Geoportal Extension

The Geoportal extension for ArcGIS Server provides a fully supported stable platform that allows organizations with diverse and changing geospatial resources located throughout their enterprise a means to provide quick access to these resources regardless of resource location or type.

With the Geoportal extension, you can

• Connect geospatial data producers and consumers.
• Maintain data integrity by enabling producers of geospatial information resources to create and post metadata records (citations describing their geospatial resources).

Why Use the Geoportal Extension for ArcGIS Server?

The Geoportal extension is now based on ArcGIS Server and provides the following enhancements:

• Support for finalized Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC), specification standards (OGC has recently certified the Geoportal extension for the Catalog Service for the Web [CSW] version 2.0.2 standard.)
• A REST-style interface for searching and supporting OpenSearch, GeoRSS, and KML
• LDAP authentication support for improved security
• Configurable support for ISO 19139 metadata profiles, Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) metadata, and Dublin Core metadata
• Integrated clip-zip-ship function for data download
• Improved context-sensitive help and product documentation

Learn more about the Geoportal extension.

Requirements

The Geoportal extension for ArcGIS Server requires ArcGIS Server Standard or Advanced editions.

Pricing

ESRI does not publish pricing for the ArcGIS Server extensions online, so please contact the ESRI office that serves you for pricing and licensing information.

Licensing—Each ArcGIS Server extension can be installed on a single server or distributed across multiple servers. Each server requires a license. Use of ESRI software is subject to the ESRI License Agreement [PDF].

Geoportal Extension Licensing—The Geoportal extension can be installed on a single server or distributed across multiple servers. Use of the software included in the Geoportal extension is subject to the terms in the Geoportal License Agreement.