ArcView, now referred to as

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for Desktop Basic,New name for Arc VIEW
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software product produced by

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. It is intended by Esri to be the logical migration path from ArcView 3.x.

History

ArcView 8.x and 9.x

ArcView 8.x and 9.x are part of the ArcGIS Desktop software suite. ArcView is the entry level of licensing offered; it is able to view and edit GIS data held in a

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or through ArcSDE, ST-Links PgMap view data held in a

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. Other licensing levels in the suite; namely ArcEditor and

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have greater functionality. All components are installed on the system, with only those that are licensed being made functional. The current version of ArcView sold by Esri is 10. The ArcView software is split between ArcMap and ArcCatalog. ArcMap is used for map composition and geographic analysis. ArcCatalog is used for geographic

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History

ArcView 8.x and 9.x

See also

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