1. What’s New in ArcGIS 9.3.x
Tim Clark
ESRI Denver

2. Tables, joins, and relates
9.3 Highlights
Mapping
Convert graphics to features
Improved geocoding experience
Cartographic improvements
Editing
Pause while in stream mode
Better on screen display for Split and Fillet tool
Status feedback bar for Sketch tool
Tables, joins, and relates
Advanced Sorting – sort up to four fields
Toggle between field alias names or actual names
Definition queries in tables are now respected during joins
9.3 Tech Transfer Sessions 2

3. Geoprocessing and Analysis
9.3 Highlights
Raster Data
Support for ENVI imagery
New tools: Clip to graphics, Export Raster World File, Get Cell Value…..
Geoprocessing and Analysis
Improved messaging, performance and usability
Start ModelBuilder button in ArcMap
More tools
Proximity, Spatial Weights, Sqatterplot, Regression, …..
All Extension products have improved on the 9.3 release
Functionality and Quality
9.3 Tech Transfer Sessions 3

4. Many quality improvements in 9.3 release Quality driven by:
ArcGIS 9.3 Quality
Many quality improvements in 9.3 release
Quality driven by:
Tests
User reports brought forward from Support
Code review
Analysis Tools
Fixed Some issues dating back many years
Issues range from UI/Usability to functionality to ‘random’ crashes 4 4

5. ArcGIS 9.3 PDF Export Background:
PDF is the most popular format to export maps to.
PDF is viewable by all standard computers today as the defacto standard for data exchange.
ArcGIS has always supported exporting maps in PDF format
At each release we improve PDF export
At 9.3 we were able to greatly improve our PDF export in many areas.

6. Enabling PDF for Maps
ArcGIS 9.2
Introduced
PDF Layer
Export

7. Enabling PDF for Interactive Geospatial Content
ArcGIS 9.3
PDF Layers
Now Nested

8. Enabling PDF for Interactive Geospatial Content
ArcGIS 9.3
Feature
Attributes
Exported as
PDF Object
Data

9. ArcGIS 9.3: Geoprocessing ModelBuilder Shortcut
You can now open ModelBuilder from the standard toolbar
Quick way to start building a model
Save your model to an existing toolbox or simply choose to discard it when done

10. ArcGIS 9.3 Improved Geoprocessing Error Reporting
Tool errors and warnings in help menu
Link all Errors to help topic
What is the Error
Why did it occur
What should you do to fix it
Found / Fixed issues of reporting wrong errors or no errors.
Process Dialog 10

11. Geoprocessing Results - errors
Error Messages
Help for every Error ID

12. Geoprocessing Result Management
New option for controlling the life-span of your results
Keeps your documents from growing too big
Improves application startup and performance
Keeping all of your results takes resources
Default life-span is 2 weeks
Warning is displayed when you open a document containing results
Enforced when document is saved

13. Geoprocessing New and Modified Tools
36 New tools
3D - 1
Analysis - 1
Conversion - 5
Data Management - 12
Cartography - 2
Server - 3
Network Analyst - 1
Spatial Analyst - 1
Spatial Statistics - 5
Schematics – 4
Geostatistical Analyst - 1
16 Modified tools
New optional parameters or keywords that provide additional capabilities
Will NOT break existing models or scripts

14. Tables, Joins and Relates
Properties of joins and relates can be reviewed in the Layer properties dialog:
In the Joins and Relates tab in the Layer Properties dialog and the Table Properties dialogs, you can now review the properties of joins and relates, so it is easy to see the name, location and type of any tables that are joined or related to your table. These properties are read-only: 14 14

15. Tables, Joins and Relates
Improved sorting capability
Sort on up to four fields at once
Right click on any field and choose Advanced Sorting
Set to None to unsort 15 15

16. ArcGIS 9.3.1 Author, publish, and use geographic knowledge
High-quality maps
3D visualizations
Planning and analysis
Data management workflows
Authoritative content
Image management
Rich Web applications
Dissemination of information
Real-time decision making in the field
Consumers
Casual Users
Citizens
Knowledge Workers
Mobile Workers
Distributed Web Services
GIS Workers
Enterprise Systems
GIS Professionals

17. Key Themes of ArcGIS 9.3.1 High-performance dynamic maps
Better sharing of geographic information
Easy access to more online content
Easy installation
More resources to make you successful
Continued improvements in quality and scalability

18. High-Performance Dynamic Maps
New optimized map service
New tools for tuning maps

19. Faster Web Mapping New optimized map service
Significantly faster than ArcGIS 9.3
Outperforms equivalent ArcIMS services
Produces attractive, high-performing Web maps
Shortens map caching time

20. New Tools to Optimize Maps in ArcMap Tune up your map documents
Analyze maps and produce recommendations for tuning.
Preview your map document and estimate draw time.
Directly publish your maps from ArcMap to ArcGIS Server.

21. Creating Highly Scalable and Performing Map Services Wisely combining cached and dynamic services
Combine basemaps and operational data.
Cache as appropriate.
Web maps are not the same as desktop maps.
Reuse services.
Cached
Dynamic
+ Dynamic
Great opportunity to migrate ArcIMS users to ArcGIS Server
Avoid the ‘ArcIMS mindset’. Help users understand cached + dynamic
Let users learn by example: showcase existing ArcGIS Server sites
Exploit map services in web browsers and Desktop applications

22. Enhanced Web User Experiences Rich Internet applications
ArcGIS APIs
Powerful developer APIs for building rich user experiences on top of ArcGIS Server services
Lightweight APIs for quick development
Very fast and scalable
Extended support for Microsoft developers
New ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight

23. Direct Access to Microsoft Virtual Earth Services Global basemap seamlessly integrated with ArcGIS
Up-to-date, multiscale basemap (aerial imagery, roads, hybrid)
Included at no cost with ArcGIS Desktop as part of maintenance
Free, built-in 90-day evaluation
for ArcGIS Server
Quick-start GIS projects with ready-to-use content

24. Easy to Install Don’t need to uninstall ArcGIS 9.3
Easy to work in mixed environments of ArcGIS 9.3 and ArcGIS 9.3.1
Geodatabases, map documents, and APIs did not change.

25. Demos