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Welcome to ArcGIS Desktop Help
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What's new in ArcGIS
Getting started
Map projections and coordinate systems
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Tables and attribute information
Geoprocessing
Geoprocessing tool reference
Geodatabases and ArcSDE
An overview of the geodatabase
Architecture of a geodatabase
Designing a geodatabase
Building a geodatabase
Data management workflows, transactions, and versioning
Geodatabase data storage and schema
Administering ArcSDE geodatabases
Administering File and Personal geodatabases
Working with geodatabases using SQL

An overview of working with ST_Geometry storage using SQL

Spatial relationships

Spatial operations

Geometry properties

SQL implementation differences for the ST_Geometry type
Using spatial types with SQL

An overview of using ST_Geometry with SQL

Creating a table with an ST_Geometry column

Creating spatial references using SQL

Inserting features to a table with an ST_Geometry column

Creating spatial indexes on tables with an ST_Geometry column

Querying tables with an ST_Geometry column

Updating and deleting values in an ST_Geometry spatial column

Enhancing ArcGIS functionality using spatial types

Using multiversioned views

Using spatial views on tables with an ST_Geometry column
SQL functions reference

An overview of SQL functions used with ST_Geometry types

ST_Aggr_ConvexHull

ST_Aggr_Intersection

ST_Aggr_Union

ST_Area

ST_AsBinary

ST_AsText

ST_Boundary

ST_Buffer

ST_Centroid

ST_Contains

ST_ConvexHull

ST_CoordDim

ST_Crosses

ST_Curve

ST_Difference

ST_Dimension

ST_Disjoint

ST_Distance

ST_EndPoint

ST_Entity

ST_Envelope

ST_EnvIntersects

ST_Equals

ST_Equalsrs

ST_ExteriorRing

ST_GeomCollection

ST_GeomCollFromShape

ST_GeomCollFromWKB

ST_Geometry

ST_GeometryN

ST_GeometryType

ST_GeomFromShape

ST_GeomFromText

ST_GeomFromWKB

ST_GeoSize

ST_InteriorRingN

ST_Intersection

ST_Intersects

ST_Is3d

ST_IsClosed

ST_IsEmpty

ST_IsMeasured

ST_IsRing

ST_IsSimple

ST_Length

ST_LineFromShape

ST_LineFromText

ST_LineFromWKB

ST_LineString

ST_M

ST_MaxM

ST_MaxX

ST_MaxY

ST_MaxZ

ST_MinM

ST_MinX

ST_MinY

ST_MinZ

ST_MLineFromShape

ST_MLineFromText

ST_MLineFromWKB

ST_MPointFromShape

ST_MPointFromText

ST_MPointFromWKB

ST_MPolyFromShape

ST_MPolyFromText

ST_MPolyFromWKB

ST_MultiCurve

ST_MultiLineString

ST_MultiPoint

ST_MultiPolygon

ST_MultiSurface

ST_NumGeometries

ST_NumInteriorRing

ST_NumPoints

ST_OrderingEquals

ST_Overlaps

ST_Point

ST_PointFromShape

ST_PointFromText

ST_PointFromWKB

ST_PointN

ST_PointOnSurface

ST_PolyFromShape

ST_PolyFromText

ST_PolyFromWKB

ST_Polygon

ST_Relate

ST_SRID

ST_StartPoint

ST_Surface

ST_SymmetricDiff

ST_Touches

ST_Transform

ST_Union

ST_Within

ST_X

ST_Y

ST_Z

SQL exception codes for ST_Geometry
Data management with ArcCatalog
Image and raster data management
Data support in ArcGIS
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
GIS Servers and services