ArcView

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ArcView is a Geographic Information System software product produced by ESRI. The full name of the product is ArcView GIS.

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[edit] Product info and history

ArcView started as a viewer type program for data and maps made using ESRI's other software products. Over time more and more functionality was added to ArcView and it became a real GIS program capable of complex analysis and data management. Its simple GUI was preferred by many over the less user friendly, more powerful Arc/INFO.

[edit] ArcView GIS 3.x

ArcView 3.3 is still currently available, and many users still use the older 3.x version. ArcView 3.3 is offered in both UNIX and Windows variants. Version 3.3 was released in May 2002 and according to the ESRI website, "support is planned until at least April 2006". There is speculation of a release of ArcView 3.4, but this remains unconfirmed by ESRI. The current US retail price for ArcView 3.3 is $1,195.00 for the Windows version and $2,195.001 for the UNIX version.

All ESRI produced extensions for ArcView are currently supported in 3.x with the exception of ArcView IMS2. ArcView IMS was discontinued on 1 June 2004, and replaced with ArcIMS. An older version of ArcView was available for Macintosh, version 3.0a, however this version was retired in 1997. ArcView 3.3 is compatible with Windows XP, however, does require the user to apply a patch to work properly. This patch is available for download from ESRI's product support website. ArcView GIS 3.3 will run on Windows XP 64-bit, however, the installer package will not. The user must either complile their own installer or acquire this from a third party.

[edit] ArcView 8.x and 9.x

The versions of ArcView 8.x and 9.x are part of the ArcGIS software suite. In ArcGIS the term ArcView is a level of licensing for the ArcGIS system. All components are installed on the system, with only those that are licensed being made functional. ArcView is the lowest level of licensing offering less functionality than the middle level, ArcEditor, or the highest level, ArcInfo. The current version of ArcView sold by ESRI is 9.1. This version is available for the Microsoft Windows 2000, XP 32 and 64 bit, and 2003 Server operating systems.

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[edit] Further reading

  • Tim Ormsby, Extending ArcView GIS: with Network Analyst, Spatial Analyst and 3D Analyst, ESRI Press, 1999, ISBN 1-879102-05-6

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