ArcGIS Publisher gives you the freedom to easily share and distribute your GIS maps and data with anyone.

ArcGIS Publisher is used to create published maps that can be viewed, explored, or printed by anyone with the ArcReader application. By using the free ArcReader application, organizations can drastically increase access to geographic data without the deployment cost of a fully featured desktop GIS. Publisher offers a variety of settings that allow you to control how the published maps are used and who uses them.

Publisher also provides a mechanism to easily package maps and data for redistribution. In addition, ArcGIS 9 Publisher allows you to create royalty-free customized ArcReader applications using the ArcReader developer components.

With ArcGIS Publisher you can

• Easily provide interactive maps to your users.
• Protect your maps, including cartography and data, from inappropriate use.
• Create rich interactive maps that meet your users' needs.
• Provide efficient and controlled access to your enterprise GIS data.
• Easily package the required data and maps for distribution.
• Build custom map viewers for your maps.

The ArcGIS Publisher extension appeals to a wide range of users.

• Organizations that need to distribute maps within their organization
• Data providers who want to distribute preauthored maps with their data
• Government agencies that need to distribute data and maps to the public
• GIS programmers who want to build custom map viewers