What's New

• New User Experience—Better organization and management of tools and content; intuitive and easy-to-use ribbon interface
• Basemap Gallery—Ready-to-use ArcGIS Online maps that you can choose from (You can also add your own basemaps to the gallery.)
• Integrated 2D and 3D Display—Integrated 2D/3D display, allowing users to choose their display mode
• Presentation Tools—Help you create compelling interactive presentations that include your own maps and data
• Easy to Configure and Customize—New tools that provide an easy way to tailor applications to a specific audience or to specific needs
  • Do not require programming
  • Multiple configurations able to be authored and managed centrally
  • Software development kit (SDK) that lets developers build custom tools and add-ins to extend ArcGIS Explorer software's capabilities
• Bing Maps for Enterprise—Continually updated basemaps and layers from ArcGIS Online
  • Includes Bing Maps imagery, streets, and hybrid layers
  • Available as a subscription-based service to stand-alone ArcGIS Explorer users (However, if you are an ArcGIS Desktop [ArcInfo, ArcEditor, ArcView] user, you can use the same Bing Maps content for free in ArcGIS Explorer that you use in ArcGIS Desktop.)
• Internationalization—Support for multiple languages in both the ArcGIS Explorer user interface and in the online help
• ArcGIS Online Sharing—To search for, discover, and use additional content
• Improved Data Support—Includes
  • Full support for the new layer packages that can be created using ArcGIS Desktop 9.3.1 (Layer packages enable ArcGIS Explorer users to leverage ArcGIS Desktop cartography.)
  • Improved support for KML/KMZ files, including support for regionalized KML