ArcExplorer is a lightweight data viewer from

ESRI Esri (; Environmental Systems Research Institute) is an American multinational geographic information system (GIS) software company. It is best known for its ArcGIS products. With a 43% market share, Esri is the world's leading supplier of GIS ...

for

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s and GIS data in these formats: * ESRI

Shapefile The shapefile format is a geospatial vector data format for geographic information system (GIS) software. It is developed and regulated by Esri as a mostly open specification for data interoperability among Esri and other GIS software product ...

* ArcInfo coverages *

ArcSDE ArcSDE (''SDE'' for ''Spatial Database Engine'') is a server-software sub-system (produced and marketed by Esri) that aims to enable the usage of Relational Database Management Systems for spatial data. The spatial data may then be used as part o ...

layers * Images * ArcIMS Services (e.g.
Geography Network
sources) ArcExplorer performs a variety of basic GIS functions, including display, query, and data retrieval applications. The ArcExplorer installation can be freely distributed on spatial data CDs so recipients can view data effectively. Esri regards ArcGIS Explorer as superseding ArcExplorer.

Versions

*ArcExplorer 9.2 Java Edition *ArcExplorer Web *ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education - Created to allow educators using

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to utilize GIS in the classroom. *ArcExplorer 2

External links

ESRI's ArcExplorer website
Archived product information page.
ArcExplorer deprecation notice
ESRI deprecation notice for mobile device versions of ArcExplorer.
ArcExplorer on Microsoft Store
for free Windows download.

Footnotes

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