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What's New in ArcGIS 9 |
ArcGIS 9 extends the current platform with major new capabilities in the areas of geoprocessing, 3D visualization, and developer options. In addition, major developments in the areas of usability, reliability, and interoperability were made, resulting in faster start-up times, reduced memory usage, and significant usability improvements, leading to easier to use and more robust software.
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As part of their maintenance subscription, existing ArcGIS users automatically received the ArcGIS 9 update at no cost.
Learn about key enhancements for the following ArcGIS 9 products:
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| ArcGIS Desktop (ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo) |
- New geoprocessing framework for modeling and scripting - the new geoprocessing tools can be used in a number of ways and work with all supported data formats including geodatabase feature classes. The same operations, commands, or tools can run within dialog boxes, interactively in visual models using ModelBuilder, and quickly via command line input, or they can be integrated into multipart scripts or applications for advanced analysis.
- New and powerful spatial statistics tools - the spatial statistics tools help GIS users who need to apply advanced methods in solving spatial analysis problems such as comparing features or geographic distributions, modeling geographic relationships, or dealing with unknown conditions. With these tools users can analyze broad regional patterns, map hot spots and local outliers, find the geographic center or identify distributional trends, and reformat data or render analysis results.
- Significant improvements to annotation and labeling - there are significant improvements to the user experience when creating, editing, and managing labels and geodatabase annotation. For example, a new label manager lets users specify properties without visiting layer dialog boxes individually.
- Improved raster support - this includes significant enhancements to raster management, query, and visualization. Raster data sets and raster catalogs can now be stored in a personal geodatabase. Raster data, such as digital photos of buildings, can be stored as raster attributes in geodatabase feature classes and stand-alone tables.
- ArcMap GPS Support - this toolbar is now integrated with the core ArcGIS 9 Desktop products.
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| ArcGIS Extensions |
- ArcGIS 3D Analyst - new features include whole earth 3D visualization with the new ArcGlobe application and the ability to display true 3D symbols and models with photo textures. More than 500 realistic 3D symbols, objects, and textures are included.
- Maplex for ArcGIS - new extension for providing high-quality cartographic text placement and labeling.
- ArcGIS Publisher - includes a new programmable ArcReader control enabling users to easily build and deploy ArcReader applications. Other new functionality in ArcGIS Publisher includes wizard driven utilities that facilitate packaging map data with PMF files and new application and security settings.
- ArcGIS Spatial Analyst - fully integrated into the new geoprocessing framework, ArcGIS 9 Spatial Analyst offers more than 100 improved tools.
- ArcGIS StreetMap - enhancements to the U.S. data set in addition to new routing capabilities.
- ArcPress for ArcGIS - includes upgrade to an industry standard rasterizer, printer driver enhancements, and new printer drivers.
- ArcGIS Data Interoperability - new extension for state-of-the-art direct read, transformation, and export. It will be available after the initial ArcGIS 9 release.
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| Server GIS |
ArcGIS Server, ArcIMS, and ArcSDE are used to create and manage server-based GIS applications that share geographic knowledge within larger organizations and with many other users on the Internet. Note: RockWare is only authorized to sell ArcIMS- not ArcSDE or ArcGIS Server
The ArcIMS 9 release features support for the ArcIMS ArcMap Server on the Solaris operating system. The ArcIMS ArcMap Server allows users to take advantage of the advanced data access and cartographic capabilities offered in ArcMap by publishing ArcMap documents (MXD files) on the Internet.
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| Mobile GIS |
ArcPad coupled with wireless mobile devices that are GPS enabled is increasingly used for focused data collection and GIS information access in the field.
Mobile ArcGIS 9 Desktop Systems: ArcGIS Desktop products and ArcGIS Engine - can be used for field tasks that require GIS analysis and decision making. These tasks are typically performed on high-end Tablet PCs and leverage the Tablet PC's innovative features such as pen-based computing and digital ink technology.
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