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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
Mapping and visualization
An overview of mapping and visualization

An overview of ArcMap

Data frames

Map layers

Symbols and styles

Text

Cartographic representations

Map layouts and map printing

Graphs, reports, and animations

Common tasks within ArcMap

Shortcuts for common tasks within ArcMap
Using ArcMap
Working with layers
Navigating and interacting with maps
Adding graphics and text to maps
Working with graphics
Working with text
Symbolizing data
Animation
Using cartographic representations
Page layout and map composition
Getting started with laying out and printing maps
Map elements
Grids and graticules
Rulers and guides
Working with data frames in layout view
Creating interactive and paperless maps
Map output
Working with graphs and reports
Editing and data compilation
Geoprocessing

What is geoprocessing?

A whirlwind tour of geoprocessing

Geoprocessing tools

Geoprocessing framework

Frequently Asked Questions about geoprocessing
Fundamental tool concepts

An introduction to the fundamental tools

Overlay analysis

Proximity analysis

Table analysis and management

Surface creation and analysis

Statistical analysis

Extracting data
Using geoprocessing tools

An overview of using tools
Using the tool dialog
Managing toolboxes
Managing tools and toolsets
Batch processing
Using tools in the command line
Tool layers
Automating your work with models

An overview of models

Creating a simple model
Model concepts and terms
Using ModelBuilder
Controlling the flow of processing
Model Iteration
Automating your work with scripts

An overview of writing geoprocessing scripts
Getting started with writing geoprocessing scripts
Accessing tools within a geoprocessing script
Batch processing with geoprocessing scripts
Messaging and script tools
Data properties and access when scripting
Working with AMLs
Scripting object: Properties and Methods
Geoprocessing environments
Documenting tools and toolboxes
Sharing tools and toolboxes

An overview of sharing tools and toolboxes

Methods for distributing tools

Pathnames explained: absolute, relative, UNC, and URL

A structure for sharing tools

Managing intermediate data

Accessing ArcSDE data in tools

Sharing Python modules
Sharing tools on an ArcGIS Server
Keeping track of geoprocessing history
Advanced modeling through simulations
Geoprocessing tool reference
Geodatabases and ArcSDE
Data management with ArcCatalog
Data support in ArcGIS
Extensions
Geocoding and address management
Getting started with geocoding
Understanding geocoding
Preparing for geocoding
Building an address locator
Locating addresses

The geocoding process

Finding an individual address

Geocoding a table of addresses

Rematching a geocoded feature class
Additional geocoding techniques
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
Linear referencing
Network analysis
Mobile GIS
GPS

Getting started with ArcMap GPS Support

Adding the GPS toolbar

Connecting to a GPS device

Simulating a connection to a GPS device

Using the GPS Position window

Changing the display options

Keeping the current location in the view

Adding a destination

Writing GPS locations to a log
Tablet PC
ArcPad integration
Interoperability and standards support

Overview of interoperability

Overview of OGC and ISO support

ESRI protocols and programming interfaces
GML support in ArcGIS

An overview of GML support in ArcGIS

How to work with GML in ArcGIS

Using the GML simple features profile

Using supported GML profiles

Adding new GML profiles
Customizing and developing with ArcGIS
Guide to data that comes with ArcGIS
Licensing and desktop administration
ArcGIS Image Server
About the ArcGIS Image Server
Configuration and licensing

ArcGIS Image Server configuration

Licensing and deployment

Image Service Editor licensing
Designing an image service

About the image service and the definition file

About the image service properties

About the service table

Pixel size ranges used

Supported raster data file types

About the ArcGIS Image Server process chain

About the raster process definition

About combining service definitions
Creating an image service

Adding the Image Service Editor toolbar

Working with the Image Service Editor

The workflow to create an image service

Creating a new image service

About the New Image Service Wizard parameters

Making a copy of an image service

Descriptions of the image service properties

The image service file structure
Working with image service group layers

About the image service group layer

Working with the Footprint layer

Working with the Boundary layer

Working with the Preview layer

Working with the service table
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