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Welcome to ArcGIS Desktop Help
Copyright information
Acknowledgements
GIS Dictionary
What's new in ArcGIS
Getting started
Map projections and coordinate systems
Mapping and visualization
Editing and data compilation
Tables and attribute information
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

A short history lesson on simple features

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 ST_Geometry storage type

The Oracle Spatial geometry and raster types

The PostGIS geometry type

The Microsoft SQL Server spatial types
Inside a geodatabase in DB2
Inside a geodatabase in Informix
Inside a geodatabase in Oracle
Inside a geodatabase in PostgreSQL
Inside a geodatabase in SQL Server
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
SQL functions reference
Data management with ArcCatalog
Image and raster data management
Data support in ArcGIS
Extensions
Geocoding and address management
Linear referencing
Network analysis

Using the Network Analyst extension
Analyzing geometric networks
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

An overview of GIS servers used with ArcGIS
Using ArcIMS with ArcGIS Desktop

An overview to using ArcIMS with ArcGIS Desktop

Types of ArcIMS services

Publishing GIS contents for use with ArcIMS
Using ArcGIS Server with ArcGIS Desktop

An overview to using ArcGIS Server with ArcGIS Desktop

About the roles of GIS end users, authors, developers, and administrators

Types of services in ArcGIS Server
Authoring and publishing services for ArcGIS Server
Administering ArcGIS Server with ArcCatalog
Creating and publishing web maps for ArcGIS Server