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ESRI Announces ArcWeb Services 2006 Is Now Available for On-Demand Mapping and GIS
Written by ESRI
Monday, 12 December 2005
Redlands, CaliforniaESRI announced today that ArcWeb Services 2006 is now available. ArcWeb Services 2006 further extends on-demand mapping and geographic information system (GIS) capabilities for Web developers. ArcWeb Services are powerful mapping APIs that allow developers to integrate mapping and spatial functionality into any Web-based application.
Web developers who wish to easily build applications that go beyond basic maps and directions should evaluate ArcWeb Services 2006, says Mike Tait, director of Web Services at ESRI. With the latest release of ArcWeb Services, developers can further integrate enterprise-level mapping functionality into Web-based commercial and mobile applications.
Highlights of ArcWeb Services 2006 include
New Developer APIsin addition to a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) API, ArcWeb Services 2006 includes a REST API for creating maps using simple URL requests, OpenLS, and a Java 2 Platform Micro Edition (J2ME) Wireless Toolkit for rapid development of wireless applications.
Custom map and spatial query servicesDevelopers can upload their own point, line, and polygon data. End users can then perform custom rendering and spatial queries.
Mobile location servicesThrough partnerships with Sprint and Bell Mobility, the ArcWeb Services 2006 mobile location service enables subscribing companies to build location based services (LBS) applications for tracking their non-GPS and GPS-enabled cellular phones and send short message service (SMS) messages.
Enhanced route finder serviceDevelopers can now build applications that route around traffic obstacles as well as optimize the order of the route stop midpoints.
New administration portalA new Web site is available to help ArcWeb Services 2006 subscribers easily create, customize, and administer services. This Web site offers everything needed to get up and running with ArcWeb Services including Web-based wizards for uploading, geocoding, and managing data; samples; tools to help administrators manage groups of users and track how many credits they have used; and much more.
Map Image service enhancements - Significant enhancements were also made to the ArcWeb Services 2006 map image service. In addition to providing all the standard static graphical file formats, ArcWeb Services 2006 now includes Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) and Adobe Flash (SWF) mapping file formats. Web developers can use SVG or SWF to directly access vector mapping data for building rich Web 2.0 internet applications.
The range of mapping data accessible through the ArcWeb Services APIs has also been expanded. Data sources now include:
U.S. Business ListingsThis data set provides access to name, address, phone number, and SIC code for 13 million businesses across the United States.
Navteq European Union dataArcWeb Services now offers Navteq mapping, geocoding, and routing data for the European Union.
Reverse Phone Number location ookup serviceThis data allows for an address to be looked up via a phone number, and a phone number to be associated with an address.
IP and Domain Name location lookup servicesApplications can now associate general geographic coordinates to IP addresses and domain names worldwide.
For more information on ArcWeb Services or to get a 30-day evaluation copy, visit www.esri.com/arcwebservices or call ESRI at 1-800-447-9778. Outside the United States, contact your local ESRI distributor; see www.esri.com/international for a current distributor list.
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