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What's new in ArcGIS 9.2 Migration guides

Getting started

Map projections and coordinate systems

Mapping and visualization

An overview of mapping and visualization Using ArcMap Layers, data frames, and the table of contents Starting ArcMap Creating a new map Opening a map Using the table of contents About coordinate systems and map projections Specifying a coordinate system Referencing data in the map Working with data frames Pausing the map's drawing Saving a map and exiting ArcMap Saving to previous versions of ArcGIS Keyboard shortcuts in ArcMap Working with layers Navigating and interacting with maps Adding graphics and text to maps Symbolizing data Animation Using cartographic representations Page layout and map composition Working with graphs and reports Looking at data with graphs (Pre-ArcGIS 9.2) Looking at data with graphs Creating reports

Editing and data compilation

Geoprocessing

Geoprocessing tool reference

Geodatabases and ArcSDE

Data management with ArcCatalog

An overview of ArcCatalog About workspaces Getting started with ArcCatalog Starting ArcCatalog Browsing through the Catalog What's in the Catalog Repositioning the Catalog tree Stopping 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 Searching for items About search results Finding items using the Search tool Searching with geographic criteria Searching with temporal criteria Searching with keywords Working with search results Working with metadata

Data support in ArcGIS

An overview of data support in ArcGIS Data formats supported in ArcGIS CAD data Coverages What is a coverage Summary of coverage feature classes Coverage resolution (precision) How coverages are stored Creating a new coverage Understanding and maintaining attributes in a coverage About fields (items) in coverage attribute tables Creating a new INFO table About the coverage extent Coverage tics Defining a coverage's coordinate system Coverage topology Coverage tolerances Coverage relationships and relationship classes Coverage data limitations Importing an ArcInfo interchange file (E00) NetCDF: multidimensional, time series data An overview of netCDF data Understanding netCDF data Working with netCDF data in ArcGIS Raster data Shapefiles About shapefiles, dBASE tables, and file types Shapefile file extensions Creating new shapefiles and dBASE tables Adding and deleting fields in shapefiles Creating and updating indexes in shapefiles Defining a shapefile's coordinate system How to salvage a corrupt shapefile Tables and attribute information Terrains Understanding terrain datasets Designing and managing terrain datasets Geoprocessing and terrain analysis

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

ArcGIS Image Server

About the ArcGIS Image Server An overview of the ArcGIS Image Server ArcGIS Image Server architecture System requirements for ArcGIS Image Server Configuration and licensing ArcGIS Image Server configuration Licensing and deployment Image Service Editor licensing Designing an image service Creating an image service Working with image service group layers Working with raster data in a service Working with the image service Building an image service Previewing an image service Optimizing an image service Compiling an image service Analyzing an image service Opening and editing an existing service Saving an existing image service Moving a compiled image service Image service processes An overview of image service processes Adding, removing, and chaining service processes About specifying an auxiliary raster as the input to a process Using the Classify Pixel process Using the Colormap process Using the Convert Pixel Type process Using the Convolution Filter process Using the Extract Bands process Using the Grayscale process Using the Histogram process Using the Image Algebra process Using the NDVI process Using the Ortho process Using the Pan-sharpen process Using the Sampler2D process Using the Spectral Matrix process Using the Stack Bands process Using the Stretching process Using the Trend process Using the Visualize Elevation process Using the Warp processes Publishing and administering the ArcGIS Image Server ArcGIS Image Server Seamline extension About the ArcGIS Image Server Seamline extension Creating and deleting seamlines Editing seamlines Applying the seamline and feathering ArcGIS Image Server Ortho extension About the ArcGIS Image Server Ortho extension The orthorectification parameters Using an elevation image service as the DEM input ArcGIS Image Server workflows ArcGIS Image Server Clients

GIS Servers and services