Your ArcGIS information and results have great value that can be shared beyond your organization. Using the Web, you can open up access to your geographic information using high-quality maps, beautiful visualizations, and rich analytical GIS models.
Here are a few key ways that information can be shared in ArcGIS 9.3 and 9.3.1:
- Creating layer packages (with 9.3.1)—A layer package is a layer and the spatial data it references zipped up into one convenient file that you can then distribute to others. For example, you can upload layer packages to ArcGIS Online via the ArcGIS.com website so they can be accessed by anyone who has ArcGIS Desktop (9.3.1 or more recent) or ArcGIS Explorer (1200 or more recent).
- Use ArcGIS Server to publish your maps and other GIS resources to your enterprise network and the internet as services. These services can be used in web maps created with ArcGIS.com or ArcGIS Explorer Online, accessed with ArcGIS desktop and mobile clients (including iOS-based devices like the iPhone), and used as the basis for custom web mapping applications.
- Geoprocessing tools and toolboxes—Distribute models or script tools among the ArcGIS community of users.
- Geodatabase schemas—A schema defines the physical structure of the geodatabase along with the rules, relationships, and properties of each dataset in the geodatabase. Once you have a workable geodatabase schema, you'll want to share the schemas with others.