Common Questions

ArcGIS for Server includes:

• ArcGIS for Server for the Microsoft .NET Framework and the Java Platform
• ArcGIS Help System
• Data and Maps for ArcGIS
• Web Mapping APIs

First-year maintenance is included in the license of ArcGIS for Server. Maintenance includes technical support, updates, and many other benefits. For example, you may be eligible to receive a complimentary registration to the annual Esri International User Conference.

As a member of the ArcGIS for Server community, you have access to online content, as well as blogs, online software development kits (SDKs), and more, at the ArcGIS for Server Resource Center.

If you need ArcGIS for Server training, you have many training options available to you.

Contact Esri Sales for more information.

ArcGIS for Server is supported on the following platforms:

• Microsoft Windows Server
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

The following integrated development environments are supported:

• Microsoft Visual Studio
• Eclipse
• NetBeans

See ArcGIS for Server System Requirements for more details.

You can choose from three editions of ArcGIS for Server - Basic, Standard, and Advanced.

Basic—This edition provides users with a comprehensive GIS server for spatial data management. It focuses on organizing and managing geographic datasets.

Standard—This edition provides all the features of the Basic edition plus visualization (mapping) and spatial analysis. It also allows you to publish GIS services; support browser-based editing capabilities; and a suite of related features such as geocoding, gazetteer, and routing.

Advanced—This edition provides all the features of the Standard edition, along with advanced spatial analysis and modeling and a configurable mobile GIS application. The Advanced edition also includes four advanced analysis extensions (3D, Spatial, Network, and Geostatistical) at no additional cost.

Furthermore, each functional edition has levels that define capacity. These levels are

Workgroup—This level is designed and limited to run on a single machine and includes a SQL Server Express database engine. The Workgroup level supports 10 simultaneous connections to a multiuser geodatabase and 10 GB of data storage on a multiuser geodatabase.

Enterprise—This level is designed to run and optionally deploy on multiple machines and on a user-defined multiuser database (IBM DB2, Informix Dynamic Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL). The Enterprise level supports unlimited simultaneous connections to a multiuser geodatabase and unlimited storage capacity.

For more information about ArcGIS for Server editions and levels, see the ArcGIS for Server 10 Functionality Matrix.

Yes. For more information, visit ArcGIS for iPhone.

Yes. For more information, visit ArcGIS for SharePoint.

Yes. Esri offers APIs for Web application development on various platforms. For more information, visit the ArcGIS for Server Resource Center.

Yes. ArcPad in includes the ArcGIS for Server ArcPad Extension so that you can publish ArcPad projects to ArcGIS for Server. For more information, visit ArcPad.

Yes. For more information, visit ArcGIS for AutoCAD.

Yes. For more information, visit ArcGIS for Imagery.

Yes. Visit Standards and Interoperability for details.