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Attribution.p65 1 04/25/2002, 10:44 AM Contents THE A RCGIS SYSTEM ....................................................................................... 1 What is ArcGIS 8.2? ....................................................................................................................... 1 ArcGIS 8.2 is scalable ..................................................................................................................... 2 GIS data management ..................................................................................................................... 3 Geographic data models ............................................................................................................... 4 ARCGIS DESKTOP ........................................................................................... 7 What is ArcGIS Desktop? ............................................................................................................. 7 ArcMap .............................................................................................................................................. 8 ArcCatalog ........................................................................................................................................ 9 ArcToolbox .................................................................................................................................... 10 Putting them all together ............................................................................................................ 11 Compatible data formats ............................................................................................................. 13 What are ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo?.......................................................................... 14 What is ArcView 8.2? .................................................................................................................. 16 What is ArcEditor 8.2? ................................................................................................................ 18 What is ArcInfo 8.2? ..................................................................................................................... 19 Managing ArcGIS Desktop .......................................................................................................... 20 Optional extensions for ArcGIS Desktop ............................................................................. 22 ArcGIS Spatial Analyst .................................................................................................................. 23 ArcGIS 3D Analyst ........................................................................................................................ 24 ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst .................................................................................................... 25 ArcGIS StreetMap USA and StreetMapEurope ...................................................................... 26 ArcGIS Publisher ........................................................................................................................... 27 ArcPress for ArcGIS ..................................................................................................................... 27 MrSID Encoder for ArcGIS ......................................................................................................... 27 TIFF/LZW compression ............................................................................................................. 27 What is ArcReader? ..................................................................................................................... 27 WHAT IS A RCSDE? ....................................................................................... 29 Why would you use a DBMS? .................................................................................................... 30 Why use ArcSDE? ......................................................................................................................... 31 ArcSDE connection configuration options ............................................................................ 32 iii TOC.p65 3 04/25/2002, 10:44 AM WHAT IS A RCIMS? ........................................................................................ 33 Why use ArcIMS? .......................................................................................................................... 33 The ArcIMS architecture ............................................................................................................. 34 ArcIMS services ............................................................................................................................. 35 ArcXML: the common language for ArcIMS ........................................................................... 37 Extending your ArcIMS application ........................................................................................... 37 Authoring and managing an ArcIMS Web site ......................................................................... 38 ArcIMS clients ................................................................................................................................ 39 NOTES TO EXISTING A RCVIEW GIS USERS ........................................................45 Comparing ArcView GIS 3 to ArcView 8.2 ............................................................................ 45 Organization of ArcView GIS 3 ................................................................................................. 46 Organization of ArcView 8.2 .....................................................................................................47 Comparison of key concepts ..................................................................................................... 48 ArcView extensions at 8.2 ......................................................................................................... 49 Importing ArcView GIS 3 projects and legends into ArcMap ............................................ 50 New features and functionality beyond ArcView GIS 3 ...................................................... 51 What is ArcGIS? • iv TOC.p65 4 04/25/2002, 10:44 AM THE A RCGIS SYSTEM What is ArcGIS 8.2? • ArcIMS® software, Internet-based GIS for distributing data and services The ArcGIS™ system is an integrated geographic information system (GIS) consisting of three key ArcGIS provides a framework for implementing GIS for a parts: single user or for many users. ArcGIS can be extended with additional software such as ArcPad™ for • ArcGIS Desktop software, an integrated suite of Windows® CE devices. advanced GIS applications This short book is intended to help you understand • ArcSDE™ gateway, an interface for managing the various parts of ArcGIS and the role each part geodatabases in a database management system plays in a GIS. Whether you are new to ESRI® software or (DBMS) are already an experienced user, this book will help you to begin to learn and understand the various parts of this new software system. ArcGIS System ArcGIS Desktop ArcIMS MapObjects— Free ArcEditor ArcInfo Java HTML ArcView Java Standard ArcReader Viewer Viewer Edition ArcSDE Gateway ArcIMS Server Files Database ArcSDE The ArcGIS system • 1 Ch01.p65 1 04/25/2002, 11:04 AM ArcGIS 8.2 is scalable