model designs

Documenting your geodatabase design

Modeling feature classes

A note about the use of UML for geodatabase design

Design Tips
Building a geodatabase
Data management workflows, transactions, and versioning
Geodatabase data storage and schema

How geodatabases are stored in a DBMS
Feature geometry and raster data storage

An overview of feature geometry and raster data storage

ArcSDE Compressed Binary storage

The OGC Well-Known Binary representation for geometry

The OGC well-known text representation of spatial reference systems

The Oracle Spatial geometry and raster types

The ST_Geometry storage type
Inside a geodatabase in Oracle
Inside a geodatabase in SQL Server

An overview of the geodatabase schema in SQL Server

Feature classes in a geodatabase in SQL Server

Feature datasets in a geodatabase in SQL Server

Raster datasets and raster catalogs in a geodatabase in SQL Server

Relationships between datasets in a geodatabase in SQL Server

Keyset tables in a geodatabase in SQL Server

Versioned tables in a geodatabase in SQL Server

Locators in a geodatabase in SQL Server

Domains in a geodatabase in SQL Server

Log file tables in a geodatabase in SQL Server

Toolboxes in geodatabases in SQL Server

XML columns in a geodatabase in SQL Server

System tables of a geodatabase in SQL Server
Inside a geodatabase in DB2
Inside a geodatabase in Informix

An overview of the geodatabase schema in Informix

Feature classes in a geodatabase in Informix

Feature datasets in a geodatabase in Informix

Raster datasets and raster catalogs in a geodatabase in Informix

Relationships between datasets in a geodatabase in Informix

Keyset tables in a geodatabase in Informix

Versioned tables in a geodatabase in Informix

Locators in a geodatabase in Informix

Domains in a geodatabase in Informix

Log file tables in a geodatabase in Informix

Toolboxes in a geodatabase in Informix

System tables of a geodatabase in Informix

The Informix Spatial DataBlade geometry type
Administering ArcSDE geodatabases
Administering File and Personal geodatabases
Working with geodatabases using SQL
Data management with ArcCatalog
Data support in ArcGIS

An overview of data support in ArcGIS

Data formats supported in ArcGIS
CAD data
Coverages
NetCDF: multidimensional, time series data
Raster data
Shapefiles
Tables and attribute information
Terrains
Extensions
Geocoding and address management
Linear referencing
Network analysis
Mobile GIS
Interoperability and standards support
Customizing and developing with ArcGIS
Guide to data that comes with ArcGIS
Licensing and 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 Desktop extension
ArcGIS Image Server
GIS Servers and services