New Version of ArcGIS Explorer Offers Improved Data Compatibility and Better Map Displays
Redlands, California (PRWEB) June 27, 2008 -- ESRI (www.esri.com)'s free application for accessing online content and capabilities has been updated with new data support, increased performance, and better map display. ArcGIS Explorer 480, which became available for download today, enhances your ability to use the power of geoprocessing and geographic information system (GIS) technology to explore and analyze your world.
The new version of ArcGIS Explorer has improved data compatibility. It now supports connections to enterprise geodatabases and Geographically Encoded Objects for RSS feeds (GeoRSS) and allows users to import GPS eXchange Format (GPX) format data. Default maps and layers have been updated including enhanced topographic map services and updated streets, boundaries, and places. KML/KMZ support has also been enhanced.
ArcGIS Explorer 480 has expanded map display options. Support for graticules and reference grids (U.S. National Grid [USNG, Military Grid Reference System [MGRS) is now included. Users also have to ability to set raster background transparency. New options for point symbols and symbol size, improved pop-up window capabilities, and easier access to feature attributes have also been included. Increased performance and navigation speed complement the expanded map display options.
Developer support has also been improved in ArcGIS Explorer 480. The Software Developer Kit (SDK) included in the new release now supports Visual Studio 2008 and includes an updated object model to support new features and enhancements. 480 also runs on Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (with specific graphics card/driver configurations).
ArcGIS Explorer is a free, lightweight, downloadable application that can be used to access and fuse local data and imagery with a variety of 2D and 3D mapping services as well as geoprocessing services for spatial analysis. To download ArcGIS Explorer, visit www.esri.com/arcgisexplorer.
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Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world's mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.
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