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Getting started

Map projections and coordinate systems

Getting started with map projections An overview of map projections Projection basics the GIS professional needs to know About the geoid, ellipsoid, spheroid and datum, and how they are related Identifying an unknown coordinate system Converting Degrees Minutes Seconds values to Decimal Degree values Geographic coordinate systems About geographic coordinate systems Spheroids and spheres Datums North American datums What happens to features at +/-180 (dateline)? GCS_Assumed_Geographic_1 Projected coordinate systems Geographic transformations Supported map projections List of supported map projections Aitoff Alaska Grid Alaska Series E Albers Equal Area Conic Azimuthal Equidistant Behrmann Equal Area Cylindrical Bipolar Oblique Conformal Conic Bonne Cassini-Soldner Chamberlin Trimetric Craster Parabolic Cube Cylindrical Equal Area Double Stereographic Eckert I Eckert II Eckert III Eckert IV Eckert V Eckert VI Equidistant Conic Equidistant Cylindrical Equirectangular Fuller Gall's Stereographic Gauss-Krüger Geocentric Coordinate System Geographic Coordinate System Gnomonic Goodes Homolosine Great Britain National Grid Hammer-Aitoff Hotine Oblique Mercator Krovak Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area Lambert Conformal Conic Local Cartesian Projection Loximuthal McBryde-Thomas Flat-Polar Quartic Mercator Miller Cylindrical Mollweide New Zealand National Grid Orthographic Perspective Plate Carrée Polar Stereographic Polyconic Quartic Authalic Rectified Skewed Orthomorphic Robinson Simple Conic Sinusoidal Space Oblique Mercator State Plane Coordinate System Stereographic Times projection Transverse Mercator Two-Point Equidistant Universal Polar Stereographic Universal Transverse Mercator Van der Grinten I Vertical Near-Side Perspective Winkel I Winkel II Winkel Tripel Vertical coordinate systems

Mapping and visualization

An overview of mapping and visualization Using ArcMap Working with layers Navigating and interacting with maps Navigating maps and layout pages Looking at a map in data view and layout view Quick ways to navigate maps and pages Moving around the map Setting the map scale Saving and navigating to favorite places Working with spatial bookmarks Opening magnifier, viewer, and overview windows Setting a custom extent for the map's full extent Working with data frame reference scales Working with the map cache 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 Working with web maps in ArcGIS Publishing optimized map services in ArcGIS

Editing and data compilation

Tables and attribute information

Understanding tables and attribute information Creating tables and managing attribute information Creating new tables About ObjectID fields Adding and deleting fields Editing values in a table Making field calculations Working with date fields Reloading the table cache Exporting records About joining and relating tables Joining tables Relating tables Joining the attributes of features by location Creating spatial data from tables Working with Microsoft Excel files in ArcGIS Working with Microsoft Access files in ArcGIS Displaying tables and attribute information

Geoprocessing

What is geoprocessing? A whirlwind tour of geoprocessing Geoprocessing tools Geoprocessing framework Frequently Asked Questions about geoprocessing Fundamental tool concepts 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 An overview of the Command Line window Entering commands Command line usage Entering parameters Executing commands Using variables Saving, loading, and recalling commands Synchronizing ArcToolbox and the Command Line Environment commands cross-reference Tool layers Automating your work with models Automating your work with scripts An overview of writing geoprocessing scripts Getting started with writing geoprocessing scripts Accessing tools within a geoprocessing script Creating script tools Batch processing with geoprocessing scripts Data properties and access when scripting Describing data Fields and indexes The spatial reference object FeatureSets and RecordSets Property sets Checking for existence Data access using cursors Row enumeration object GetValue and SetValue Specifying a query The geometry object Reading geometries Writing geometries Setting a cursor's spatial reference Using geometry objects with geoprocessing tools Working with geodatabases Cursors and locking Validating table and field names Qualifying table and field names Parsing table and field names Executing SQL using an ArcSDE connection Working with AMLs Scripting object: Properties and Methods Geoprocessing environments An overview of geoprocessing environments Environment levels and hierarchy Script environments Specifying application environment settings Specifying tool environment settings Specifying model environment settings Specifying model process environment settings Environment categories An overview of general settings An overview of coverage settings About coverage precision An overview of geodatabase settings An overview of raster analysis settings An overview of raster storage settings An overview of cartography settings 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 Sharing and connecting to UNC pathnames Accessing ArcSDE data in tools Techniques for sharing Python scripts Managing intermediate data in shared models Sharing stylesheets Checklist for sharing tools and toolboxes Geoprocessing with ArcGIS Server Keeping track of geoprocessing history Advanced modeling through simulations

Geoprocessing tool reference

An overview of commonly used tools Geoprocessing commands quick reference guide Licensing for geoprocessing tools Data types for geoprocessing tool parameters Input and output data considerations 3D Analyst toolbox Analysis toolbox Business Analyst toolbox Cartography toolbox Conversion toolbox Coverage toolbox Data Interoperability toolbox Data Management toolbox An overview of the Data Management toolbox Data Comparison toolset Database toolset Disconnected Editing toolset Distributed Geodatabase toolset Domains toolset Feature Class toolset Features toolset An overview of the Features toolset Converting geometry types Checking and repairing geometries Tools Add XY Coordinates (Data Management) Adjust 3D Z (Data Management) Check Geometry (Data Management) Copy Features (Data Management) Delete Features (Data Management) Feature Envelope To Polygon (Data Management) Feature To Line (Data Management) Feature To Point (Data Management) Feature To Polygon (Data Management) Feature Vertices To Points (Data Management) Multipart To Singlepart (Data Management) Polygon To Line (Data Management) Repair Geometry (Data Management) Split Line At Vertices (Data Management) Fields toolset File Geodatabase toolset General toolset Generalization toolset Indexes toolset Joins toolset Layers and Table Views toolset Projections and Transformations toolset Raster toolset An overview of the Raster Data Management toolset Raster Catalog toolset Raster Dataset toolset Raster Processing toolset An overview of the Raster Processing toolset Tools Clip (Data Management) Composite Bands (Data Management) Create Pan-sharpened Raster Dataset (Data Management) Create Ortho-corrected Raster Dataset (Data Management) Extract Subdataset (Data Management) Resample (Data Management) Raster Properties toolset Relationship Classes toolset Subtypes toolset Table toolset Topology toolset Versions toolset Workspace toolset Geocoding toolbox Geostatistical Analyst toolbox Linear Referencing toolbox Military Analyst toolbox Mobile toolbox Military Overlay Editor toolbox An overview of the Military Overlay Editor toolbox Utilities toolset Multidimensional toolbox Network Analyst toolbox Server toolbox Schematics toolbox Spatial Analyst toolbox Spatial Statistics toolbox Samples toolbox Tracking Analyst toolbox Environment Settings Tool errors and warnings

Geodatabases and ArcSDE

Data management with ArcCatalog

An overview of ArcCatalog About workspaces Getting started with 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 Working with metadata

Image and raster data management

Understanding raster data Supported raster data Supported raster dataset file formats Technical specifications for raster dataset formats About the ESRI Grid format About MrSID rasters BIL, BIP, and BSQ raster files Raster data with subdatasets Building a customized raster format Properties of raster data Designing a raster database Design methodology for a raster database Why store rasters in a geodatabase Example raster case studies including the storage decisions Raster datasets as attributes More details about rasters in ArcGIS Building and managing a raster database Raster display and visualization Raster analysis and geoprocessing Serving raster data

Data support in ArcGIS

Extensions

About ArcGIS Desktop extensions Evaluating ArcGIS Desktop extensions 3D Analyst Getting started with 3D Analyst 3D Analyst concepts Creating 3D views 3D surfaces TIN surfaces Raster surfaces Terrain surfaces 3D features About 3D features Previewing 3D feature data in ArcCatalog Creating 3D feature data Converting 2D features to 3D features Editing 3D features Editing 3D multipatch features 3D navigation 3D navigation tools Displaying rasters, terrains, and TINs Displaying features in 3D 3D symbology Displaying 3D graphics Interactive 3D analysis tools Geoprocesing with 3D Analyst Data Interoperability ArcGIS for AutoCAD ArcGIS Publisher ArcScan ArcSketch Business Analyst Geostatistical Analyst JTX Maplex Getting started with Maplex Label Positions for Points Label Positions for Lines Label Positions for Polygons Label fitting strategies Resolving label conflicts Common labeling tasks Military Analyst Military Overlay Editor Network Analyst PLTS Welcome to PLTS for ArcGIS What's new in PLTS for ArcGIS Getting started with Foundation Production procedures Managing map documents with the product library Working with the product library Administering the product library Building the product library About building the product library Adding a solution to the product library Adding a product class to a solution Creating new product class versions Setting extraction queries for product classes Adding a series to a product class Adding a product to a series Adding an instance to a product Adding an area of interest to an instance Modifying extraction queries Managing product library components Managing files in the product library Creating a geodatabase Editing data in PLTS Symbolizing data Validating data with GIS Data ReViewer Generating grids with the Grid Manager Creating map series with MPS-Atlas Working with PLTS cartographic elements Creating map series with Map Production System Geoprocessing tools in PLTS for ArcGIS PLTS for ArcGIS Aeronautical Solution PLTS for ArcGIS Defense Solution PLTS for ArcGIS Nautical Solution PLTS for ArcGIS product specification development Schematics Spatial Analyst Getting started with Spatial Analyst Solving spatial problems Performing analysis in Spatial Analyst The Raster Calculator Analysis concepts Spatial Analyst functional reference An overview of Spatial Analyst Toolsets and Tools Color Model (Spatial Analyst) Conditional (Spatial Analyst) Conversion (Spatial Analyst) Density (Spatial Analyst) Distance (Spatial Analyst) Extraction (Spatial Analyst) An overview of the Extraction tools Attribute Circle Extract by Attributes Extract by Circle Extract by Mask Extract by Points Extract by Polygon Extract by Rectangle Extract Values to Points Points Polygon Raster Rectangle Sample Select SelectBox SelectCircle SelectMask SelectPoint SelectPolygon Generalization (Spatial Analyst) Groundwater (Spatial Analyst) Hydrology (Spatial Analyst) Interpolation (Spatial Analyst) Local (Spatial Analyst) Map Algebra (Spatial Analyst) Math General (Spatial Analyst) Math Bitwise (Spatial Analyst) Math Logical (Spatial Analyst) Math Trigonometric (Spatial Analyst) Multivariate (Spatial Analyst) Neighborhood (Spatial Analyst) An overview of the Neighborhood tools Block Statistics BlockMajority BlockMax BlockMean BlockMedian BlockMin BlockMinority BlockRange BlockStd BlockSum BlockVariety Filter Focal Flow Focal Statistics FocalMajority FocalMax FocalMean FocalMedian FocalMin FocalMinority FocalRange FocalStd FocalSum FocalVariety Line Statistics LineStats Point Statistics PointStats Overlay (Spatial Analyst) Raster Creation (Spatial Analyst) Raster Management (Spatial Analyst) Raster Transformation (Spatial Analyst) Reclass (Spatial Analyst) Solar Radiation (Spatial Analyst) Surface (Spatial Analyst) Zonal (Spatial Analyst) Survey Analyst An overview of Survey Analyst Cadastral Editor Survey Editor Tracking Analyst

Geocoding and address management

Linear referencing

Network analysis

Mobile GIS

An overview of Mobile GIS ArcGIS Mobile integration GPS Tablet PC ArcPad integration

Interoperability and standards support

Customizing and developing with ArcGIS

An overview of customizing ArcGIS Customizing the user interface About customizing the user interface Basic user interface elements Hiding and showing toolbars Creating custom toolbars Changing a toolbar's or menu's contents Changing a command's appearance Creating shortcut keys Setting toolbar options Saving your customizations Writing macros using VBA Extending ArcGIS desktop applications

Guide to data that comes with ArcGIS

ESRI Data and Maps Getting started with ESRI Data and Maps United States (census) United States (hydrography) United States (landmarks) United States (transportation) United States (other) StreetMap North America World Europe Mexico Elevation and image data Global Digital Elevation Model (ETOPO2) Global Digital Elevation Model (GTOPO30) Global Digital Elevation Model (SRTM) Global Elevation Index Global Imagery 150-meter Resolution Global Shaded Relief GTOPO30 Source Index Void Areas (SRTM) Water Bodies World at Night World Cloud Free World Topography and Bathymetry World with Clouds World with Ice WorldSat Color Shaded Relief Working with StreetMap data

Licensing and desktop administration

GIS Servers and services