FREE GIS Data Viewer

ArcExplorer is a lightweight GIS data viewer developed by ESRI. This freely available software offers an easy way to perform a variety of basic GIS functions, including display, query, and data retrieval applications. It can be used on its own with local data sets or as a client to Internet data and map servers.

ArcExplorer can work on its own with local data sets or as a client to Internet data and map servers. ArcExplorer is built using MapObjects, ESRI's powerful collection of GIS and mapping components for application developers.

As a stand-alone application, ArcExplorer is a complete data explorer, allowing users to display and query a wide variety of standard data sources.

With ArcExplorer you can

• Publish your data.
• Freely distribute the ArcExplorer setup and your data CDs so users can view your data effectively.
• Display and query a variety of standard data sources including:
  _ ESRI shapefiles
  _ArcInfo coverages
  _ArcSDE layers
• Pan and zoom through multiple map layers and identify, locate, and query geographic and attribute data.
• With the symbolization tool you can create thematic maps based on attributes contained in the database, and even perform basic statistical analysis on the geographic data.

ArcExplorer also features legends, overview maps, multiple views, saving and retrieving views, and map printing. In addition to being a powerful data explorer, ArcExplorer can also be used as a Web mapping client. With ArcExplorer you can browse and query data on your corporate Intranet or the World Wide Web. Most importantly, ArcExplorer allows you to choose and download data via the Internet in industry-standard shapefile format. ArcExplorer is the ultimate data exploration tool, providing powerful display and query tools as well as data serving and retrieval capabilities via the Internet.

 

 

Software from ESRI