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ArcExplorer 9.2 is the Java version, which offers cross-platform support for Windows, UNIX, and Linux.

ArcExplorer—Java Edition for Education is provided for support of Macintosh OS X, in addition to Windows, but also allows for additional functionality beyond ArcExplorer—Java 9.x.

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ArcExplorer Web is an application that you can use directly from your Web browser. An Internet connection is required for use.

Comparison of ArcExplorer Versions

ArcExplorer—Java			Feature/Function
Education Edition	9.X	Web	Feature/Function
X	X	Only layers from Web Services	Pan & Zoom through multiple map layers
X (not local)	X (not local)	X (not local)	Geocode/Address matching
X	X	Identify (only)	Identify & Query Maps
Windows/Mac only	Not Mac	Thru a web browser	Support Linux, Unix, Mac, Windows
X	X	Image Services only	Display ArcIMS Image & Feature Services
X	X	Can save to ESRI global account	Save as Project file
X	X	X	Connect to the GeographyNetwork
		X	Requires an Internet Connection for Use
		X	Display WMS services
X	X		Display a wide variety of image formats
X	X		Display LZW compressed images
X	X		Display and query shapefiles
X	X		Display ArcSDE data
X	X		Export map to image formats
X	X		Label features
X	X		Classification Maps (Quantile, Equal Interval)
X	X		Graduated Symbology Maps
X	No import & Limited export		Import/Export .csv, .txt, and .dbf files
X	X		Select features interactively
X	X		Spatial Operations (Buffer)
X	X		Measure Distance on the Map
X	X		Support Dynamic Map Tips
X			On-the-fly map projection
X (Windows only)			Display MrSID images
Only thru creating an Event Theme			Create new Shapefiles
X			Display CAD files (DWG, DGN, DXF)
X			Create Custom Projections
X			Create point events (x,y) from table
X			Hotlinking to Various files