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ArcGIS 9.3
ArcGIS is a scalable system of software for geographic data for every organization--from an individual to a globally distributed network of people.
ArcGIS is a family of software products that form a complete GIS built on industry standards that provide exceptional, yet easy to use, capabilities right out of the box. ArcGIS is a complete, single, integrated system for geographic data creation, management, integration, and analysis.
Much more than a specialized offering for a small niche of specialists, ArcGIS is designed as a scalable system that can be deployed in every organization, from an individual desktop to a globally distributed network of people.
ArcGIS 9.3 Overview
The ArcGIS Desktop
The ArcGIS Desktop refers to ArcGIS, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo.
Although licensed separately, the ArcGIS Desktop is a scalable set of software with the same underlying executables and user interface.
Additional functionality is enabled as you move from ArcGIS to ArcEditor to ArcInfo. This single integrated platform for geographic data creation, management, and analysis will dramatically increase usability and interoperability.
All of the ArcGIS Desktop software products include the functionality expected of a modern GIS.
- Integration with Internet map and data services.
- Geocoding, advanced editing tools, high-quality cartography.
- On-the-fly projection.
- Refined support for metadata.
- Wizard-driven menus.
- Direct read of more than 40 data formats.
ArcGIS
ArcGIS is the entry point into ArcGIS and provides core mapping and GIS functionality.
ArcGIS 8.x retains the same base functionality as ArcGIS 3.x while adding notable improvements such as:
- ArcCatalog for browsing and managing data.
- On-the-fly coordinate and datum projection.
- Customization with built-in VBA.
- New editor tools.
- Support for static annotation.
- and much more.
ArcEditor
ArcEditor includes all the functionality of ArcGIS and adds the power to edit features in a geodatabase.
Additional functionality includes support for:
- Topology
- Multiuser editing
- Versioning
- Custom feature classes
- Feature-linked annotation
- Dimensioning
ArcInfo
Within the ArcGIS software family, ArcInfo is the top of the line.
It includes all the functionality of ArcGIS and ArcEditor and adds the advanced geoprocessing capabilities that make ArcInfo the de facto standard for GIS.
ArcInfo is the complete GIS system for data:
- Creation
- Update
- Query
- Mapping
- Analysis
Key Features
Top ten features shared by ArcInfo, ArcGIS, and ArcEditor:
- Advanced editing tools
- High-quality cartography
- Internet-enabled
- On-the-fly projection
- Geocoding
- Wizard-driven tools
- Support for metadata standards using XML
- COM-based customization
- Extensible architecture
- Direct read of more than 40 data formats
