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California Department of Water

Resources: Review of ArcGIS

Explorer

Jennifer Hughey

Tony Lafferty

ESRI California Regional Office

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ArcGIS Explorer is GIS for EveryoneArcGIS Explorer is GIS for Everyone

• Free, lightweight geobrowser that’s designed to work with your data, and work with your Free, lightweight geobrowser that’s designed to work with your data, and work with your GISGIS

• Enables you to deliver GIS to a broad audienceEnables you to deliver GIS to a broad audience

– Within and between departmentsWithin and between departments

– Throughout their organization and with other organizationsThroughout their organization and with other organizations

– To geographic information users everywhereTo geographic information users everywhere

• Provides an easy way to explore, visualize, share, and present geographic informationProvides an easy way to explore, visualize, share, and present geographic information

• Makes it easy to integrate information geographicallyMakes it easy to integrate information geographically

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• Easy to use, intuitiveEasy to use, intuitive

• Ready-to-use dataReady-to-use data

– ArcGIS Online basemaps and layersArcGIS Online basemaps and layers

– ArcGIS Online sharingArcGIS Online sharing

• Works directly with existing data and servicesWorks directly with existing data and services

• Can easily integrate information geographicallyCan easily integrate information geographically

• Can be tailored to specific users or workflowsCan be tailored to specific users or workflows

• Extensible via SDKExtensible via SDK

ArcGIS Explorer Key FeaturesArcGIS Explorer Key Features

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ArcGIS Cartography

Local Data Swipe / Transparency

3D Visualization

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Integrate documents GIS Analysis

Presentations Share (ArcGIS Online)

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• ArcGIS OnlineArcGIS OnlineSharingSharing

• Layer packagesLayer packages

• Other dataOther data

ArcGIS Explorer works with ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Server.ArcGIS Explorer works with ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Server.

• Maps, globesMaps, globes

• GeoprocessingGeoprocessing

Use inUse inArcGIS ExplorerArcGIS Explorer

Serve withServe withArcGIS ServerArcGIS Server

Author using Author using ArcGIS DesktopArcGIS Desktop

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Application ConfigurationsApplication Configurations

• No programming requiredNo programming required• Centrally managed, easy to deployCentrally managed, easy to deploy

Easily customize ArcGIS Explorer for your usersEasily customize ArcGIS Explorer for your users

Flood Zone Explorer

Water ProjectExplorer

Centrally ManagedCentrally ManagedApplication ConfigurationsApplication Configurations

Levee InspectionExplorer

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How do you get ArcGIS Explorer?How do you get ArcGIS Explorer?

• Download from ESRIDownload from ESRI

http://www.esri.com

• Download from ESRI Resource CenterDownload from ESRI Resource Center

http://resources.esri.com/arcgisexplorerhttp://resources.esri.com/arcgisexplorer

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• Resource CenterResource Center

– http://resources.esri.com/arcgisexplorerhttp://resources.esri.com/arcgisexplorer

• ArcGIS Explorer BlogArcGIS Explorer Blog

– http://blogs.esri.com/Info/blogs/arcgisexplorerblog/http://blogs.esri.com/Info/blogs/arcgisexplorerblog/

• ArcGIS OnlineArcGIS Online

– http://www.arcgisonline.com/homehttp://www.arcgisonline.com/home

ArcGIS Explorer ResourcesArcGIS Explorer Resources

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