Key Features
Ease of Use
ArcView is the most widely used desktop GIS software in the world because it provides an easy way for everyone to use geographic data. With an intuitive graphical user interface, exceptional online help, and extensive documentation, it's easy to get up to speed with ArcView. Instructor-led training, Internet-based courses, and an array of books are also available to ensure you are successful with ArcView.
Data Visualization
 With ArcView, you can build compelling maps that help you visualize patterns, trends, and exceptions in your data. ArcView includes simple wizards, predefined map templates, and an extensive suite of map elements that save you time and make it easy to create professional-quality maps. Completed maps can be saved, printed, exported, and embedded in other documents or applications. ArcView also allows you to visualize your data as charts and reports, in 3D, and over time.
Map interaction
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Map display
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Map symbology and labeling
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Spatial Analysis
 ArcView allows you to better answer questions, test theories or predictions, and examine relationships. ArcView includes tools and procedures that allow you to analyze spatial data and derive answers from data of a location-dependent nature. Like all the ArcGIS Desktop products, ArcView software's rich geoprocessing framework includes ready-to-use analysis tools as well as the ability to build process models, scripts, and complete workflows.
Data Management
 ArcView makes it easy to integrate all types of data for visualization and analysis. It includes a number of tools for geographic, tabular, and metadata management, creation, and organization. ArcView supports a wide variety of data types including demographics, facilities, CAD drawings, imagery, Web services, and multimedia. You can directly read or import more than 70 different formats with ArcView.
Integrate and create tabular data
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Integrate Web data
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Ready-to-Use Datasets
 ArcView includes the ESRI Data and Maps Media Kit, which is updated annually and preconfigured to work with ESRI's software. The ESRI Data and Maps Media Kit includes
- Basemap and thematic MXDs for Canada, Europe, Mexico, and the United States
- Commercial data from Tele Atlas, AND Mapping, DMTI Spatial, WorldSat, EarthSat, DigitalGlobe, EuroGeographics, Michael Bauer Research, CountryWatch, SIGSA, and ESRI
- All levels of U.S. census geography and ZIP Codes
- TIGER 2000-based StreetMap USA data
- Global natural view image
- More than 15 GB of data
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