Key Features

Access freely available mapping services.

• Access 2D and 3D mapping services from ArcGIS Server; ArcIMS; and Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC), WMS.
• Add local data such as geodatabases, shapefiles, KML/KMZ, GPX, and raster formats (JPEG 2000, GeoTIFF, MrSID). See a demo [WMV] of adding GPX data to ArcGIS Explorer. You can also add layer packages created using ArcGIS Desktop.
• Connect to ESRI-hosted ArcGIS Online (satellite imagery for the entire world, worldwide streets, terrain, boundaries and labels, political maps, and physiography).
• Answer geographic questions and share the answers with others.
• Perform GIS analysis (such as visibility, direction finding, and proximity search).
• Connect to GeoRSS feeds. See a demo [WMV].
• E-mail your projects directly from the application. See a demo [WMV].
• Customize your map display (symbology, pop-up windows, layer transparency, sun shading, clouds, graticules). You can also use the free, downloadable software development kit (SDK) to create new tools and add-ons.
• Connect to the online Resource Center for a one-stop place to access online help, blogs, and samples, as well as free tasks, layers, and results.