ESRI is offering a selection of its GIS software on Linux as
what it describes as its ‘continuing commitment to open systems.’ ArcIMS 4,
ArcSDE 8.2, MapObjects-Java Standard Edition, and ArcExplorer 4 software are
now all supported on Linux. RedHat The latest version of ESRI’s internet mapping system - ArcIMS
4, which began shipping last month, now runs on Intel-compatible Red Hat Linux
7.1 in addition to Microsoft Windows, Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, and HP-UX operating
systems. ArcSDE Version 8.2 of ESRI’s spatial database engine is described as
‘the GIS gateway’ for managing spatial data in a commercial database management
system. ArcSDE 8.2 for Oracle is the first ArcSDE release that supports Linux
servers. MapObjects MapObjects Java Standard Edition is a suite of over 900 mapping
components that can be used to build custom, cross-platform GIS applications
or applets. Because it is pure Java, MapObjects-Java Standard Edition can be
used with Linux, Windows, and a variety of UNIX operating systems. Explorer ArcExplorer 4 Java Edition is ESRI’s latest free GIS data viewer.
Again, by developing Explorer in Java, ArcExplorer 4 is assured cross-platform
support including compatibility with Linux, Windows, and a number of UNIX operating
systems. ArcExplorer 4 can be downloaded free of charge from www.esri.com/arcexplorer. This article originally appeared in Oil IT Journal 2002 Issue # 5. For more information or to comment on this topic email here. This recent, 239
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