ArcWeb Services-Public Services offers free access to a subset of ArcWeb Services-Commercial Services.
Public Services is offered through a one-year subscription; it is intended to be used for the development of personal interest Web mapping applications that are non-commercial and non-governmental.
Individuals can use Public Services to build Web sites that promote free volunteer activities such as providing maps for habitat education to teach students about birds, habitats, and nature. Another example of a Public Services site is one that provides maps for volunteer conservation efforts that promote local wildlife research and community building.
Advantages of Public Services include
Flexible. Public Services offers a wide variety of APIs, functionality and geographic data. It also provides a migration path for developers that wish to upgrade to Commercial Services.
Large Selection of Mapping Data. Public Services offers dozens of mapping datasets from the world's leading vendors; for example, imagery, aerial photos, and topographic and demographic data.
The table below compares ArcWeb Services-Public Services to ArcWeb Services-Commercial Services.
