Versions
ArcExplorer 9.3 - Java Edition offers cross-platform support for Windows, UNIX, and Linux.
ArcExplorer—Java Edition for Education is provided for support of Macintosh OS X, in addition to Windows, but also allows for additional functionality beyond ArcExplorer 9.3—Java Edition.
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ArcExplorer Web is an application that you can use directly from your Web browser. An Internet connection is required for use.
Comparison of ArcExplorer Versions
| ArcExplorer—Java |
Feature/Function |
| Education Edition |
9.3 |
Web |
| X |
X |
Only layers from Web Services |
Pan & Zoom through multiple map layers |
X
(not local) |
X
(not local) |
X
(not local) |
Geocode/Address matching |
| X |
X |
Identify (only) |
Identify & Query Maps |
| Windows/Mac only |
Not Mac |
Thru a web browser |
Support Linux, Unix, Mac, Windows |
| X |
X |
Image Services only |
Display ArcIMS Image & Feature Services |
| X |
X |
Can save to ESRI global account |
Save as Project file |
| X |
X |
X |
Connect to the GeographyNetwork |
| |
|
X |
Requires an Internet Connection for Use |
| |
|
X |
Display WMS services |
| X |
X |
|
Display a wide variety of image formats |
| X |
X |
|
Display LZW compressed images |
| X |
X |
|
Display and query shapefiles |
| X |
X |
|
Display ArcSDE data |
| X |
X |
|
Export map to image formats |
| X |
X |
|
Label features |
| X |
X |
|
Classification Maps (Quantile, Equal Interval) |
| X |
X |
|
Graduated Symbology Maps |
| X |
No import & Limited export |
|
Import/Export .csv, .txt, and .dbf files |
| X |
X |
|
Select features interactively |
| X |
X |
|
Spatial Operations (Buffer) |
| X |
X |
|
Measure Distance on the Map |
| X |
X |
|
Support Dynamic Map Tips |
| X |
|
|
On-the-fly map projection |
| X
(Windows only) |
|
|
Display MrSID images |
| Only thru creating an Event Theme |
|
|
Create new Shapefiles |
| X |
|
|
Display CAD files (DWG, DGN, DXF) |
| X |
|
|
Create Custom Projections |
| X |
|
|
Create point events (x,y) from table |
| X |
|
|
Hotlinking to Various files |
|
