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What maps does ArcGIS Explorer come with?

ArcGIS Explorer includes free access to a wide variety of content, published via ArcGIS Online. This content includes the default basemap of global imagery and a variety of other maps and layers including world streets, world shaded relief, physical features, and topographic maps.

Can I add my own GIS data to ArcGIS Explorer? What else does it support?

Yes, you can add local content such as shapefiles, file geodatabases, and rasters, as well as import .txt, GPX, and .csv files. You can also connect to enterprise geodatabases and use KML/KMZ files. In addition, you can connect to and use a variety of different services, including those published using ArcGIS Server, ArcIMS, WMS services, and GeoRSS feeds.

Can I add other types of content?

Yes, by creating Notes and other results you can associate a variety of other content with your maps including PDF documents, Web sites, movies, and photos.

Is ArcGIS Explorer customizable?

ArcGIS Explorer can be customized by creating your own maps that include specific content and tasks. ArcGIS Explorer can also be customized by creating your own home site, which allows you to specify the default startup map, the look and feel of the application, and which capabilities users may have.

What is a task?

A task provides capabilities to ArcGIS Explore, such as address geocoding, gazetteer capabilities, routing, and reverse geocoding. ArcGIS Explorer includes a variety of tasks, and others are available from the Task Manager or ArcGIS Explorer Resource Center.

Can I create my own tasks?

Yes, ArcGIS Explorer tasks are authored using ArcGIS Desktop and published for use via ArcGIS Server. These tasks can include geoprocessing and modeling tasks that extend ArcGIS Explorer for GIS activities. Additionally, you can create custom tasks that connect to any other online Web service with a published API.

Is ArcGIS Explorer a good client for ArcGIS Server?

ArcGIS Explorer is an excellent client for ArcGIS Server and complements other clients such as Web-based and mobile clients, providing an integrated system around ArcGIS Server.

What's different about ArcGIS Explorer from other virtual globes?

While ArcGIS Explorer provides the same type of intuitive, high performance visualization as consumer mapping systems, its real power lies in the fact that it is part of an integrated GIS system. This means that it has been engineered to work directly with ArcGIS Server and other GIS content, allowing mapping services and geoprocessing tasks to be easily integrated and fused with local data and other Web content.

How does ArcGIS Explorer support GeoRSS?

Geographically Encoded Objects for RSS feeds (GeoRSS) is an emerging standard for including location as part of an RSS feed. GeoRSS data refers to dynamic streams of measurements (text or other observational data) that is georeferenced and served dynamically on the Web. ArcGIS Explorer can read GeoRSS point feeds directly. GeoRSS feeds can also be added to ArcGIS Server Web applications through the ArcGIS APIs for JavaScript and Flex.

How do I create a globe for ArcGIS Explorer?

Most users make use of the free ArcGIS Online globe services. However, a number of organizations have created their own globes using standard out-of-the-box ArcGIS capabilities. Globes are basically 3D caches of elevation, image, and map content. They are used as a basemap for various thematic overlays from local data or other 2D and 3D maps services (e.g., WMS).

ESRI also sells preprocessed globes with full content ready to plug in and use. These globes are delivered via the ArcGIS Data Appliance, which includes basemaps and imagery of variable resolutions (1 meter, 15 meter, etc.). These globes are very affordable and delivered to users on a network storage device that plugs into an organization's existing infrastructure and network. A number of national agencies, states and multinational organizations have acquired the ArcGIS Data Appliance and have found the globe to be a good solution for them, particularly for mission critical applications.