Depending on what features you need, you can choose among three editions of ArcGIS Server (Advanced, Standard, and Basic).
| | Advanced | Standard | Basic |
Data Management
Provides geodata services that allow
administrators to publish geographic data for extraction and replication. Store geospatial data in an RDBMS, such as IBM DB2, IBM Informix, Oracle, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL. | X | X | X |
GIS Web Services
Supports Web services, including Map, Globe, Image, WMS, WFS-T, WCS, KML, locator, and geoprocessing services. REST and SOAP access as well as geodata services are included at all levels. | X | X | X |
Mapping
Includes tools for creating rich browser-based Web mapping applications. | X | X | |
Spatial Analysis
Supports server-based analysis and geoprocessing, including vector, raster, 3D, and network analytics, as well as models, scripts, and tools. | X | X | |
Publishing to Clients
Supports a broad range of clients including ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Explorer, ArcGIS for AutoCAD, and browser-based applications. | X | X | |
Image Management
Supports a complete image management system for delivering large quanties of imagery that can be consumed in desktop, mobile, web and imagery clients. | X | X | |
Web Application Functionality
Contains tools and tasks, including pan, zoom, identify features, measure distances, find addresses, query and search attributes. | X | X | |
Application Developer Tools
Supports both .NET and Java ADF components and open APIs for REST, Javascript and Flex. Enterprise JavaBeans ADF components are available in Advanced only. | X | X | |
Advanced Spatial Analysis
Includes advanced spatial modeling and analysis, such as suitability analysis, cut-fill, line-of-sight, and terrain modeling. | X | | |
Spatial Web Editing Functionality
Supports spatial editing tasks for applications, such as adding, modifying and deleting map features like points, lines and polygons. | X | | |
Mobile Application Developer Tools
Provides an out-of-the-box, configurable mobile application that allows mobile workforce to dynamically query and update server data remotely. Administered from ArcGIS Server, it is integrated with GPS and fits seamlessly into enterprise IT environment. | X | | |
Mobile GIS Application Functionality
Provides tools to manage and deploy custom applications for use on Mobile devices including a software developer kit (SDK). Mobile applications can be deployed on Windows CE or Windows Mobile devices with the .NET Compact Framework 2.0 and Windows XP or Vista PCs with .NET Framework 2.0. | X | | |
