Network Extension

The ArcGIS Server Network Extension gives you advanced network data analysis capabilities via Web services.

With this extension, you can

• Deploy powerful network analysis tools for desktop, mobile, and Web applications without requiring the end user to install additional GIS software.
• Provide sophisticated network modeling capabilities to more people, including analysts, professional staff, and decision makers, regardless of their GIS knowledge or skills.

Why Use the Network Extension for ArcGIS Server?

The Network extension enhances the value of advanced tools and models created with the ArcGIS Network Analyst extension for ArcGIS Desktop by putting them to work in repeatable enterprise applications, improving productivity and increasing data analysis capacity for your organization. You can deliver Web services for

• Multipoint optimized routing for saving time and fuel on deliveries, inspections, and service appointments
• Time-sensitive, turn-by-turn driving directions for improving customer satisfaction through accurate and prompt deliveries or scheduling of multiple service responses
• Allocation of service areas for establishing jurisdictional responsibility or potential coverage across a street network based on road conditions and other characteristics such as speed limits or time of day
• Determining the fastest fixed route to the closest facility or providing multiple location response scenarios for dispatching the closest resource or getting to the closest facility based on travel distance or time

If you're a registered user of ArcGIS Server, you can get a 60-day evaluation of the Network Extension for free. Talk to your local ESRI representative for more details.

Requirements

The Network extension for ArcGIS Server requires ArcGIS Server Standard or Advanced edition.