ArcGIS software is a geographic information system (GIS) used for creating maps and find geographical information. Esri ArcGIS is well known for providing contextual tools used in mapping and analytic platforms. It is widely used in a diverse range of applications for different purposes such as creating maps, analyzing mapped information, compiling geographic data, and much more.
Esri ArcGIS develops suitable infrastructure to build maps.
ArcGIS consists of two different Windows desktop software; these are as follows.
1) ArcReader: This basic data viewer allows the user to view and query maps that have been created with the other ArcGIS products.
2) ArcGIS for Desktop: Is licensed under three different levels of functionality.
(a) ArcView or ArcGIS for Desktop Basic: Provides access to view spatial data, design layered maps, and perform basic spatial analysis.
(b) ArcEditor or ArcGIS for Desktop Standard: It helps in manipulating the shapefiles and geodatabases with the use of more advanced tools.
(c) ArcInfo or ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced: This software helps in easy manipulation of the data, editing of the data and data analysis.
To allow location-based analytics, ArcGIS uses contextual tools and collaborates with different sources like maps, apps, and reports to share your data.
ArcGIS software helps in ArcGIS Spatial Analytics, ArcGIS Imagery & Remote Sensing, ArcGIS Mapping & Visualization, ArcGIS Real-Time GIS, ArcGIS 3D GIS, allowing the user to use location-based analytics to fulfill their business purpose.
Till now, different versions of ArcGIS has been developed, and users can easily migrate to the latest version based their business requirement. Migration to the latest version is not necessary if all your business requirement is fulfilled by a previous version of ArcGIS. The common benefits of migrating to an updated version are increasing productivity, performance, and accessibility. The new version also helps in managing and analyzing transportation networks more productively. Also make possible, geocoding, basic routing, and nationwide basemap.
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