Desktop GIS

ArcGIS Enterprise Security: Delivering Secure Solutions [PDF]
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. Published July 2005.

ESRI Cartography: Capabilities and Trends [PDF]
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. Published June 2004.

ArcGIS: Working with Geodatabase Topology [PDF]
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 work flow. Published May 2003.

Creating a Custom Metadata Synchronizer [PDF]
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 data set are read from the data set and written into its metadata. Published July 2002.

Managing Workflow with Versions [PDF]
This white paper documents the fundamentals of versioned geodatabases and shows how they can be employed with some work flow scenarios. Published October 2000.

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

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