ESRI Canada - Literature

Literature

Books

What Is ArcGIS 9.2? [PDF-16.5 MB, 126 pages]
Date: November 2006
Subject: This book provides an overview of GIS concepts, the geodatabase, and the ArcGIS family of products.

Brochures

ArcGIS 9.2 Functionality Matrix [PDF-148 KB, 48 pages]

ArcGIS 9.2 Functionality Matrix Poster [PDF-612 KB, 3 pages]

ArcGIS Extensions [PDF-3.70 MB, 20 pages]

ArcGIS [PDF-5.10 MB, 9 pages]

White Papers

ArcGIS Enterprise Security: Delivering Secure Solutions
Date: July 2005
Subject: Effective enterprise security can be a challenge for IT architects and security specialists who design, deploy, and support mission-critical solutions. While recent industry advancements, especially in the areas of Web services standards and services-oriented architectures, are helping architects to more effectively meet their security objectives, these new capabilities are also contributing to an already complex set of protocols, tools, and architectures. ESRI is committed to helping you determine the best way to apply security alternatives in your GIS solutions

ESRI Cartography: Capabilities and Trends
Date: June 2004
Subject: This white paper gives an overview of the cartography and map production capabilities of ESRI ArcGIS software and highlights how the products are being enhanced to provide the world's leading solution for database driven map publishing. [PDF-1.90 MB, 16 pages]

ArcGIS: Working with Geodatabase Topology
[PDF-541 KB]
Date: May 2003
Subject: This white paper discusses the definition of topology as it applies to maintaining data within ArcGIS, how topology works within a geodatabase, and how to incorporate topology in your workflow.

Creating a Custom Metadata Synchronizer
[PDF-617 KB]
Date: July 2002
Subject: This white paper gives an overview of how to create a custom metadata synchronizer using ArcCatalog. Synchronization is the process by which properties of a dataset are read from the dataset and written into its metadata.

Managing Work Flow with Versions
[PDF-469 KB]
Date: October 2000
Subject: This white paper documents the fundamentals of versioned geodatabases and shows how they can be employed with some work flow scenarios.

Working with the Geodatabase: Powerful Multiuser Editing and Sophisticated Data Integrity
[PDF-136 KB]
Date: February 2002
Subject: This white paper explores fundamental concepts of the geodatabase and discusses the application of geodatabases in multiuser environments.