Redlands, California—ESRI announces the launch of ArcWeb Services Labs, a new online environment that gives ArcWeb Services developers access to the latest technologies and products to enable them to participate in the development process.

In the Labs area of the ArcWeb Services Web site, developers can explore new applications, download code, and access resources before they are released. Developers are able to provide feedback directly to the ArcWeb Services product team and interact with other ArcWeb Services developers to share ideas.

 “We want to encourage real-time feedback from developers participating in the ArcWeb Services Labs community to help us understand what is truly necessary and valuable to their success. Our goal is to incorporate this feedback directly into current development efforts,” said Mike Tait, director of Internet Services, ESRI.

ArcWeb Services Labs provide developers with the following resources:

·       Access to prereleased API features and functionality

·       Previews of early stage Web applications

·       Feedback through a community forum

ArcWeb Services offer developers a rich Web platform for integrating mapping into desktop, browser, or mobile applications. ArcWeb Services offer dozens of programming objects and as well as classes and on-demand mapping data from more than 20 leading commercial mapping data and content providers. Content for ArcWeb Services includes driving directions data, addresses, streets, points of interest, elevation, topography, weather, and traffic for the U.S. and certain other countries.

Some of the APIs currently available to ArcWeb Services developers are for SOAP, OpenLS, REST, and J2ME. The SOAP API is the most comprehensive and is XML based. ArcWeb Services OpenLS API complies with standards relating to the exchange of spatial information in a wireless Internet environment. The API for REST uses HTTP methods for processing ArcWeb Services resource requests. The API for J2ME enables developers to integrate ArcWeb Services into specific, supported mobile development environments, such as mobile phones, PDAs, and a broad range of other embedded devices.

To learn more about ArcWeb Services and ArcWeb Services Labs or to sign up for an evaluation, visit www.esri.com/arcwebservices or call 1-800-447-9778.

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