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Welcome to ArcGIS Desktop Help
Copyright information
GIS Dictionary
What's new in ArcGIS
Getting started
Map projections and coordinate systems
Getting started with map projections
Geographic coordinate systems

About geographic coordinate systems

Spheroids and spheres

Datums

North American datums

What happens to features at +/-180 (dateline)?
Projected coordinate systems
Geographic transformations
Supported map projections
Vertical coordinate systems
Mapping and visualization
Editing and data compilation
Geoprocessing
Geoprocessing tool reference
Geodatabases and ArcSDE
Data management with ArcCatalog
Data support in ArcGIS

An overview of data support in ArcGIS

Data formats supported in ArcGIS
CAD data
The composition of a CAD drawing

What is a CAD drawing?

CAD drawing organization

Contents of a CAD drawing
Working with CAD data in ArcGIS

Supported CAD file formats and versions

CAD data representation

Supported AutoCAD entities and MicroStation elements

Managing CAD data in ArcCatalog

Accessing CAD dataset properties in ArcCatalog

Adding CAD data to ArcMap

Using geoprocessing tools with CAD data
Displaying CAD features
Georeferencing CAD data
CAD feature attributes and queries
CAD data translations
Geoprocessing tools for CAD translation
Common CAD data workflows
Coverages
NetCDF: multidimensional, time series data
Raster data
Shapefiles
Tables and attribute information
Understanding tables and attribute information
Creating tables and managing attribute information
Displaying tables and attribute information
Terrains
Understanding terrain datasets
Designing and managing terrain datasets
Geoprocessing and terrain analysis
Extensions
3D Analyst
ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension
ArcGIS Publisher
ArcScan
Getting started with ArcScan
Interactive vectorization
Automatic vectorization
Cell selection
Raster cleanup
Vectorization options and settings
Business Analyst
About ArcGIS Business Analyst
Business Analyst toolbar

Using the Business Analyst toolbar

Site prospecting on the map using the Site Prospecting tool

Site prospecting using the Site Prospecting tool context menu

Site prospecting using the ArcMap Find tool

Dynamic Ring Analysis tool

Using the Business Analyst Assistant

Using the Project Explorer

Identify Business tool
Organizing your work and creating a study area
Adding data to Business Analyst
Trade areas - customer data required
Trade areas - no customer data required
Monitor and manage trade areas

Creating the Monitor Trade Areas trade area using Measure Cannibalization

Creating the Monitor Trade Areas trade area using Track Trade Area Change

Managing existing trade areas
Analysis
Modeling
Working with maps
Tools
Finding a route
Reports and batch tasks
Setting Business Analyst preferences
The Business Analyst 9.2 Importer
Data descriptions
Business Analyst tools reference
Appendix
Territory Design
Geostatistical Analyst
Getting started with Geostatistical Analyst

An overview of Geostatistical Analyst

Adding the Geostatistical Analyst toolbar to ArcMap

Enabling the Geostatistical Analyst extension

Extending ArcMap with the Geostatistical Analyst extension
The principles of Geostatistical Analyst

Overview of the interpolation techniques implemented in Geostatistical Analyst

Understanding deterministic methods

Analyzing the surface properties of nearby locations

Visualizing polynomial interpolation

Visualizing Radial Basis Functions

Random processes with dependence

Geostatistical solutions

Searching neighborhood

Kriging in Geostatistical Analyst

Creating the empirical semivariogram

Binning the empirical semivariogram

Empirical semivariograms for different directions

Choosing the lag size

Modeling a semivariogram

Understanding a semivariogram: the range, sill, and nugget

Fitting a model to the empirical semivariogram

Accounting for directional influences

Combining semivariogram models

Smooth Interpolation
Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis (ESDA)
Deterministic methods
Creating a surface with geostatistical techniques
Using analytical tools when generating surfaces
Displaying and managing geostatistical layers

What is a geostatistical layer?

Viewing geostatistical layers in ArcCatalog

Managing layers

Representing a geostatistical layer

Adding layers

Saving and exporting geostatistical layers

Setting the scales at which the geostatistical layer will be displayed

Changing the symbology of a geostatistical layer

Predicting values for locations outside the area of interest

Data classification

Classifying data

Working with geostatistical layers in a map
Additional geostatistical analysis tools
Maplex
Military Analyst
Getting started with Military Analyst
What's new in Military Analyst 9.2

What's new in Military Analyst 9.2
Data Management
Coordinate tool
Terrain Analysis tools

An overview of the Terrain Analysis tools

Setting the Terrain Analysis working directory

Using the Mosaic command

Using the Extract tool

Using the Highest/Lowest Point tools

Using the Radial Line of Sight

Radial Line of Sight parameters

Using the Linear Line of Sight

Using the Hillshade command

Using the Hillshade tool

Creating threat domes with the 3D Viewer

Using the 3D Viewer Fly Through tool
Geodesy tools
The conversion tools
MA catalog wireframe symbology
Military Analyst in ArcGlobe

An overview of the Military Analyst ArcGlobe functionality

Using the Fly Through tool

Using the Threat Dome tool

Setting the Threat Dome options
Military Analyst tools reference

Overview of the Military Analyst toolbox
Military Overlay Editor
Network Analyst
Getting started with Network Analyst
Network dataset concepts
Designing the network dataset
Building and editing the network dataset

Creating a network dataset

Building network datasets

The network dataset layer

Displaying network datasets

Identifying network elements

Editing network datasets

Creating a turn feature class

Migrating turn data

Creating a new turn feature

Editing turn features

Adding and removing turn feature class fields

Other edits affecting turns
Performing network analysis
Migrating to ArcGIS Network Analyst
Network Analyst tools reference
PLTS
Schematics
Spatial Analyst
Survey Analyst
Tracking Analyst
Geocoding and address management
Getting started with geocoding
Understanding geocoding
Preparing for geocoding
Building an address locator
Locating addresses
Additional geocoding techniques

Alternative searches

The Alternate Name table tab

The Alias Table dialog box

Building an address locator for alternative searches

Searching for an intersection

Building a composite address locator
Keeping an address locator current

Updating your reference data

Versioned data and the address locator

Rebuilding address locators
Distributing your address locator
Adjusting your address locator file
About StreetMap data

About StreetMap data
Linear referencing
Getting started with linear referencing

An overview of linear referencing

Common tasks in linear referencing

Some linear referencing scenarios

Linear referencing datasets in ArcGIS

Designing a linear referencing system in your geodatabase
Creating route feature classes
Displaying and querying routes feature classes
Displaying and querying route events
Editing routes
Creating and editing event data
Working with route event data
Network analysis
Mobile GIS
Interoperability and standards support

Overview of interoperability

Overview of OGC and ISO support

ESRI protocols and programming interfaces
GML support in ArcGIS
Customizing and developing with ArcGIS

An overview of customizing ArcGIS
Customizing the user interface
Writing macros using VBA
Extending ArcGIS desktop applications
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