GIS departments are beginning to implement ArcGIS Server as a technology platform for maintaining centralized management of GIS data and processes, while at the same time empowering their constituents to use geographic data and tools in their work. End users can use these authored services using desktop applications, browsers, or mobile devices. Moreover, ArcGIS Server gives users the ability to edit the data, which can, in turn, be shared with other end users, thus creating a common operating picture. All users can have access to the most current data in near real time.

See the following articles in the special section on ArcGIS Server.

• Fulfilling the Promise of a Complete Enterprise GIS
• Basin Electric Power Cooperative Deploys Enterprise GIS to Improve Processes and Deliver Business Value
• Los Angeles, California, Department of City Planning Mapping System
• Simplifying Operations for City of Marietta, Georgia
• ArcGIS Server Technology Delivers Property Information
• ArcGIS Server poster [PDF]