• Fast access and visualization of large quantities of file-based imagery, processed on-the-fly and on demand
  
  
• Near instant display of output imagery for a number of users working simultaneously, without needing to preprocess the data and load it into a DBMS

This new product supports

• The ArcMap and ArcGlobe applications in ArcGIS Desktop as well as ArcGIS Server and ArcIMS
  
  
• CAD clients such as AutoCAD and Microstation
  
  
• Open standards such as WMS and HTML viewers via ArcGIS Server

ArcGIS Image Server also performs advanced image processing on-the-fly such as image enhancement, orthorectification, pan sharpening and complex image mosaicking. The images generated by the server can be used in Web pages or client applications such as ArcGIS, other commercial mapping products, and CAD.