ArcReader

Free ArcGIS Desktop Viewer

Overview

ArcReader is a free, easy-to-use desktop mapping application that allows users to view, explore, and print maps and globes. Anyone with ArcReader can view high-quality interactive maps authored by a higher-level ArcGIS Desktop product and published with the ArcGIS Publisher extension.

With ArcReader, you can

• View, navigate, and print published ArcGIS maps using ArcReader (.pmf files).
• Deploy your GIS data to novices and professionals alike.
• Zoom, pan, and switch between map and page layout view.
• Communicate more efficiently with the ability to graphically mark up maps.
• Print published map and globe documents including all layer symbology and cartographic map elements on any supported printer.
• Create custom ArcReader applications and embed ArcReader capabilities into existing applications.

Key Features

ArcReader is a free and easy-to-use application that allows users to view and print maps that are published (as Published Map Files [PMF]) by the ArcGIS Publisher extension to ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo. PMF files preserve a live connection to the data so the user's data view is always dynamic.

ArcReader significantly increases access to maps throughout all parts of an organization, introducing a new way for individuals and enterprises to share information that was once limited to those with advanced GIS software on their computers.

The key capabilities of ArcReader are:

• Zooming in/out
• Panning
• Going to previous/next extent
• Viewing spatial bookmarks
• Viewing and printing preauthored map layouts
• Searching with the Find tool
• Identifying features
• Hyperlink tool
• Measuring features