ArcWeb Services Explorer demonstrates Flash-based mapping functionality and will soon work as an embedded component in a Web applications.

ArcWeb Services Explorer is a Flash-based demonstration and development platform for ArcWeb Services. ArcWeb Services Explorer, which is built with Adobe Flash and Flex, includes the following key features:

• Use the built-in viewer functionality for free; no login or registration is required.
• Find locations such as addresses, place-names, landline telephone numbers, and IP address lookups.
• Create a basic route or an optimized route with multiple stops.
• Interact with objects in the map, such as points, lines, or polygons.
• Rotate the map for mobile applications.
• Change map styles on the fly.

Soon companies will be able to build business applications around ArcWeb Services Explorer using a JavaScript application programming interface (API). This API will allow an application to control an embedded ArcWeb Services Explorer Flash 8 component on a Web page.

For more information about ArcWeb Services Explorer, visit www.esri.com/arcwebservices.