What's New
Deploy applications built with ArcGIS Web Mapping APIs for no cost
Now you can freely deploy internal and external non-commercial Web mapping applications. Learn more.
5 Steps to Better Performance
Get up to speed with the new Optimized Map Service. Read now [PDF].
Key Features
Depending on what features you need, you can choose from among three editions of ArcGIS Server (Advanced, Standard, and Basic).
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| Data Management Provides geodata services for data extraction, replication, and synchronization, as well as a framework and tools for managing large spatial datasets in an RDBMS such as IBM DB2, IBM Informix, Oracle, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL. Learn about GIS data storage and management. |
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| GIS Web Services Supports Web services including map, image, globe, locator, geoprocessing, KML, WMS, WCS, WFS, and WFS-T (REST and SOAP access are included with all editions.) |
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| Mapping Includes tools for creating rich browser-based Web mapping applications |
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| Spatial Analysis Supports server-based analysis and geoprocessing, including vector, raster, 3D, and network analytics as well as models, scripts, and tools |
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| Publishing to Clients Supports a broad range of clients including ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Explorer, ArcGIS for AutoCAD, and browser-based applications |
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| Image Management Supports a complete image management system for delivering large quantities of imagery that can be consumed in desktop, mobile, Web, and imagery clients |
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| Web Mapping Application Provides an out-of-the-box, configurable mapping application with tools for map navigation, identifying features, measuring distances, finding addresses, and querying and searching attributes |
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| Application Developer Tools Includes Application Development Frameworks (ADFs) for .NET and Java and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for JavaScript, Flex, and Microsoft Silverlight/WPF |
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| Spatial Web Editing Supports spatial editing tasks for applications, such as adding, modifying and deleting map features like points, lines, and polygons |
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| Advanced Spatial Analysis 3D Analyst, Geostatistical Analyst, Network Analyst, and Spatial Analyst extensions included at no extra cost |
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| Mobile GIS Application Provides an out-of-the-box, configurable mobile application that allows mobile workforces to dynamically query and update server data remotely—is administered from ArcGIS Server, is integrated with GPS, and fits seamlessly into the enterprise IT environment |
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| Mobile Application Developer Tools Provides tools to manage and deploy custom applications for use on mobile devices including a software developer kit (SDK) (Mobile applications can be deployed on Windows CE or Windows Mobile devices with the .NET Compact Framework and Windows XP or Vista PCs with .NET Framework.) |
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