ArcView provides data visualization, query, analysis,
and integration capabilities along with the ability to create and edit
simple geographic features. ArcEditor includes all the functionality of ArcView
and adds a comprehensive set of tools to create, edit, and ensure the quality of your data. ArcInfo includes all the functionality of
ArcEditor and adds advanced spatial analysis, data manipulation, and high-end cartography tools.
With ArcGIS 9, AML support is greatly enhanced, so you can leverage your
AML macros as tools within the new geoprocessing framework. This means the
functionality contained within the macro can be included in integrated models
alongside geodatabase, raster processing, and overlay functionality.
ESRI will continue to support read access of coverages in our products
(i.e., MapObjects, ArcView 3.x, and ArcGIS). ArcInfo will remain the tool for creating and editing coverages.
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