Product Overview

ArcExplorer is a freely available lightweight GIS data viewer that lets you perform a variety of basic GIS functions. With ArcExplorer, you can display, query, and retrieve data. It can be used as a stand-alone application with local datasets or as a client for Internet data and map servers.

With ArcExplorer, you can

• Display and query a variety of standard data sources including
  • ESRI shapefiles
  • ArcInfo coverages
  • Images
  • ArcIMS services
• Pan and zoom through multiple layers and identify, locate, and query geographic and attribute data.
• Symbolize your data based on attributes contained in your data layers to create thematic maps.
• Perform basic spatial analysis tasks on the geographic data, such as selecting and buffering features.
• Freely distribute ArcExplorer and your data on media so colleagues can effectively view your data.