ArcGIS Server makes it easy for organizations to share mapping services and applications across the Web.

With ArcGIS Server, you can

• Connect more people with the information they need to make better decisions.
• Publish fast, intuitive Web mapping applications and services tailored to your audience.
• Simplify access to your services, data, and imagery.

ArcGIS Server supports desktop, Web-based, and mobile workflows. It helps you protect and manage your mapping information. And it provides a scalable platform that satisfies the simplest to the most complex Web mapping requirements.

Key Features

Depending on what features you need, you can choose from among three editions of ArcGIS Server (Advanced, Standard, and Basic).

Advanced Standard Basic Data Management Provides geodata services for data extraction, replication, and synchronization, as well as a framework and tools for managing large spatial datasets in an RDBMS such as IBM DB2, IBM Informix, Oracle, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL. Learn about GIS data storage and management . GIS Web Services Supports Web services including map, image, globe, locator, geoprocessing, KML, WMS, WCS, WFS, and WFS-T (REST and SOAP access are included with all editions.) Mapping Includes tools for creating rich browser-based Web mapping applications Spatial Analysis Supports server-based analysis and geoprocessing, including vector, raster, 3D, and network analytics as well as models, scripts, and tools Publishing to Clients Supports a broad range of clients including ArcGIS Desktop , ArcGIS Explorer , ArcGIS for AutoCAD , and browser-based applications Image Management Supports a complete image management system for delivering large quantities of imagery that can be consumed in desktop, mobile, Web, and imagery clients Web Mapping Application Provides an out-of-the-box, configurable mapping application with tools for map navigation, identifying features, measuring distances, finding addresses, and querying and searching attributes Application Developer Tools Includes Application Development Frameworks (ADFs) for .NET and Java and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for JavaScript , Flex , and Microsoft Silverlight/WPF Spatial Web Editing Supports spatial editing tasks for applications, such as adding, modifying and deleting map features like points, lines, and polygons Advanced Spatial Analysis 3D Analyst, Geostatistical Analyst, Network Analyst, and Spatial Analyst extensions included at no extra cost Mobile GIS Application Provides an out-of-the-box, configurable mobile application that allows mobile workforces to dynamically query and update server data remotely—is administered from ArcGIS Server, is integrated with GPS, and fits seamlessly into the enterprise IT environment Mobile Application Developer Tools Provides tools to manage and deploy custom applications for use on mobile devices including a software developer kit (SDK) (Mobile applications can be deployed on Windows CE or Windows Mobile devices with the .NET Compact Framework and Windows XP or Vista PCs with .NET Framework.)

ArcGIS Server offers the following advantages:

• Lower cost of ownership through centrally managed, focused GIS applications that can scale to support many users.
• Browser-based access to GIS.
• Integration with other enterprise systems such as customer relationship management (CRM) or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems using industry-standard software. ArcGIS Server provides the foundation for geospatially enabling a service-oriented architecture (SOA).
• Support for interoperability standards in both the GIS domain (Open Geospatial Consortium) as well as the broader information technology (IT) domain (W3C).
• Ability to create custom applications using .NET or Java.

ArcGIS Server complements ArcGIS Desktop by allowing GIS analysts to cost-effectively author maps, globes, and geoprocessing tasks on their desktop and publish them to ArcGIS Server using integrated tools. GIS functions can then be delivered as services throughout the enterprise.

• Deploy imagery enterprise-wide to a variety of clients, without preprocessing the data and loading it into a DBMS
• Perform dynamic imagery processing; providing better image visualization, reduced storage costs, and less data processing and maintenance