Versions

ArcExplorer 9.3—Java Edition offers cross-platform support for Windows, UNIX, and Linux. It allows you to view and query geographic data stored on your computer or on the Web.

ArcExplorer—Java Edition for Education offers support for Macintosh OS X and Windows. This version includes tools designed for K–12 education tasks, such as creating custom projects, displaying CAD files, importing and exporting tables, and hot linking to external files.

View a detailed comparison of ArcExplorer—Java Edition versions.

Feature/Function	Education Edition	9.3.1 Edition
Pan & Zoom through multiple map layers
Geocode/Address matching (requires an internet connection)
Identify & Query Maps
Support Linux, Unix, Mac, Windows	Windows/Mac only	Not Mac
Display ArcIMS Image & Feature Services
Save as Project file
Connect to the GeographyNetwork
Display a wide variety of image formats
Display LZW compressed images
Display and query shapefiles
Display ArcSDE data
Export map to image formats
Label features
Classification Maps (Quantile, Equal Interval)
Graduated Symbology Maps
Import/Export .csv, .txt, and .dbf files		No import & Limited export
Select features interactively
Spatial Operations (Buffer)
Measure Distance on the Map
Support Dynamic Map Tips
On-the-fly map projection
Display MrSID images	(Windows only)
Create new Shapefiles via Event Themes
Display CAD files (DWG, DGN, DXF)
Create Custom Projections
Create point events (x,y) from table
Hotlinking to various files