ArcIMS

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title: "ArcIMS" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["esri-software", "web-map-services"] topic_path: "general/esri-software" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArcIMS" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
screenshotArcIMS Weber County Geo Gizmo.png
screenshot size200px
captionScreenshot of an ArcIMS web service
nameArcIMS
developerEsri
latest_release_version10
operating_systemMS Windows; AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris
genreGeographic information system
licenseProprietary
websitehttp://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcims/
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| screenshot = ArcIMS Weber County Geo Gizmo.png | screenshot size = 200px | caption = Screenshot of an ArcIMS web service | name = ArcIMS | developer = Esri | latest_release_version = 10 | latest_release_date = | operating_system = MS Windows; AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris | genre = Geographic information system | license = Proprietary | website = http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcims/

ArcIMS (standing for Arc Internet Map Server) is a Web Map Server produced by Esri accessible through a web browser. It is a GIS that is designed to serve maps across the Internet. Sometimes these maps are just static images allowing simple panning and zooming, while others are more complex pages. Examples of interactive maps served with ArcIMS include maps with layers that can be turned on and off, or with features containing attributes that can be queried.

Implementation

The core of ArcIMS consists of a spatial server which processes most of the map-related services. On the server side, ArcIMS connector sits on top of a web server and ArcIMS component and Application server works behind the scenes. On the client side, the viewers can be thin clients, custom clients or Esri desktop applications such as ArcMap, ArcExplorer, or ArcPad.

ArcIMS uses Esri's ArcXML to receive and respond to requests from the client. The data behind ArcIMS is usually stored in Shapefile format (an open specification) or in an ArcSDE RDBMS database.

The Data Delivery Extension (DDE), an extension to the ArcIMS product, delivers data to users in a data format and coordinate system of their own choosing, in order to have access to data in a format compatible with their local GIS applications.

Esri no longer supports ArcIMS, | url = http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcims | title = ArcIMS | website = esri.com | publisher = Esri | accessdate = 2014-10-05 | quote = ArcIMS will no longer be supported with the release of ArcGIS 10.1. having replaced its functionality with ArcGIS for Server in 2010 and with ArcGIS Online (AGOL).

Version history

  • 2000 June – ArcIMS 3.0 released | url = http://spatialnews.geocomm.com/newsletter/2000/22/arcims.html | title = ArcIMS 3.0 – An Application Developer's Perspective | first = Andrew | last = Waxman | year = 2000 | work = SpatialNews | accessdate = 15 November 2010 | quote = ArcIMS 3.0 [...] production release became available in June of 2000 [...] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100617193104/http://spatialnews.geocomm.com/newsletter/2000/22/arcims.html | archive-date = 17 June 2010 | url-status = dead
  • 2001 May – ArcIMS 3.1 released |url = http://downloads.esri.com/support/product%20life%20cycle/server_gis/ArcIMS_PLC.pdf |title = ArcIMS Product Life Cycle Support Status |publisher = Esri |accessdate = 1 November 2013 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131103131042/http://downloads.esri.com/support/product%20life%20cycle/server_gis/ArcIMS_PLC.pdf |archivedate = 3 November 2013
  • 2002 April – ArcIMS 4.0 released | url = http://help.arcgis.com/en/previous_versions/system_requirements/4.0/arcims_40_systemrequirements.pdf | title = ArcIMS 4.0 System Requirements | publisher = ESRI | accessdate = 15 November 2010 | quote = Shipping/Release Date[:] 1 April 2002
  • 2003 February – ArcIMS 4.0.1 released |url = http://downloads.esri.com/support/product%20life%20cycle/server_gis/ArcIMS_PLC.pdf |title = ArcIMS Product Life Cycle Support Status |publisher = Esri |accessdate = 1 November 2013 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131103131042/http://downloads.esri.com/support/product%20life%20cycle/server_gis/ArcIMS_PLC.pdf |archivedate = 3 November 2013
  • 2004 May – ArcIMS 9.0 released | url = http://help.arcgis.com/en/previous_versions/system_requirements/9.0/ArcIMS_90_SystemRequirements.pdf | title = ArcIMS 9.0 System Requirements | publisher = Esri | accessdate = 1 November 2013
  • 2005 May – ArcIMS 9.1 released | url = http://downloads.esri.com/support/systemrequirements/ArcIMS_91_SystemRequirements.pdf | title = ArcIMS 9.1 System Requirements | publisher = Esri | accessdate = 1 November 2013
  • 2006 November – ArcIMS 9.2 released |url = http://downloads.esri.com/support/product%20life%20cycle/server_gis/ArcIMS_PLC.pdf |title = ArcIMS Product Life Cycle Support Status |publisher = Esri |accessdate = 1 November 2013 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131103131042/http://downloads.esri.com/support/product%20life%20cycle/server_gis/ArcIMS_PLC.pdf |archivedate = 3 November 2013
  • 2008 June – ArcIMS 9.3 released |url = http://downloads.esri.com/support/product%20life%20cycle/server_gis/ArcIMS_PLC.pdf |title = ArcIMS Product Life Cycle Support Status |publisher = Esri |accessdate = 1 November 2013 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131103131042/http://downloads.esri.com/support/product%20life%20cycle/server_gis/ArcIMS_PLC.pdf |archivedate = 3 November 2013
  • 2009 April – ArcIMS 9.3.1 released |url = http://downloads.esri.com/support/product%20life%20cycle/server_gis/ArcIMS_PLC.pdf |title = ArcIMS Product Life Cycle Support Status |publisher = Esri |accessdate = 1 November 2013 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131103131042/http://downloads.esri.com/support/product%20life%20cycle/server_gis/ArcIMS_PLC.pdf |archivedate = 3 November 2013
  • 2010 June – ArcIMS 10.0 released |url = http://downloads.esri.com/support/product%20life%20cycle/server_gis/ArcIMS_PLC.pdf |title = ArcIMS Product Life Cycle Support Status |publisher = Esri |accessdate = 1 November 2013 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131103131042/http://downloads.esri.com/support/product%20life%20cycle/server_gis/ArcIMS_PLC.pdf |archivedate = 3 November 2013

Footnotes

References

  1. "Enterprise GIS System | ArcGIS Enterprise – Geospatial Platform".

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