Software and Data preview, and publish resources. The out-of-thebox application is simple to use and customize. The extension also includes a REST API. With this API, portal developers can integrate GIS portals with external Web applications. The REST API supports GeoRSS, KML, and HTML outputs that allow developers to include dynamic portal feeds in other applications. An extension to ArcGIS Server, Geoportal provides portal administrators with a fully supported, stable platform for integrating GIS portals with a service-oriented architecture (SOA) environment. Its support for existing standards, including finalized specifications of the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC), makes this possible. OGC certified the ArcGIS Server Geoportal extension as a Catalog Service for the Web (CSW) 2.0.2 compliant interface. The extension also includes support for single or multiple Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) groups for enhanced security. Sensitive data can remain behind the firewall, and access to it can be restricted to authorized employees and business units. Organizations can control record-level metadata access through the use of policy types. The Unrestricted policy allows all users to access all approved documents. Using the harvesting tool included with this extension, portal administrators can update large volumes of geospatial resources by automatically retrieving and updating metadata from existing catalogs and databases and registering current files with the metadata catalog. Support for many different metadata profiles and standards makes it easier for resource publishers to register resources with a GIS portal. In addition to a custom metadata service based on ArcGIS Server technology, the extension supports International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), and Dublin Core metadata profiles. It also includes support for the North American Profile and Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE) metadata standards. These standards are required for an organization to participate in the North American and European National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) networks. Resource publishers can register resources with a GIS portal using the browser-based Web application and either create the metadata directly in the Web application or upload pregenerated metadata. They can also publish resources directly to a GIS portal from ArcCatalog by using the publishing client. This browser-basedWeb application provides resource users with an intuitive experience when finding, previewing, and accessing geospatial resources. The Map Viewer, which uses the ArcGIS Server JavaScript API, allow resource users to preview resources, including ArcIMS and KML services, without loading a browser plug-in or launching a desktop GIS application. In addition, users can search and access resources directly from ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Explorer with the CSW clients for ArcGIS. Using the clip-zip-ship task, a resource user can download just the data needed rather than the entire data resource. Users simply draw a polygon around the desired extent, select the desired layers, and choose an output format and projection. This feature saves both time and IT resources. With the ArcGIS Server Geoportal extension, organizations can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of geospatial activities both within and between organizations. To learn more about the ArcGIS Server Geoportal extension, visit www.esri.com/gisportal. Street Data for Geocoding, Routing, and Cartography StreetMap Premium provides more licensing options This enhanced street dataset is designed to work with Esri's ArcGIS software for geocoding, routing, and high-quality cartographic display of street data for North America (the United States and Canada) and Europe. This new version of Esri's StreetMap Premium provides ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Desktop users access to commercial street data, optimized, structured, and compressed to ensure ease of use and deployment with Esri software products. The readyto-use datasets, based on data from NAVTEQ, include streets, road networks, and basemap data. The standardized data structure of StreetMap Premium enables users to achieve the highest address geocoding match rates and generate the best routes and driving directions as well as produce superior basemaps. StreetMap Premium works seamlessly with cartographic applications that require address information and scheduling applications that require the most updated streets and addresses. The new licensing model for StreetMap Premium allows users to get data customized by geographic area and mapping use. Geography licensing options include continent (North America or Europe), individual country, or state/province. Usage licensing options include geocoding, routing, and/or cartographic display. For more information on StreetMap Premium, visit www.esri.com/streetmap. www.esri.com StreetMap Premium is designed to work with ArcGIS software for geocoding and routing. ArcUser Summer 2009 9