This document provides an overview and summary of ArcGIS, a geographic information system (GIS) software by Esri. ArcGIS allows users to gather, manage, analyze and share spatial data to better understand relationships and make informed decisions. It can be used for planning, asset management, field work, and more. ArcGIS provides mapping and analysis capabilities across desktop, web, and mobile platforms to enable collaborative sharing of geographic information.

1. ArcGIS
®
Mapping and Spatial Analysis
for Understanding Our World

2. ArcGIS
Mapping and Spatial Analysis for Understanding Our World
ArcGIS helps you with
What Is GIS?
Planning and analysis
• Improve your ability to anticipate and manage Geographic information system (GIS)
change by using spatial analysis. technology gives you a framework
for gathering, organizing, sharing,
Asset/Data management
and analyzing spatial information.
• Enable better use of resources by making data
available to those who need it. You can use GIS to see how things
work together, allowing you to
Operational awareness make the most informed decisions
• Get a comprehensive understanding
possible.
of the activities affecting your organization.
Field workforce
• Experience better and more coordinated decision
making as well as faster and more efficient field
operations.
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3. Achieve a Commanding, Collaborative
View of Your World
ArcGIS is a complete system for designing and managing solutions through the application of
geographic knowledge. It enables you to do deep analysis, gain greater understanding of your data,
and perform high-level decision making.
You can use ArcGIS anywhere:
Web
• Create web mapping applications that make it easy
for stakeholders to access authoritative geographic
information.
• Bring information that others have shared
into your projects.
• Create mashups from shared services.
• Browse maps and apps published by others using the
ArcGIS® system and create your own maps that you can
share.
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Desktop
• Use predefined map templates that automate many
aspects of cartography.
• Build models that help users scientifically analyze data.
• Create geodatabases.
• Manage and edit geographic data.
Mobile Devices
• Field staff can capture, update, and analyze geographic
information.
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Impacts of Natural field operations.
Disturbances
(Credit: Remsoft, Inc.) • Organizations can select from a range of mobile GIS
field mapping applications within the ArcGIS system so
that it fits within existing workflows.
• The mobile workforce can explore and use maps that
have been shared within the ArcGIS system.
Drive-time
Analysis on a
Smartphone.

4. ArcGIS
Mapping and Spatial Analysis for
Understanding Our World
Web Mappers
Knowledge Workers
GIS Professionals
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My Favorite Venues
User Data
GIS Services
Operational Layers
Basemaps

6. Getting Data for Your Maps
Add context to your maps with a range of ready-to-use
geospatial data, either online or via DVD, including
• Basemaps (streets, imagery, topographic)
• Demographic data
• Imagery
• Consumer spending
• Business data (such as business locations, traffic counts,
and crime indexes)
In addition, Esri has a large online community of users who
regularly contribute their data and make it available to
everyone via the cloud.
Imagery is one of the many types of data that is core to ArcGIS.
Want to Build Your
Own Mapping Applications?
ArcGIS developer tools make it easy to get started:
• Create simple maps from your enterprise data.
• Build and deploy GIS applications on multiple platforms.
• Publish and consume GIS web services using REST or SOAP.
• Get sample code, configurable templates, online data, and
more, to help you develop useful GIS applications.
Resource centers containing code samples, forums, and reference
libraries help developers get started.
Compliance with IT
Standards
ArcGIS is based on accepted standards to ensure a high level
of interoperability across platforms, databases, development
languages, and applications.
• Secure, reliable, and maintainable architectures
• Optimized performance, scalability, agility, and productivity
• Measurable return on investment
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7. Esri Support and Educational Services
Esri has a long-standing commitment to serve and respond to the GIS user community, and that commitment is exemplified
by the breadth of Esri’s support services. ArcGIS support and educational services consist of technical maintenance
programs designed to meet the needs of different types of users, as well as software releases and updates, technical
support, online support services, publications, training, and consulting services.
ArcGIS Maintenance Program
Esri offers a cost-effective maintenance program that
includes software updates, technical support, and
many other benefits. Offered as an annual subscription,
this program makes it easy for you to plan for the cost
of support and software updates. Complimentary
registrations to the Esri International User Conference are
included with certain standard Esri® software maintenance
options. For more information, visit esri.com/maintenance.
Technical Support
Esri offers a rich array of technical support and user
community resources to help you meet your GIS
challenges. From 24/7 technical support to online user
groups and a variety of self-help resources, Esri has the
tools to make you successful. For more information, visit
esri.com/support.
Training Esri instructors
provide one-on-one
Esri offers instructor-led courses at Esri learning centers assistance in courses
and client facilities around the world as well as over the taught in both
traditional and virtual
Internet. Self-study web courses are also available for classrooms.
those who prefer online training. Esri combines hands-on
experience, interactivity, and instructional support to
create an effective learning environment. For more
information, visit esri.com/training.
Books
To help you use Esri software and learn the many
applications of geospatial technology, Esri Press publishes
reference books, software tutorials, case studies, and GIS
map books. Esri Press books help the first-time learner as
well as the professional GIS user and are available through
major booksellers and from Esri at esri.com/esripress.
Professional Services
Esri GIS professionals offer consulting, design,
programming, and implementation services as well as
database design and assistance in data publishing. For
more information, visit esri.com/services.

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