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ArcGIS for JavaScript Developers

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Create Fast, Effective Mash-up Style Web Applications

The ArcGIS ® API for JavaScript™ is an easy-to-use framework Additional JavaScript APIs
for building lightweight Web mapping applications on top of
ESRI provides two other ways to embed ArcGIS Server
ArcGIS Server.
functionality in your Web pages with JavaScript.

What can you do with the ArcGIS API • The ArcGIS JavaScript Extension for the Google Maps™
API gives you a way to work with your GIS services in the
for JavaScript?
framework of Google Maps and other Google® APIs.
Access maps and tasks from ArcGIS Server in your
• The ArcGIS JavaScript Extension for Virtual Earth™ lets you
Web applications. access your GIS resources from a Microsoft® Virtual Earth
• Display an interactive map of your own data. control in 2D or 3D.
• Search for features or attributes in your geographic
information system (GIS) data and display the results. Getting started with the ArcGIS API for JavaScript
• Search for addresses and display the results. The ArcGIS JavaScript APIs are designed for developers
• Display your data on an ArcGIS Online basemap. who want to create a Web-based mapping application
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• Execute a GIS model on the server and display the results. quickly and spend less time coding.
• Nothing to download—just write some HTML and
What is included in the ArcGIS API JavaScript code.
for JavaScript? • Deploy your Web application or embed it in a Web page.
Build custom Web applications that deliver advanced With the ArcGIS API for JavaScript, ESRI offers exciting
GIS solutions. opportunities for developers to build open GIS Web applications
• Map component—Support both dynamic and cached (tiled) that can be deployed in most browser environments.
map services from ArcGIS Server.
• Graphics—You can enhance your Web applications by
allowing users to draw graphics or by providing informational
pop-up windows when the user clicks or hovers the mouse.
• Tasks—Classes and methods for common GIS tasks are
included:
- Querying
- Finding addresses
- Finding attributes
- Identifying features
- Geoprocessing
• Access to Dojo and other libraries—The ArcGIS API for
JavaScript is built on the Dojo JavaScript Toolkit, providing you
with access to dijits (Dojo widgets) and other JavaScript tools.
You can also integrate other libraries in your applications such
as the Google Chart API.

Severe Weather Finder mashup is built with ArcGIS API for JavaScript.

Learn more about integrating ArcGIS Server in your applications.


In the United States, call ESRI at 1-800-447-9778. Send e-mail inquiries to info@esri.com.
Outside the United States, contact your local ESRI distributor at www.esri.com/distributors.
Visit ESRI’s Web page at www.esri.com/arcgisserver.
G31762 Copyright © 2008 ESRI. All rights reserved. ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, ArcGIS, @esri.com, and www.esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the United States, the European Community, or certain
ESRI2C7/08ed other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.

Your online starting point is www.esri.com/javascript.

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