- ArcWeb Services
ArcWeb Services is a
GIS product offered byESRI to provide Web-oriented spatial data services. ArcWeb Services is a Hosted GIS that provides geographicweb services (W3C/SOAP and others) to web browsers and other Internet-enabled technology.ArcWeb Services addresses the needs of organizations that wish to use geographic data and GIS functionality on a services basis, that is, without necessarily creating an extensive in-house GIS infrastructure. ArcWeb Services is composed of
API s, geographic services accessed through the APIs, and hosted data.APIs
include
* JavaScript
* REST
* SOAP
* OpenLS
* Java 2 Micro Edition (Mobile Toolkit)Geographic Services
include
* Address Finder - provide an address, get a geographic location
* Map Image - provide a geographic window, get a map
* Report - provide a location, get a printed report of data at the location (e.g., demographic)
* Route Finder - provide start and end locations, get a route between them
* Place Finder - provide a place name, get a location
* Wireless Location - query a device, get its locationHosted Data
include
* Business Information
* Demographics
* Geographic Boundaries & Landmarks
* Imagery
* Physical Environment
* Transportation
* WeatherArcWeb Services is typically used by organizations that want to use hosted GIS data.
ArcGIS Server , another ESRI product, is typically used by organizations that want to distribute their own GIS data.External links
* [http://www.esri.com/software/arcwebservices/index.html ESRI webpage]
* [http://www.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/ National Geographic Map Machine]
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