ARC TOOL BOX

Spline with Barriers

barriers are entered as either polygon or polyline features. Interpolates a
raster surface, using barriers, from points using a minimum curvature spline
technique.

Clip
Extracts input features that overlay the clip features.

Use this tool to cut out a piece of one feature class using one or more of
the features in another feature class as a cookie cutter. This is particularly
useful for creating a new feature class—also referred to as study area or
area of interest (AOI)—that contains a geographic subset of the features in
another, larger feature class.

Select
Extracts features from an input feature class or input feature layer, typically
using a select or Structured Query Language (SQL) expression and stores
them in an output feature class.

Table Select
Selects table records matching a Structured Query Language (SQL)
expression and writes them to an output table.

Buffer
Creates buffer polygons around input features to a specified distance.
Intersect
Computes a geometric intersection of the input features. Features or
portions of features which overlap in all layers and/or feature classes will be
written to the output feature class

Spatial Join
Joins attributes from one feature to another based on the spatial
relationship. The target features and the joined attributes from the join
features are written to the output feature class.

Union
Computes a geometric union of the input features. All features and their
attributes will be written to the output feature class.

Multiple Ring Buffer

Creates multiple buffers at specified distances around the input features.
These buffers can optionally be merged and dissolved using the buffer
distance values to create non-overlapping buffers.

Polygon Neighbors
Creates a table with statistics based on polygon contiguity (overlaps,
coincident edges, or nodes).

Summary Statistics
Calculates summary statistics for field(s) in a table.

Contour Annotation
Creates annotation for contour features.
Contour Annotation
The tool creates an annotation feature class with corresponding mask
polygons based on input contour features.

Map Server Cache Tiling Scheme To

Polygons
Creates a new polygon feature class from an existing tiling scheme.

This tool subdivides a data frame extent using the same scales as an
existing map service cache tiling scheme and creates tiles over a large
area, or "supertile". Since the supertile extent is larger than the actual tiles
defined in the scheme, tiles used as input into the Tiled Labels to
Annotation tool can convert labels to annotation over a larger area at a
time. This process minimizes annotation duplication across tiles.

Tiled Labels To Annotation

Converts labels to annotation for layers in a map document based on a
polygon index layer.

The tool divides a map into tiles and creates annotation for each tile in turn.
This is useful for converting a large number of labels to annotation. The
polygon index layer can be one generated by the Map Server Cache Tiling
Scheme To Polygons or Grid Index Features tools or any other polygon
feature class that covers the area where you would like to create
annotation.

Calculate Adjacent Fields

The most common use case for using this tool is to populate fields that can
be used to label the adjacent pages in a map book. This tool appends eight
new fields (each field representing one of the eight points of the compass:
North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West and Northwest)
to the input feature class and calculates values that identify the adjacent
(neighboring) polygons, in each cardinal direction, for each feature in the
input feature class.

Calculate Central Meridian And Parallels

Calculates the central meridian and optional standard parallels based on
the center point of a feature's extent; stores this coordinate system as a
spatial reference string in a specified text field and repeats this for a set, or
subset, of features.

Calculate Grid Convergence Angle

Calculates the rotation angle for true north based on the center point of
each feature in a feature class and populates this value in a specified field.
This field can be used in conjunction with Data Driven Pages to rotate each
map to true north.

Calculate UTM Zone

Calculates a UTM zone of each feature based on the center point and
stores this spatial reference string in a specified field. This field can be
used in conjunction with Data Driven Pages to update the spatial reference
to the correct UTM zone for each map

Grid Index Features

Creates a grid of rectangular polygon features that can be used as an index
to specify pages for a map book using Data Driven Pages. A grid can be
created that only includes polygon features that intersect another feature
layer.

Strip Map Index Features

Creates a series of rectangular polygons, or index features, that follow a
single linear feature or a group of linear features. These index features can
be used with Data Driven Pages to define pages within a strip map, or set
of maps that follow a linear feature. The resulting index features contain
attributes that can be used to rotate and orient the map on the page and
determine which index features, or pages, are next to the current page (to
the left and right or to the top and bottom).

GPX To Features
Converts GPX files into features.

KML To Layer
Converts a KML or KMZ file into feature classes and a layer file. The layer
file maintains the symbology found within the original KML or KMZ file.

Raster to ASCII
Converts a raster dataset to an ASCII text file representing raster data.

Raster to Float
Converts a raster dataset to a file of binary floating-point values
representing raster data.

Raster to Point
Converts a raster dataset to point features.

Raster to Polygon
Converts a raster dataset to polygon features.

Raster to Polyline
Converts a raster dataset to polyline features.

Raster To Video
Creates a video file from a set of images.
WFS To Feature Class
Imports a feature type from a web feature service (WFS) to a feature class
in a geodatabase.

Esri Metadata Translator

Uses the ArcGIS metadata translation engine or an XSLT transformation to
export metadata content from ArcGIS to a stand-alone metadata XML file.
The exported metadata will be formatted to satisfy the metadata standard
associated with the specified translation.

Metadata for items in ArcGIS is stored in the ArcGIS metadata format. Use
the ArcGIS to translations to export ArcGIS metadata to another metadata
XML format. For example, do this to share information outside of ArcGIS by
publishing it to a metadata catalog. Different metadata catalogs accept
information in different XML formats. ArcGIS metadata can be exported to
different formats if you must publish your information to metadata catalogs
with different requirements.

When using a to ISO 19139 translation, the exported metadata will be

formatted following the rules defined in ISO standard 19139, Geographic
information — Metadata — XML schema implementation, and its
associated XML Schemas. The same translation is used to export
metadata according to an ISO metadata profile. The translation accounts
for the metadata style selected in ArcGIS. For example, when the selected
metadata style is North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 – Geographic
information – Metadata, the output file will be formatted appropriately for
that ISO metadata profile.

When using the ArcGIS to FGDC translation, the exported metadata will be
formatted following the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM) XML format.
The resulting file can be published to geodata.gov, for example.

FGDC to translations handle information in the item's metadata which is

formatted according to the FGDC CSDGM XML format. This content
appears under the FGDC Metadata (read-only) heading in the Description
tab when you are using a metadata style that gives you full access to the
item's metadata. This content may have been provided with the current
release of ArcGIS for Desktop using the FGDC metadata editor add-in or
using the FGDC metadata editor provided with ArcGIS Desktop 9.3.1 or
earlier releases.

The to ArcGIS translations convert other metadata XML formats to the

ArcGIS metadata format. This is an important step in the process of
importing metadata that exists in another format to an ArcGIS item;
however, several additional steps are also required to achieve the best
results. Use the Import Metadata tool with the appropriate translation to
complete this task instead.

Export Metadata
Updates metadata to contain the most current properties of the ArcGIS
item before processing the metadata and finally exporting it to an XML file
that conforms to a standard metadata format.

Initial processing is performed to produce the best results when exporting

information to a standard metadata format. Afterwards, the metadata is
exported using the ESRI Metadata Translator.

Export Metadata Multiple

Exports metadata for many ArcGIS items to a designated folder. This tool is
a model that uses Export Metadata to export metadata for many ArcGIS
items.

Import Metadata
Imports metadata to the target item after converting the source item's
metadata to ArcGIS metadata, if appropriate. The source and target may
be ArcGIS items or stand-alone metadata XML files.

This tool processes the source metadata before importing it and updates
the target metadata after. Any intrinsic properties of the source item that
were added automatically to its metadata by ArcGIS are removed along
with any unique identifiers before converting the information to the ArcGIS
metadata format, if necessary. After the imported information is saved, the
target item's metadata is automatically updated with its intrinsic properties.
This tool is useful for copying metadata from one item to another when you
start creating its metadata; the imported metadata acts as a template.
Using another metadata document as a template can save time if two items
share some information such as legal restrictions or a description of the
project for which they were created.

Existing metadata will be replaced by the imported metadata.

Metadata Importer
Copies metadata from the source item to the target item. Metadata is
retrieved from the source item and transferred to the target item without
changing it. The source and target may be ArcGIS items or stand-alone
metadata XML files.

The source metadata should be ArcGIS metadata. If the imported

information is not stored in the ArcGIS metadata format it must be
upgraded to ArcGIS metadata before it will be automatically updated to
contain the item's intrinsic properties.

This tool is useful for saving changes made to your metadata with an XSLT
stylesheet. For example, a model could update metadata using XSLT
Transformation with a custom stylesheet, then use this tool to import the
changes to the original ArcGIS item.

Existing metadata will be replaced by the imported metadata.

Metadata Publisher
Publishes metadata to a metadata catalog such as an ArcIMS Metadata
Service.

The Metadata Publisher tool retrieves the source item's metadata, then a
copy of this metadata document is passed to the Publisher specified in the
tool. If the source item is a stand-alone XML file, a copy of the file itself will
be passed to the Publisher. The Publisher uses information from the tool
parameters and from the metadata document to create a request to publish
the document to the specified metadata catalog.
Synchronize Metadata
Automatically updates an ArcGIS item's metadata with the current
properties of the item.

For example, if the metadata describes the item as having one projection
but the item's projection has changed since the last automatic update, the
old projection information in the metadata will be replaced with the new
projection information.

The item's metadata must be stored in the ArcGIS metadata format;

otherwise, the metadata will not be synchronized.

If a property was set using ArcGIS Desktop 9.3.1 or earlier to prevent

ArcGIS from automatically updating this specific item's metadata with the
item's properties, it will be ignored in the current release. ArcGIS metadata
will always be synchronized with the item it descibes.

Upgrade Metadata
Updates an ArcGIS item's metadata or a stand-alone XML file to the
current ArcGIS metadata format.

The current release of ArcGIS will only maintain information in the ArcGIS
metadata format. For example, if an ArcGIS item has metadata in another
format it must be upgraded to ArcGIS metadata before ArcGIS will
automatically update it with the item's current properties; the item's
properties are recorded in ArcGIS metadata elements.

Upgrading metadata for the current release of ArcGIS will not change the
existing metadata except to add ArcGIS metadata alongside the existing
information. The existing metadata will remain unchanged.

USGS MP Metadata Translator

Uses the USGS metadata parser utility, known as mp, to export or validate
FGDC metadata content. The mp utility is created and maintained by the
USGS for managing metadata that follows the FGDC Content Standard for
Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM). A version of mp is provided with
ArcGIS.

This tool only uses metadata elements in an item's metadata or a stand-

alone metadata XML file that follow the FGDC CSDGM metadata format.
FGDC content may exist in an ArcGIS item's metadata. For example, if the
metadata was created in ArcGIS Desktop 9.3.1 or earlier using the FGDC
metadata editor or created in the current version of ArcGIS for Desktop
using the FGDC metadata editor add-in, the item's metadata will include
elements that follow the FGDC XML format. This tool only exports these
FGDC XML metadata elements—the information displayed in the FGDC
Metadata (read-only) section in the Description tab if you are using a
metadata style that provides access to an item's complete metadata.

If an item's metadata only contains information edited in the Description tab

it won't contain any XML elements that can be exported using this tool.
After selecting the FGDC CSDGM Metadata style you can export ArcGIS
metadata to the FGDC XML format. Use this tool with the exported FGDC
XML file to generate the HTML, text, and SGML files that are commonly
associated with FGDC metadata.

Validate Metadata
Exports metadata to a standard metadata format then validates the
exported file.

ArcGIS metadata can't be directly validated against a metadata standard's

XML schema. This tool validates ArcGIS metadata by first exporting it to an
XML file that is formatted to follow a metadata standard's XML schema
using Export Metadata, then validating the exported file using XML Schema
Validation. Only use this tool to validate ArcGIS metadata, not a stand-
alone XML file that is already formatted correctly for a metadata standard's
XML format.

Any validation errors and warnings will be reported in the tool's messages.

Validate Metadata Multiple

Exports metadata for many ArcGIS items to a designated folder, then
validates the exported files. This tool is a model that uses Validate
Metadata to validate metadata for many ArcGIS items.

XML Schema Validation

Uses the .NET 3.5 Framework's XML software to validate an ArcGIS item's
metadata or any XML file. The XML is checked to see if it follows the
structure and content rules outlined by an XML schema. Schemas written
using the DTD or W3C XML Schema languages may be used with this tool.

ArcGIS metadata is not formatted in a manner that can be directly validated

against an XML schema. However, other metadata geoprocessing tools
can export ArcGIS metadata to XML files that are formatted to follow a
metadata standard's XML Schema or DTD; use this tool to validate the
exported XML file or a stand-alone metadata XML file that is already
formatted correctly for a metadata standard's XML schema.

If the metadata or XML file is not valid for the specified XML Schema or
DTD, the warnings or errors returned by the XML software will appear in
the tool's messages.

XSLT Transformation
ArcGIS.xslArcGIS_ItemDescription.xsladd unique identifier.xsltexact copy
of.xsltgenerate metadata template.xsltremove empty elements.xsltremove
entries from FGDC lineage.xsltremove FGDC required hints.xsltremove
geoprocessing history.xsltremove local storage info.xsltremove pre94
metadata elements.xsltremove synchronized elements.xsltremove
thumbnail.xsltremove unique identifiers.xslt_MPXML2.xsl

Uses the .NET 3.5 XML software to transform an ArcGIS item's metadata
or any XML file using an XSLT 1.0 stylesheet and save the result to an
XML file.

XSLT stylesheets can be used to perform a variety of modifications to

ArcGIS metadata or an XML file. Several XSLT stylesheets are provided
with ArcGIS for Desktop. They can be found in the <ArcGIS Installation
Location>\Metadata\Stylesheets folder. These stylesheets are described in
the tables below.
The following stylesheets produce the HTML documents that are used to
display information about an item in the Description tab. They extract
content from an item's metadata and add HTML formatting instructions to it.
These stylesheets import many XSLT templates from other files in the
ArcGIS_Imports folder; the imported templates perform most of the work. If
you are interested in creating custom stylesheets for display, you can learn
more about these stylesheets by reading the documentation provided with
the ArcGIS Metadata Toolkit.

Displays an item's complete metadata content. It is referenced by all

metadata styles except the default Item Description style.

Displays only a concise description of the item. It is referenced by the

default Item Description metadata style.

The following stylesheets, provided in the <ArcGIS Installation

Location>\Metadata\Stylesheets\gpTools folder, take an item's metadata,
process it, then save the resulting XML document to a new XML file. The
goal of this operation might be to filter an item's metadata before using it
outside of ArcGIS. Or, the goal might be to alter the item's metadata; in this
case, the resulting XML file can be saved back to the original item as its
metadata using the Metadata Importer tool. A model or script can be
created that first runs this tool with a stylesheet to update the metadata
content, then immediately saves the changes back to the item. The
following stylesheets are provided with ArcGIS for Desktop to perform
some well-defined metadata tasks.

Adds or changes the unique identifier stored in the item's metadata. The
identifier modified by this stylesheet is stored in the Esri PublishedDocID
metadata element and is used to identify the document in a metadata
catalog such as an ArcIMS Metadata Service or a Geoportal.

Creates an exact copy of the item's metadata as an XML file. For example,
you might use this stylesheet to save a copy of a geodatabase item's
metadata to a local file so it can be examined.

Copies ArcGIS metadata content to a new XML file that can be imported to
other items as a metadata template. Synchronized metadata content is
excluded from the template and any empty elements are removed.
Removes empty XML elements. After other stylesheets have been used to
remove unwanted metadata content, empty XML elements may remain.
Empty XML elements can cause problems if you later try to validate an
item's metadata. For example, if an element is optional but empty, you will
often receive an error message because the element has no value,
whereas the metadata would be valid if the empty element was removed.

Removes process steps added to the FGDC-format lineage by ArcGIS

Desktop 9.3.1. Process steps were added to the FGDC-format lineage
when metadata was imported to an item and when the item was copied to a
new location. This information is not added to an item's lineage using the
current version of ArcGIS, and is not upgraded to the ArcGIS metadata
format along with the rest of the item's lineage.

Removes any FGDC-format metadata elements that contain the text

REQUIRED. These text strings were added by ArcGIS Desktop 9.3.1 when
FGDC-format metadata was created to indicate which metadata elements
are required to create valid FGDC CSDGM metadata. However, these
strings can cause problems if you later try to validate an item's metadata.
When the default text is present, the element will be considered valid
because it contains text, even though the text doesn't provide any
information about the item. Default text strings are not added by the current
version of ArcGIS, and these strings are not upgraded to the ArcGIS
metadata format along with the rest of an item's metadata content.

Removes an item's geoprocessing history. While all of the metadata

geoprocessing tools are designed to preserve an item's geoprocessing
history, over time, that history can grow so large that the item's metadata
becomes difficult to handle as an XML document. In these circumstances it
may be necessary to remove an item's geoprocessing history.

Removes any machine names that may exist in the item's metadata.
Depending on where the machine name was found, the metadata element
containing the information may be removed, or the machine name may be
removed from a UNC path, or the element's value may be updated to
identify the location as being withheld.

Removes any ESRI-ISO format XML elements and any FGDC CSDGM-
format XML elements from an item's metadata that are not included in the
ArcGIS metadata format.
Removes any information that was added to an item's metadata by the
ArcGIS metadata synchronization process.

Removes an item's thumbnail. While all of the metadata geoprocessing

tools are designed to preserve an item's thumbnail, in some circumstances
you might want to remove the item's thumbnail. You can remove one item's
thumbnail when you edit its metadata in the Description tab. With this script
you could run a batch process to remove thumbnails from many items.

Removes all unique identifiers from an item's metadata, including all

identifiers that may have been added by ArcGIS and any identifiers
provided using a metadata editor. Identifiers should never be copied to
another item.

Extracts FGDC CSDGM format XML elements from the item's metadata, if
they exist, and orders them correctly. The information extracted by this
stylesheet is the content that appears under the FGDC Metadata (read-
only) heading in the Description tab.

Some of the stylesheets provided with ArcGIS for Desktop are used by the
metadata geoprocessing tools to perform portions of the importing,
exporting, and upgrading processes:

 _MPXML2.xsl
 merge imported metadata with existing.xslt
 merge upgraded FGDC with existing.xslt
 prep metadata for export.xslt
 remove empty elements.xslt
 remove FGDC required hints.xslt
 remove synchronized elements.xslt
 remove unique identifiers.xslt
 upgrade ESRI-ISO to ArcGIS94.xslt

You can create your own XSLT stylesheets to perform tasks using the
provided stylesheets as examples. For example, you might write a
stylesheet to:

 Updateaddresses or phone numbers. Create a model that runs this

process then uses the Metadata Importer tool to save the updated
metadata to the original ArcGIS item.
  Remove information that you do not want publicly available before
exporting or publishing the metadata. Create a model that runs this
process before running the Export Metadata or Metadata Publisher
tools.
 Export information to an HTML file so you can incorporate this
information into a website. Create a script that runs this process
periodically.

XSLT stylesheets that modify ArcGIS metadata should not remove

information in the Esri and Binary metadata elements except if the output
XML will be used outside of ArcGIS

Add CAD Fields

Adds several reserved CAD fields in one step. Fields created by this tool
are used by the Export To CAD tool to generate CAD entities with specific
properties. After executing this tool, you must calculate or type the
appropriate field values.

Export to CAD
Creates one or more CAD drawings based on the values contained in one
or more input feature classes or feature layers and supporting tables.

Multipatch To Collada
Converts one or more multipatch features into a collection of COLLADA
files and referenced texture image files in an output folder. The inputs can
be a layer or a feature class

Import from E00

Imports an ArcInfo Workstation interchange file (.e00). An interchange file
is used to transport coverages, INFO tables, text files such as AML macros,
and other ArcInfo files. For coverages, grids, and tins, it contains all
information, including appropriate INFO table information. Interchange files
are designated with the .e00 file suffix. This is the ArcView GIS version of
the utility for importing .e00 files.
Table to dBASE (multiple)
Converts one or more tables to dBASE tables in an output folder.

CAD to Geodatabase
Reads a CAD dataset and creates feature classes of the drawing. The
feature classes are written to a geodatabase feature dataset.

Feature Class to Feature Class

Converts a shapefile, coverage feature class, or geodatabase feature class
to a shapefile or geodatabase feature class.

Feature Class to Geodatabase (multiple)

Converts one or more feature classes or feature layers to geodatabase
feature classes.

Import CAD Annotation

Converts a collection of CAD annotation features to geodatabase
annotation. You can convert each level to individual annotation classes or
merge them into a single class. Also, if you choose map layers as input, the
level and font overrides will be honored.

Import Coverage Annotation

Converts a collection of coverage annotation features to geodatabase
annotation. You can convert each level to individual annotation classes or
merge them into a single class. Also, if you choose map layers as input, the
level and font overrides will be honored

Raster To Geodatabase (multiple)

Loads multiple raster datasets into a geodatabase or raster catalog.
If this tool is used to load raster datasets into a raster catalog, then you
need to run the Calculate Default Spatial Grid Index tool after the loading is
completed.

Table to Geodatabase (multiple)

Converts one or more tables to geodatabase tables in an output personal,
file, or SDE geodatabase. The inputs can be dBASE, INFO, VPF, OLE DB
tables, or geodatabase tables, or table views.

Table to Table
Converts an input table to a dBASE or geodatabase table.

Layer To KML
This tool converts a feature or raster layer into a KML file containing a
translation of Esri geometries and symbology. This file is compressed using
ZIP compression, has a .kmz extension, and can be read by any KML client
including ArcGIS Explorer, ArcGlobe, and Google Earth.

Map To KML
This tool converts a map document into a KML file containing a translation
of Esri geometries and symbology. This file is compressed using ZIP
compression, will have a .kmz extension, and can be read by any KML
client including ArcGIS Explorer, ArcGlobe, and Google Earth.

ASCII to Raster
Converts an ASCII file representing raster data to a raster dataset.

DEM to Raster
Converts a digital elevation model (DEM) in a United States Geological
Survey (USGS) format to a raster dataset.
Feature to Raster
Converts features to a raster dataset.

Float to Raster
Converts a file of binary floating-point values representing raster data to a
raster dataset.

Raster To Other Format (multiple)

Converts one or more raster dataset formats supported by ArcGIS to a BIL,
BIP, BMP, BSQ, ENVI DAT, GIF, GRID, ERDAS IMAGINE, JPEG, JPEG
2000, PNG TIFF, or to a geodatabase raster dataset format.

Raster To Other Format (multiple)

Converts one or more raster dataset formats supported by ArcGIS to a BIL,
BIP, BMP, BSQ, ENVI DAT, GIF, GRID, ERDAS IMAGINE, JPEG, JPEG
2000, PNG TIFF, or to a geodatabase raster dataset format.

Feature Class To Shapefile (multiple)

Copies the features from one or more feature classes or layers to a folder
of shapefiles.

Feature Compare
Compares two feature classes or layers and returns the comparison
results. Feature Compare can report differences with geometry, tabular
values, spatial reference, and field definitions.

File Compare
Compares two files and returns the comparison results. File Compare can
report differences between two ASCII files or two binary files.
Raster Compare
Compares the properties of two raster datasets, two raster catalogs, or two
mosaic dataset and then returns the comparison result.

Table Compare
Compares two tables or table views and returns the comparison results.
This tool can report differences and similarities with tabular values and field
definitions

TIN Compare
Compares two TINs and returns the comparison results. TIN Compare can
report differences with geometry, TIN node and triangle tags, and spatial
reference.

Add Global IDs

Adds global IDs to a list of geodatabase feature classes, tables, and/or
feature datasets.

Add Coded Value To Domain

Adds a value to a domain's coded value list.

Assign Domain To Field

Sets the domain for a particular field and, optionally, for a subtype. If no
subtype is specified, the domain is only assigned to the specified field.

Create Domain
Creates an attribute domain in the specified workspace.
Delete Coded Value From Domain
Removes a value from a coded value domain.

Delete Domain
Deletes a domain from a workspace.

Domain To Table
Creates a table from an attribute domain.

Remove Domain From Field

Removes an attribute domain association from a feature class or table field.

Set Value For Range Domain

Sets the minimum and maximum values for an existing Range domain

Sort Coded Value Domain

Sorts the code or description of a coded value domain in either ascending
or descending order.

Table To Domain
Creates or updates a coded value domain with values from a table

Append Annotation Feature Classes

Creates a new geodatabase annotation feature class or appends to an
existing annotation feature class by combining annotation from multiple
input geodatabase annotation feature classes into a single feature class
with annotation classes
Calculate Default Spatial Grid Index
Learn more about_spatial_indexes

Calculates a set of valid grid index values (spatial grid 1, 2, and 3) for the
input features. Grid index values will be calculated even if the input features
do not support spatial grid indexing.

Calculate Default XY Tolerance

Calculates a default XY tolerance by examining the spatial reference and
the extent of the feature class.

With geodatabase feature classes, the value returned by this tool will be
identical to the XY Tolerance property on a geodatabase feature class or
dataset, or the cluster tolerance of a topology. With non-geodatabase
feature classes such as coverage feature classes, shape files, or CAD
feature classes, the value will be based on the default tolerance of the
feature class' spatial reference.

The terms XY Tolerance and Cluster Tolerance are synonymous. You will
see the usage of Cluster Tolerance in topology, python script, and ArcGIS
prior to the 9.2 Release. The name of this tool (used in scripting) is
CalculateDefaultClusterTolerance.

XY tolerance is also available in scripting through the XYTolerance

property of a SpatialReference object. A SpatialReference object can be
created by describing a feature class.

Create Feature Class

Creates an empty feature class in an ArcSDE, file geodatabase, or
personal geodatabase; in a folder it creates a shapefile.

Create Fishnet
Creates a fishnet of rectangular cells. The output can be polyline or
polygon features.
Create Unregistered Feature Class
This tool applies to ArcSDE geodatabases only. It creates an empty,
unregistered feature class which is a requirement to create and/or publish
to ArcGIS Spatial Data Server.

Integrate
Integrate is used to maintain the integrity of shared feature boundaries by
making features coincident if they fall within the specified x,y tolerance.
Features that fall within the specified x,y tolerance are considered identical
or coincident.

For example, suppose you specify an x,y tolerance of five units (such as
feet or meters) and your data has a parcel boundary that should be shared
with the adjacent parcel boundary but is four units away. After running this
tool, the boundaries of the two parcels would be made coincident because
they were within the x,y tolerance of five units.

Integrate performs the following processing tasks:

 Finds features that are within the given x,y tolerance.

 Inserts common coordinate vertices for features that fall within the
given x,y tolerance and will add vertices where feature segments
intersect.

 Update Annotation Feature Class

 Updates the input annotation feature class with text attribute fields
and optionally populates the value of each new field for every
feature in the feature class.
 Add XY Coordinates
 Adds the fields POINT_X and POINT_Y to the point input features
and calculates their values. It also appends the POINT_Z and
POINT_M fields if the input features are Z- and M-enabled.
 Adjust 3D Z
 Allows the modification of every Z-value in a 3D feature class.
Bearing Distance To Line
Creates a new feature class containing geodetic line features constructed
based on the values in an x-coordinate field, y-coordinate field, bearing
field, and distance field of a table.

Check Geometry
Generates a report of the geometry problems in a feature class.

Valid input formats are shapefile and feature classes stored in a personal
geodatabase or file geodatabase. SDE Geodatabases automatically check
the validity of each geometry when they are uploaded; therefore the Check
Geometry and Repair Geometry tools are not for use with SDE.

For additional information on geometry problems, its impact on the

software, and potential sources, see Checking and repairing geometries.

Copy Features
Copies features from the input feature class or layer to a new feature class.
If the input is a layer which has a selection, only the selected features will
be copied. If the input is a geodatabase feature class or shapefile, all
features will be copied.

Delete Features
Deletes all or the selected subset of features from the input.

If the input features are from a feature class or table, all rows will be
deleted. If the input features are from a layer with no selection, all featurs
will be deleted

Minimum Bounding Geometry

Creates a feature class containing polygons which represent a specified
minimum bounding geometry enclosing each input feature or each group of
input features.
Multipart To Singlepart
Creates a feature class containing singlepart features generated by
separating multipart input features.

Points To Line
Creates line features from points.

Table To Ellipse
Creates a new feature class containing geodetic ellipse features
constructed based on the values in an x-coordinate field, y-coordinate field,
major-axis field, minor-axis field, and azimuth field of a table

XY To Line
Creates a new feature class containing geodetic line features constructed
based on the values in a start x-coordinate field, start y-coordinate field,
end x-coordinate field, and end y-coordinate field of a table.

Add Field
Adds a new field to a table or the table of a feature class, feature layer,
raster catalog, and/or rasters with attribute tables.

Assign Default To Field

This tool will create a default value for a specified field. Whenever a new
row is added to the table or feature class, the specified field will be set to
this default value.

Calculate End Time

Calculates the end time of features based on the time values stored in
another field.
In the illustration below, the end time values in the End_Time field are
calculated using the time values in the Start_Time field. The end time value
for a feature is equal to the start time of the next feature. However, for the
last feature in the table, the end time value is calculated to be the same as
the start time value of the feature.

Calculate Field
Calculates the values of a field for a feature class, feature layer, or raster
catalog.

Convert Time Field

Converts time values stored in a string or numeric field to a date field. The
tool can also be used to convert time values stored in string, numeric, or
date fields into custom formats such as day of the week, month of the year,
and so on.

Convert Time Zone

Converts time values recorded in a date field from one time zone to another
time zone.

Converting time values from one time zone to another helps normalize
temporal data from different time zones. This improves display and query
performance for visualizing temporal data from different time zones using
the Time Slider.

Delete Field
This tool deletes one or more fields from a table, feature class, feature
layer, or raster dataset.

Disable Editor Tracking

Disables editor tracking on a feature class, table, mosaic dataset, or raster
catalog.
Enable Editor Tracking
Enables editor tracking for a feature class, table, mosaic dataset, or raster
catalog.

Transpose Fields
Shifts data entered in fields or columns into rows in a table or feature class.

This tool is useful when your table or feature class stores values in field
names (such as Field1, Field2, Field3) and you want to transpose the field
names and the corresponding data values in the fields into a row format.

Compact
Compacts a personal or file geodatabase. Compacting rearranges how the
geodatabase is stored on disk, often reducing its size and improving
performance

Compress File Geodatabase Data

Compresses all the contents in a geodatabase, all the contents in a feature
dataset, or an individual stand-alone feature class or table.

Recover File Geodatabase

Learn more about how Recover File Geodatabase works

Recovers data from a file geodatabase that has become corrupt.

Uncompress File Geodatabase Data

Uncompresses all the contents in a geodatabase, all the contents in a
feature dataset, or an individual stand-alone feature class or table.
Append
Appends multiple input datasets into an existing target dataset. Input
datasets can be point, line, or polygon feature classes, tables, rasters,
raster catalogs, annotation feature classes, or dimensions feature classes.

To combine input datasets into a new output dataset, use the Merge tool.

Calculate Value
Calculate Value tool returns a value based on a specified Python
expression.

Copy
Copies input data and pastes the output to the same or another location
regardless of size. The data type of the input and output data element is
identical.

Delete
Permanently deletes data from disk. All types of geographic data supported
by ArcGIS, as well as toolboxes and workspaces (folders, geodatabases),
can be deleted. If the specified item is a workspace, all contained items are
also deleted

Merge
Combines multiple input datasets of the same data type into a single, new
output dataset. This tool can combine point, line, or polygon feature classes
or tables.

Use the Append tool to combine input datasets with an existing dataset.

Merge Branch
The Merge Branch tool merges two or more logical branches into a single
output.
Branching in a model is accomplished by creating a script tool that
implements the necessary if-then-else logic. It is often the case when
branching that you need to merge two branches into a single process.
What this means is that if you test an input against a condition (examples:
whether the data exists on the disk, whether the cell size is greater than 30
meters, whether the field value is 1), it will create two outputs: True, if the
condition is true, and False, if the condition is false. If the condition is True,
you want to run some processes and if the condition is False, you want
different processes to run, as illustrated below. At any point, only one of the
branches will run depending on the condition and the input. The Merge
Branch tool is used in such cases where it is not possible to say which
branch will run and produce results. The output of both branches becomes
the input for the Merge Branch tool. The tool looks at the inputs and passes
the last output of a branch that has-been-run to the next tool. The Merge
Branch tool allows any number of inputs and uses the multivalue parameter
control.

Rename
Changes the name of a dataset. This includes a wide variety of data types,
among them feature dataset, raster, table, and shapefile.

Select Data
The Select Data tool selects data in a parent data element such as a folder,
geodatabase, feature dataset, or coverage.

The tool allows access to the data stored inside a parent container, such as
feature classes or tables inside a geodatabase.

Sort
Reorders, in ascending or descending order, records in a feature class or
table based on one or multiple fields. The reordered result is written to a
new dataset.

Dissolve
Aggregates features based on specified attributes.
Upgrade Dataset
Upgrades the schema of a mosaic dataset, network dataset, or parcel
fabric to the current ArcGIS release. Upgrading the dataset allows the
dataset to make use of new functionality available in the current software
release.

Upgrade Geodatabase
Upgrades a geodatabase to the latest release to take advantage of new
functionality available in the latest release of ArcGIS. Valid input is a
personal or file geodatabase, an sde connection file, or connection
information for an ArcSDE geodatabase.

You must have the current release of ArcGIS for Desktop Standard, ArcGIS
for Desktop Advanced, ArcGIS Engine Geodatabase Update, or ArcGIS for
Server Advanced or ArcGIS for Server Standard installed on the computer
from which you will run the upgrade. For enterprise geodatabases, a direct
connection to the geodatabase is necessary to run the upgrade.

Upgrade Spatial Reference

Upgrades a low precision dataset's spatial reference to high precision.

Input to this tool is a stand-alone feature class, feature dataset, or raster

catalog which has a low resolution spatial reference and is stored in a
current version personal or ArcSDE geodatabase. The origin and precision
of the high precision spatial reference grid will mesh with the existing low
precision grid. For each point of the original low precision spatial reference
grid there is a point in the new high precision spatial reference grid.
Coordinate values will not be affected by the upgrade.

Make Graph
Creates a graph as a visual output using a graph template or an existing
graph.
Save Graph
Saves a graph to an image, vector, or graph file.

Add Attribute Index

Adds an attribute index to an existing table, feature class, shapefile,
coverage, or attributed relationship class.

Attribute indexes are used by ArcGIS to quickly locate records that match
an attribute query. For information on attribute indexes in geodatabases,
see Creating attribute indexes.

Add Spatial Index

Adds a spatial index to a shapefile, file geodatabase, or ArcSDE feature
class. Use this tool to either add a spatial index to a shapefile or feature
class that does not already have one or to rebuild an existing spatial index.

Remove Attribute Index

This tool deletes an attribute index from an existing table, feature class,
shapefile, coverage, or attributed relationship class.

Attribute indexes are used by ArcGIS to quickly locate records that match
an attribute query.

Remove Attribute Index

This tool deletes an attribute index from an existing table, feature class,
shapefile, coverage, or attributed relationship class.

Attribute indexes are used by ArcGIS to quickly locate records that match
an attribute query.

Add Join
Joins a layer to another layer or table (where layer is a feature layer, table
view, or raster layer with a raster attribute table) based on a common field.

The records in the Join Table are matched to the records in the input Layer
Name. A match is made when the input join field and output join field
values are equal. This join is temporary.

Join Field
Joins the contents of a table to another table based on a common attribute
field. The input table is updated to contain the fields from the join table. You
can select which fields from the join table will be added to the input table.

The records in the Input Table are matched to the records in the Join Table
based on the values of Input Join Field and the Output Join Field.
Optionally, only desired fields can be selected from the Join Table and
appended to the Input Table during the join.

Remove Join
Removes a join from a feature layer or table view.

Apply Symbology From Layer

This tool applies the symbology from a layer to the Input Layer. It can be
applied to feature, raster, network analysis, TIN, and geostatistical layer
files or layers in the ArcMap table of contents. This tool is primarily for use
in scripts or ModelBuilder.

Make Feature Layer

Creates a feature layer from an input feature class or layer file. The layer
that is created by the tool is temporary and will not persist after the session
ends unless the layer is saved to disk or the map document is saved.
Make Image Server Layer
Creates a temporary raster layer from an image service. The layer that is
created will not persist after the session ends unless the document is
saved.

The input can also be a URL to an image server

Make LAS Dataset Layer

Creates a LAS dataset layer that can apply filters on LAS files and enable
or disable surface constraints referenced by a LAS dataset.

Make Mosaic Layer

Creates a temporary mosaic layer from an mosaic dataset or layer file. The
layer that is created by the tool is temporary and will not persist after the
session ends unless the layer is saved to disk or the map document is
saved.

This tool can be used to make a temporary layer, so you can work with a
specified subset of bands within a mosaic dataset.

Make Query Layer

Creates a query layer from a DBMS table based on an input SQL select
statement.

Make Query Table

This tool applies an SQL query to a database and the results are
represented in a layer or table view. The query can be used to join several
tables or return a subset of columns or rows from the original data in the
database.

This tool accepts data from an ArcSDE geodatabase, a file geodatabase, a

personal geodatabase, or an OLE DB connection.
Make Raster Catalog Layer
Creates a raster catalog layer from an input raster catalog. The layer that is
created by the tool is temporary and will not persist after the session ends
unless the layer is saved to disk or the map document is saved.

Make Raster Layer

Creates a raster layer from an input raster dataset or layer file. The layer
that is created by the tool is temporary and will not persist after the session
ends unless the layer is saved to disk or the map document is saved.

This tool can be used to make a temporary layer, so you can work with a
specified subset of bands within a raster dataset.

Make Table View

Creates a table view from an input table or feature class. The table view
that is created by the tool is temporary and will not persist after the session
ends unless the document is saved.

Make WCS Layer

Creates a temporary raster layer from a WCS service.

Make XY Event Layer

Creates a new point feature layer based on x- and y-coordinates defined in
a source table. If the source table contains z-coordinates (elevation
values), that field can also be specified in the creation of the event layer.
The layer created by this tool is temporary.

Save To Layer File

Creates an output layer file (.lyr) that references geographic data stored on
disk.
Select Layer By Attribute
Adds, updates, or removes a selection on a layer or table view based on an
attribute query.

Select Layer By Location

Selects features in a layer based on a spatial relationship to features in
another layer.

Each feature in the Input Feature Layer is evaluated against the features in
the Selecting Features layer or feature class; if the specified Relationship is
met, the input feature is selected.

Consolidate Layer
Consolidates one or more layers by copying all referenced data sources
into a single folder

Consolidate Locator
Consolidate a locator or composite locator by copying all locators into a
single folder.

Consolidate Map
Consolidates a map document and all referenced data sources to a
specified output folder

Consolidate Result
Consolidates one or more geoprocessing results into a specified output
folder.

If the specified folder does not exist, a new folder will be created.
Create Map Tile Package
Generates tiles from a map document and packages the tiles to create a
single compressed .tpk file.

Extract Package
Extracts the contents of a package to a specified folder. The output folder
will be updated with the extracted contents of the input package.

Package Layer
Packages one or more layers and all referenced data sources to create a
single compressed .lpk file.

Package Locator
Package a locator or composite locator to create a single compressed
.gcpk file.

Package Map
Packages a map document and all referenced data sources to create a
single compressed .mpk file.

Package Result
Packages one or more geoprocessing results, including all tools and input
and output datasets, into a single compressed file (.gpk).

Share Package
Shares a package by uploading to ArcGIS online
GeoTagged Photos To Points
Creates points from the x-, y-, and z-coordinate information stored in
geotagged photos. Optionally adds photo files to features in the output
feature class as geodatabase attachments.

Match Photos To Rows By Time

Matches photo files to table or feature class rows according to the photo
and row time stamps. The row with the time stamp closest to the capture
time of a photo will be matched to that photo. Creates a new table
containing the ObjectIDs from the input rows and their matching photo
paths. Optionally adds matching photo files to the rows of the input table as
geodatabase attachments.

Batch Project
Changes the coordinate system of a set of input feature classes or feature
datasets to a common coordinate system. To change the coordinate
system of a single feature class or dataset use the Project tool.

Project
Projects spatial data from one coordinate system to another.

Flip
Reorients the raster by turning it over, from top to bottom, along the
horizontal axis through the center of the raster. This may be useful to
correct raster datasets that are upside down.

Mirror
Reorients the raster by flipping it, from left to right, along the vertical axis
through the center of the raster.
Project Raster
Transforms the raster dataset from one projection to another.

Rescale
Resizes a raster by the specified x and y scale factors.

Rotate
Turns a raster dataset around the specified pivot point by the angle
specified angle in degrees; the raster dataset will rotate in a clockwise
direction.

Valid values for the rotation angle is any number from 0 to 360, including
floating point values. A negative value will rotate the image
counterclockwise.

Shift
Moves (slides) the raster to a new geographic location, based on x and y
shift values. This tool is helpful if your raster dataset needs to be shifted to
align with another data file.

Warp From File

Performs a transformation on the raster based on a link file, using a
polynomial transformation. The link file contains the source and target
control points.

Convert Coordinate Notation

Converts coordinate notations representing locations from one format to
another.
Create Custom Geographic Transformation
Creates a transformation method for converting data between two
geographic coordinate systems or datums. The output of this tool can be
used as a transformation method for any tool with a parameter that requires
a geographic transformation.

Create Spatial Reference

Creates a spatial reference object for use in ModelBuilder and scripting

Define Projection
This tool overwrites the coordinate system information (map projection and
datum) stored with a dataset. The only use for this tool is for datsets that
have an unknown or incorrect coordinate system defined.

All geographic datasets have a coordinate system that is used throughout

ArcGIS to display, measure, and transform geographic data. If the
coordinate system for a dataset is unknown or incorrect, you can use this
tool to specify the correct coordinate system. You must know the correct
coordinate system of the dataset before using this tool.

Edit Raster Function

Adds, replaces, or removes a raster function template to a mosaic dataset,
items in a mosaic dataset, or a raster layer that contains a raster function.
A raster function template defines a raster function chain. The template is
stored as an rft.xml file, which can be exported from the Raster Function
Editor.

Set Mosaic Dataset Properties

Sets the properties of a mosaic dataset. Many of these properties define
the defaults used when displaying the mosaic dataset or how it can be
used when it's published as an image service.
Copy Raster Catalog Items
Makes a copy of a raster catalog, including all of its contents, or a subset of
its contents if there is a selection.

Delete Raster Catalog Items

Deletes raster catalog items, including all its contents, or a subset of its
contents if there is a selection.

Export Raster Catalog Paths

Creates a table listing the paths to the raster datasets contained in an
unmanaged raster catalog or a mosaic dataset. The table can display all
the file paths, or just the ones that are broken.

Repair Raster Catalog Paths

Repairs broken file paths or deletes broken links within an unmanaged
raster catalog or a mosaic dataset.

Workspace To Raster Catalog

Loads all the raster datasets stored in the same workspace into an existing
raster catalog.

Copy Raster
Makes a copy of a raster dataset, loads raster datasets into a raster
catalog, or converts a mosaic dataset into a raster dataset.

Create Raster Dataset

Creates a raster dataset as a file or in a geodatabase.
Download Rasters
Allows you to download the source files of the selected rasters from an
image service or mosaic dataset

Mosaic
Mosaics multiple input rasters into an existing raster dataset.

Mosaic To New Raster

Mosaics multiple raster datasets into a new raster dataset.

Raster Catalog To Raster Dataset

Mosaics the contents of a raster catalog into a new raster dataset.

Workspace To Raster Dataset

Mosaics all the raster datasets stored within the specified workspace into
one raster dataset.

Clip
Creates a spatial subset of a raster, including a raster dataset, mosaic
dataset, or image service layer.

Composite Bands
Creates a single raster dataset from multiple bands and can also create a
raster dataset using only a subset of bands.

Create Ortho Corrected Raster Dataset

Creates an orthocorrected raster dataset using the rational polynomial
coefficients (RPC) associated with a raster dataset.
Create Pan-sharpened Raster Dataset
Fuses a high-resolution panchromatic raster dataset with a lower-resolution
multiband raster dataset to create a red-green-blue (RGB) raster with the
resolution of the panchromatic raster.

Extract Subdataset
Extracts raster datasets stored within a subdataset raster file.

Raster To DTED
Splits a raster dataset into files based on the DTED tiling structure.

Resample
Alters the raster dataset by changing the cell size and resampling method.

Split Raster
Creates a tiled output from an input raster dataset.

Add Colormap
Adds a color map to a raster dataset if it does not already exist or replaces
a color map with the one specified.

Batch Build Pyramids

Builds pyramids for multiple raster datasets.

Batch Calculate Statistics

Calculates statistics for multiple raster datasets.
Build Pyramids
Builds raster pyramids for a raster dataset.

This tool can also be used to delete pyramids. To delete pyramids, set the
Pyramids Levels parameter to 0.

Build Pyramids And Statistics

Traverses a folder structure, building pyramids and calculating statistics for
all the raster datasets it contains. It can also build pyramids and calculate
statistics for all the items in a raster catalog or mosaic dataset

Build Raster Attribute Table

Adds a raster attribute table to a raster dataset or updates an existing one.

Calculate Statistics
Calculates statistics for a raster dataset or mosaic dataset.

Statistics are required for your raster and mosaic datasets to perform
certain tasks, such as applying a contrast stretch or classifying your data.

Delete Colormap
Removes the color map associated with a raster dataset.

Delete Raster Attribute Table

Removes the raster attribute table associated with a raster dataset. Since
raster attribute tables can only be built on single-band raster datasets, this
tool is only valid for raster datasets with a single band.

Export Raster World File

Creates a world file based on the geographic information of a raster
dataset. The pixel size and the location of the upper left pixel is extracted
for the world file.

Get Cell Value

Retrieves the pixel value at a specific x,y coordinate. For multiband raster
datasets you can specify from which bands to retrieve the cell value. If you
do not specify any bands, the pixel value for all the bands will be returned
for the input location.

Get Raster Properties

Returns the properties of a raster dataset, mosaic dataset, or a raster
product.

Set Raster Properties

Sets some properties on a raster dataset or mosaic dataset, such as data
type, statistics, and nodata values.

Add Subtype
Adds a new subtype to the subtypes in the input table.

Remove Subtype
Removes a subtype from the input table using its code.

Set Default Subtype

Sets the default value or code for the input table's subtype.

Set Subtype Field

Defines the field in the input table or feature class that stores the subtype
codes.
Copy Rows
Writes the rows from an input table, table view, feature class, or feature
layer to a new table. If a selection is defined on a feature class or feature
layer in ArcMap, only the selected rows are copied out.

Create Table
Creates an ArcSDE, file, or personal geodatabase table, or an INFO or
dBASE table.

Create Unregistered Table

This tool applies to enterprise geodatabases only. Creates an empty
unregistered ArcSDE file to be used with ArcGIS Spatial Data Server

Delete Rows
Deletes all or the selected subset of rows from the input.

If the input rows are from a feature class or table, all rows will be deleted. If
the input rows are from a layer or table view with no selection, all rows will
be deleted.

Get Count
Returns the total number of rows for a feature class, table, layer, or raster

Truncate Table
Removes all rows from a database table or feature class using truncate
procedures in the database.

Clear Workspace Cache

Clears any ArcSDE workspaces from the ArcSDE workspace cache.
Create Feature Dataset
Creates a feature dataset in the output location—an existing ArcSDE, file
geodatabase, or personal geodatabase.

Create File GDB

Creates a file geodatabase in a folder.

Create Folder
Creates a folder in the specified location.

Create Personal GDB

Creates a personal geodatabase in a folder

Consolidate Locator
Consolidate a locator or composite locator by copying all locators into a
single folder.

Create Address Locator

Creates an address locator. The address locator can be used to find a
location of an address, geocode a table of addresses, or get the address of
a point location

Create Composite Address Locator

Creates a composite address locator. A composite address locator consists
of two or more individual address locators that allow addresses to be
matched against the multiple address locators.
Geocode Addresses
Geocodes a table of addresses. This process requires a table that stores
the addresses you want to geocode and an address locator or a composite
address locator. This tool matches the addresses against the address
locator and saves the result for each input record in a new point feature
class.

Package Locator
Package a locator or composite locator to create a single compressed
.gcpk file.

Rebuild Address Locator

Rebuilds an address locator to update the locator with the current reference
data. Since an address locator contains a snapshot of the reference data
when it was created, it will not geocode addresses against the updated
data when the geometry and attributes of the reference data are changed.
To geocode addresses against the current version of the reference data,
the address locator must be rebuilt if you want to update the changes in the
locator.

Rematch Addresses
Rematches addresses in a geocoded feature class

Reverse Geocode
Creates addresses from point locations in a feature class. The reverse
geocoding process searches for the nearest address or intersection for the
point location based on the specified search distance.

Standardize Addresses
Standardizes the address information in a table or feature class.
Addresses are often presented in different forms that may contain various
abbreviations of words, such as "W" for "WEST" or "RD" for "ROAD".
Based on an address style you select, the address can be broken into
multiple parts, such as House Number, Prefix Direction, Prefix Type, Street
Name and Street Type. Each part will contain a piece of address
information and the standardized value, such as "1ST" instead of "FIRST"
as Street Name, "AVE" instead of "AVENUE" as Street Type. The address
style specifies the components of an address and determines how the
components are ordered and standardized.

The input address you want to standardize can be stored in a single field. If
the address information has already been split into multiple fields in the
input feature class or table, this tool can concatenate the fields on the fly
and standardize the information.

Calibrate Routes
Recalculates route measures using points

Create Routes
Creates routes from existing lines. The input line features that share a
common identifier are merged to create a single route.

Dissolve Route Events

Removes redundant information from event tables or separates event
tables having more than one descriptive attribute into individual tables.

Locate Features Along Routes

Computes the intersection of input features (point, line, or polygon) and
route features and writes the route and measure information to a new event
table.

Make Route Event Layer

Creates a temporary feature layer using routes and route events.
When the temporary layer is used (displayed on a map, or used by another
geoprocessing tool), dynamic segmentation is performed

Overlay Route Events

Overlays two event tables to create an output event table that represents
the union or intersection of the input.

Transform Route Events

This tool transforms the measures of events from one route reference to
another and writes them to a new event table

Feature to NetCDF
Converts a point feature class to a netCDF file.

Make NetCDF Feature Layer

Makes a feature layer from a netCDF file.

Make NetCDF Raster Layer

Makes a raster layer from a netCDF file.

Make NetCDF Table View

Makes a table view from a netCDF file.

Raster to NetCDF
Converts a raster dataset to a netCDF file.

Select by Dimension
Updates the netCDF layer display or netCDF table view based on the
dimension value
Table to NetCDF
Converts a table to a netCDF file.

Add Field to Analysis Layer

Adds a field to a sublayer of a network analysis layer

Add Locations
Adds network analysis objects to a network analysis layer. The objects are
added to specific sublayers such as Stops and Barriers. Objects are input
as features or records.

Calculate Locations
Adds fields to the input features that contain the network location of the
features. The tool is used to store the network location information as
feature attributes to quickly load the features as inputs for a network
analysis layer.

Make Closest Facility Layer

Makes a closest facility network analysis layer and sets its analysis
properties. A closest facility analysis layer is useful in determining the
closest facility or facilities to an incident based on a specified network cost

Make Location-Allocation Layer

Makes a location-allocation network analysis layer and sets its analysis
properties. A location-allocation analysis layer is useful for choosing a
given number of facilities from a set of potential locations such that a
demand will be allocated to facilities in an optimal and efficient manner.
Make OD Cost Matrix Layer
Makes an origin–destination (OD) cost matrix network analysis layer and
sets its analysis properties. An OD cost matrix analysis layer is useful for
representing a matrix of costs going from a set of origin locations to a set of
destination locations.

Make Route Layer

Makes a route network analysis layer and sets its analysis properties. A
route analysis layer is useful for determining the best route between a set
of network locations based on a specified network cost

Make Service Area Layer

Makes a service area network analysis layer and sets its analysis
properties. A service area analysis layer is useful in determining the area of
accessibility within a given cutoff cost from a facility location.

The Generate Service Areas and Make Service Area Layer tools are
similar, but they are designed for different purposes. Use Generate Service
Areas if you are setting up a geoprocessing service; it will simplify the setup
process. Otherwise, use Make Service Area Layer. Also, use Make Service
Area Layer if you need to generate service area lines; Generate Service
Areas doesn't provide the option to generate lines.

To create a service-area geoprocessing service using Generate Service

Areas, you only need to set up one tool, and you can publish the tool
directly as a service. In contrast, you need to create a model with the Make
Service Area Layer, properly connect it to various other tools, and publish
the model to create a service-area geoprocessing service.

Make Vehicle Routing Problem Layer

Makes a vehicle routing problem (VRP) network analysis layer and sets its
analysis properties. A vehicle routing problem analysis layer is useful for
optimizing a set of routes using a fleet of vehicles.
The Make Vehicle Routing Problem Layer and Solve Vehicle Routing
Problem tools are similar, but they are designed for different purposes. Use
the Solve Vehicle Routing Problem tool if you are setting up a
geoprocessing service; it will simplify the setup process. Otherwise, use the
Make Vehicle Routing Problem Layer tool.

To create a VRP geoprocessing service using Solve Vehicle Routing

Problem Layer, you only need to set up one tool and publish it as a service.
In contrast, you need to create a model with the Make Vehicle Routing
Problem Layer, properly connect it to various other tools, and publish the
model to create a service.

Update Analysis Layer Attribute Parameter

Updates the network attribute parameter value for a network analysis layer.
The tool should be used to update the value of an attribute parameter for a
network analysis layer prior to solving with the Solve tool. This ensures that
the solve operation uses the specified value of the attribute parameter to
produce appropriate results.

Update Traffic Data

Downloads live traffic data from a web service and stores it in a dynamic
traffic format (DTF) file, which is a file that network datasets can read for
live-traffic analysis and display

Update Traffic Incidents

Creates a point feature class containing live traffic-incident data from a web
service. Traffic incidents include events such as accidents and road
construction.

Create Turn Feature Class

Creates a new turn feature class to store turn features that model turning
movements in a network dataset.
Increase Maximum Edges
Increases the maximum number of edges per turn in a turn feature class.

Populate Alternate ID Fields

Creates and populates additional fields on the turn feature classes that
reference the edges by alternate IDs. The alternate IDs allow for another
set of IDs that can help maintain the integrity of the turn features in case
the source edges are being edited

Turn Table To Turn Feature Class

Converts an ArcView turn table or ArcInfo Workstation coverage turn table
to an ArcGIS turn feature class.

Update by Alternate ID Fields

Updates all the edge references in turn feature classes using an alternate
ID field. This tool should be used after making edits to the input line
features that are referenced by the turn features to synchronize the turn
features based on the alternate ID fields.

Update by Geometry
Updates all the edge references in the turn feature class using the
geometry of the turn features. This tool is useful when the IDs listed for the
turn can no longer find the edges participating in the turn due to edits to the
underlying edges.

Make Parcel Fabric Layer

Creates a parcel fabric layer from an input parcel fabric. The parcel fabric
layer that is created by the tool is temporary and will not persist after the
session ends unless the document is saved. This tool is needed if you
would like a parcel fabric sublayer to participate in a geoprocessing model.
Make Parcel Fabric Table View
Creates a table view from an input parcel fabric feature class or table. The
table view that is created by the tool is temporary and will not persist after
the session ends unless the document is saved. This tool is useful for
accessing hidden, nonspatial parcel fabric tables, such as the Plans table
or the Accuracies table.

Convert Map Server Cache Storage Format

Converts the storage of a map or image service cache between the
exploded format and the compact format. The tool converts the format in
place, meaning it does not make a copy of the existing format of the cache.
Instead, it creates the new format of the cache in the same cache folder
and deletes the old format.

Make a backup of your cache before running this tool if you think you might
want to go back to the old format.

Create Map Server Cache

Creates the tiling scheme and preparatory folders for a map or image
service cache. After running this tool, run Manage Map Server Cache Tiles
to add tiles to the cache.

Delete Map Server Cache

Deletes an existing map or image service cache, including all associated
files on disk.

Parameters have changed for this tool at version 10.1. Models and scripts
written prior to 10.1 that use this tool will need to be modified to work in
10.1

Export Map Server Cache

Exports tiles from a map or image service cache as a cache dataset or as a
tile package to a folder on disk. The tiles can either be imported into other
caches or they can be accessed from ArcGIS for Desktop or mobile
devices as a raster dataset, independently from their parent service

Generate Map Server Cache Tiling Scheme

Generates an XML tiling scheme file that defines the scale levels, tile
dimensions, and other properties for a map service cache. This tool is
useful when creating a tiling scheme to use in multiple caches. You can
load the tiling scheme file when you create a cache in ArcGIS for Desktop
or ArcGIS Server Manager, or you can run Create Map Server Cache and
pass in the tiling scheme file as a parameter.

A tiling scheme describes how clients should reference the tiles in a cache
and is a mapping between the spatial reference of the source map
document and the tiling grid. The tiling grid uses a level of detail (scales),
row, and column reference scheme. The scheme also defines the scale
levels (levels of detail) at which the cache has tiles, the size of the tiles in
pixels, and the screen resolution for which the tiles are intended to be most
commonly displayed. A tiling scheme is needed to generate a map cache.

Import Map Server Cache

Imports tiles from a folder on disk into a map or image service cache. The
source folder can be a child of a registered server cache directory, a folder
into which a cache has been previously exported, or a tile package
(.tpk).The target service must have the same tiling scheme and the storage
format as the source cache.

Manage Map Server Cache Scales

Updates the scale levels in an existing cached map or image service. Use
this tool to add new scales or delete existing scales from a cache.

Manage Map Server Cache Status

Manages internal data kept by the server about the built tiles in a map or
image service cache.
Manage Map Server Cache Status
Manages internal data kept by the server about the built tiles in a map or
image service cache.

Manage Map Server Cache Tiles

Creates and updates tiles in an existing map or image service cache. This
tool is used to create new tiles, replace missing tiles, overwrite outdated
tiles, and delete tiles.

Extract Data
Extracts selected layers in the specified area of interest to a specific format
and spatial reference. The extracted data is then written to a zip file.

This script tool is not intended for general use. This tool is intended
specifically for the use of a data extraction geoprocessing service such as
the Extract Data Task and Extract Data and Email Task model tools, or a
clip and ship geoprocessing service such as the Geoprocessing service
example: Clip And Ship. If you are only looking for simple tools to subset
feature data, look in the Extract toolset or at the Clip tool.

Extract Data and Email Task

Extracts the data in the specified layers and area of interest to the selected
format and spatial reference, zips the data, and emails it to the specified
address. This tool can be used to create a Data Extraction geoprocessing
service.

This tool is intended primarily for use as a part of a geoprocessing service.

When using this tool as a part of a geoprocessing service, copy the tool
into a custom toolbox, edit the model, and reconfigure it as necessary. It is
important to note that this tool will not work unless you open and edit the
model (as described below) before publishing the model as a service.
Extract Data Task
Extracts the selected layers in the specified area of interest to the selected
formats and spatial reference, then returns all the data in a zip file.

This tool is intended primarily for use as part of a geoprocessing service.

When using this tool as part of a geoprocessing service, copy the tool into
a custom toolbox, edit the model, and reconfigure it as necessary. For step-
by-step instructions on how to make, use, and configure a geoprocessing
service using this tool, see Geoprocessing service example: Clip And Ship.

Send Email With Zip File Attachment

Emails a file to an email address using an SMTP email server.

This tool is primarily intended for use as a part of a Clip and Email/Data
Extraction geoprocessing service. To this end, this script tool is contained
in the Extract Data and Email Task model tool and is primarily intended for
use by that model.

Export Web Map

This tool takes the state of a web application (for example, included
services, layer visibility settings, and client-side graphics) and returns a
printable page layout or basic map of the specified area of interest.

The input for Export Web Map is a piece of text in JavaScript object
notation (JSON) format describing the layers, graphics, and other settings
in the web map. The JSON must be structured according to the
ExportWebMap specification in the ArcGIS Help.

This tool is shipped with ArcGIS Server to support web services for printing,
including the preconfigured service named PrintingTools. The ArcGIS web
APIs for JavaScript, Flex and Silverlight use the PrintingTools service to
generate images for simple map printing.
Sign In To Portal
Allows you to sign in to portals. If you are publishing to an ArcGIS Online
portal you need to be signed in to ArcGIS Online in order to publish. For
those organizations that would like to use ArcGIS Online behind the firewall
or in their own private cloud, there is a version that you can install and use
on your own computer networks. It is called Portal for ArcGIS.

Sign Out From Portal

Signs out from the portal that you are currently signed in to. For those
organizations that would like to use ArcGIS Online behind the firewall or in
their own private cloud, there is a version that you can install and use on
your own computer networks. It is called Portal for ArcGIS.

Stage Service
Stages a service definition. A staged service definition (.sd) file contains all
the necessary information needed to publish a GIS service, including data
that must be copied to the server because it does not appear in the server's
data store.

Upload Service Definition

Uploads and publishes a GIS service to a specified GIS server based on a
staged service definition (.sd) file.

Spline with Barriers

Interpolates a raster surface, using barriers, from points using a minimum
curvature spline technique. The barriers are entered as either polygon or
polyline features

Iso Cluster Unsupervised Classification

Performs unsupervised classification on a series of input raster bands
using the Iso Cluster and Maximum Likelihood Classification tools.
Average Nearest Neighbor
Calculates a nearest neighbor index based on the average distance from
each feature to its nearest neighboring feature.

You can access the results of this tool (including the optional report file)
from the Results window. If you disable background processing, results will
also be written to the Progress dialog box.

High/Low Clustering (Getis-Ord General G)

Measures the degree of clustering for either high values or low values
using the Getis-Ord General G statistic.

You can access the results of this tool (including the optional report file)
from the Results window. If you disable background processing, results will
also be written to the Progress dialog box.

Incremental Spatial Autocorrelation

Measures spatial autocorrelation for a series of distances and optionally
creates a line graph of those distances and their corresponding z-scores.
Z-scores reflect the intensity of spatial clustering, and statistically significant
peak z-scores indicate distances where spatial processes promoting
clustering are most pronounced. These peak distances are often
appropriate values to use for tools with a Distance Band or Distance
Radius parameter.

Multi-Distance Spatial Cluster Analysis

(Ripleys K Function)
Determines whether features, or the values associated with features,
exhibit statistically significant clustering or dispersion over a range of
distances.
Spatial Autocorrelation (Morans I)
Measures spatial autocorrelation based on feature locations and attribute
values using the Global Moran's I statistic.

You can access the results of this tool (including the optional report file)
from the Results window. If you disable background processing, results will
also be written to the Progress dialog box.

Cluster and Outlier Analysis (Anselin Local

Morans I)
Given a set of weighted features, identifies statistically significant hot spots,
cold spots, and spatial outliers using the Anselin Local Moran's I statistic.

Grouping Analysis
Groups features based on feature attributes and optional spatial/temporal
constraints.

Hot Spot Analysis (Getis-Ord Gi*)

Given a set of weighted features, identifies statistically significant hot spots
and cold spots using the Getis-Ord Gi* statistic.

Central Feature
Identifies the most centrally located feature in a point, line, or polygon
feature class.

Directional Distribution (Standard

Deviational Ellipse)
Creates standard deviational ellipses to summarize the spatial
characteristics of geographic features: central tendency, dispersion, and
directional trends.
Linear Directional Mean
Identifies the mean direction, length, and geographic center for a set of
lines.

Mean Center
Identifies the geographic center (or the center of concentration) for a set of
features.

Median Center
Identifies the location that minimizes overall Euclidean distance to the
features in a dataset.

Standard Distance
Measures the degree to which features are concentrated or dispersed
around the geometric mean center.

Exploratory Regression
The Exploratory Regression tool evaluates all possible combinations of the
input candidate explanatory variables, looking for OLS models that best
explain the dependent variable within the context of user-specified criteria.

You can access the results of this tool (including the optional report file)
from the Results window. If you disable background processing, results will
also be written to the Progress dialog box.

Generate Spatial Weights Matrix

Constructs a spatial weights matrix (SWM) file to represent the spatial
relationships among features in a dataset.
Ordinary Least Squares
Performs global Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) linear regression to
generate predictions or to model a dependent variable in terms of its
relationships to a set of explanatory variables.

You can access the results of this tool (including the optional report file)
from the Results window. If you disable background processing, results will
also be written to the Progress dialog box.

Cluster/Outlier Analysis with Rendering

Given a set of weighted features, identifies hot spots, cold spots, and
spatial outliers using the Anselin Local Moran's I statistic. It then applies
cold-to-hot rendering to the z-score results.

Due to new capabilities in ArcGIS that allow output from script and model
tools to be associated with default rendering, this tool will be deprecated
post ArcGIS 10.1.

Collect Events with Rendering

Converts event data to weighted point data and then applies a graduated
circle rendering to the resultant count field.

Due to new capabilities in ArcGIS that allow output from script and model
tools to be associated with default rendering, this tool will be deprecated
post ArcGIS 10.1.

ZScore Rendering
Applies a cold (blue) to hot (red) color rendering scheme for a field of z-
scores.

Hot Spot Analysis with Rendering

Calculates the Getis-Ord Gi* statistic for hot spot analysis and then applies
a cold-to-hot type of rendering to the output z-scores.
Due to new capabilities in ArcGIS that allow output from script and model
tools to be associated with default rendering, this tool will be deprecated
post ArcGIS 10.1.

Calculate Areas
Calculates area values for each feature in a polygon feature class.

This tool will be deprecated in a future release of ArcGIS; there are better
methods for obtaining polygon areas, including: Calculate_Field and the
Geometry Calculator.

Calculate Distance Band from Neighbor

Count
Returns the minimum, the maximum, and the average distance to the
specified Nth nearest neighbor (N is an input parameter) for a set of
features. Results are accessible from the Results window.

Collect Events
Converts event data,such as crime or disease incidents, to weighted point
data.

Convert Spatial Weights Matrix to Table

Converts a binary spatial weights matrix file (.swm) to a table.

Export Feature Attribute to ASCII

Exports feature class coordinates and attribute values to a space, comma,
or semi-colon delimited ASCII text file.