ArcView GIS is an office technology GIS that is easy to use and is similar to your daily working environment, since it uses Microsoft Office concepts. ArcView offers a full set of functional capabilities for display, research, query, descriptive and spatial analysis, printing of geographic data, as well as vector and tabulated data acquisition and upgrading. Its capabilities in displaying and presenting information layers, combined with its great flexibility in reading the most popular data formats (AutoCad, MicroStation) make ArcView one of the most versatile tools of its generation.

Features:

• Intuitive user interface
• Inter-relation between displays, tables, diagrams and page setup
• Direct reading of various formats of vector data (shapefile, ArcInfo coverage, SDE layers, AutoCAD, Microstation)
• Direct reading of certain formats of descriptive data (Dbase, Info, ASCII)
• SQL connections in various database formats (Oracles, SQL Server, FoxPro, Access)
• Upgrading of vector and descriptive data
• Easy-to-build table of contents
• Intuitive browsing tools in the geographic view
• Geo-referencing
• Digitizing and editing environment
• Multimedia linkage
• Easy comprehensive on-line help
• Geoprocessing wizard (union)
• Cartographic layout extension (grids, legends, graticules)
• New symbol libraries (environment, geology, transportation)
• Reading of ArcInfo symbols
• Report creation tool (Crystal Report)
• Interface customization as required

Full development environment

ArcView is used in several industries where the use and production of geographic data is not a recent phenomenon (forestry, agriculture, urban planning, environment, transportation, municipalities), and, increasingly, we also find it in fields where the use of geographic data is a technological innovation (telecommunications, banking, insurance, marketing).

ArcView offers the possibility of integrating a vast array of modules (generally called "extensions"). These extensions allow the enhancement of GIS by adding automation tools and advanced capabilities.
Spatial Analyst™, Network Analyst™, 3d Analyst™, Image Analyst™ et ArcView IMS™ are just some examples.

The latest version of ArcView has introduced a variety of new features, especially concerning help tools for cartography layout and implementation of spatial analysis.

ESRI extensions for ArcGIS

GSF extensions for ArcGIS