What's in the Professional Library

Welcome to the Professional Library of the ArcGIS Desktop help. This library includes information for ArcGIS professionals, such as GIS analysts and managers, to help them use ArcGIS software to create, edit, analyze, and visualize geographic data.

The Professional Library is divided into sections based on functionality, such as mapping, or the use of specific software such as ArcGIS Server.

You can use the links in the following table to navigate to each section in the Professional Library.

Functionality or software	Topic
Data management	A quick tour of data management
Mapping and visualization	Mapping and visualization in ArcGIS Desktop
Geoprocessing	What is geoprocessing?
ArcGIS extensions	An overview of the extensions of ArcGIS
ArcGIS Server	What is ArcGIS Server?
ArcGIS Mobile	What is Mobile GIS?
Defense and intelligence mapping and data management	Defense and intelligence
Routes	Understanding how to find a route
Geocoding	What is Geocoding?
Linear referencing	What is linear referencing?
Map projections	What are map projections?
Interoperability and standards	What is GIS interoperability?
ArcGIS Desktop interface customization	About configuring the user interface