API Gives Developers Access to ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Online, and Bing Maps for Enterprise Resources

Redlands, California—July 13, 2009—Developers of desktop and Web applications can now deliver rich mapping and geographic information system (GIS) content with the release of ESRI's ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF. They can combine GIS-based Web services from ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Online as well as use Bing Maps geocoding, routing, and map services.

The API enables developers to use the powerful geospatial capabilities of ArcGIS services. Developers can transform their data into an interactive map, search for and display GIS data features and attributes, locate addresses, identify features, and perform complex spatial analytics by simply clicking a button or a feature on the map. Web and desktop applications built using the API will offer compelling graphics, intuitive interfaces, and visually stunning user experiences with GIS functionality.

Developers can program with the API without installing any ArcGIS software on their machines as long as they have access to ArcGIS Server via a URL. Since the API is built on the Microsoft Silverlight framework, developers can take advantage of all the Silverlight components, such as data grids, sliders, panels, and text controls, when building custom applications.

Developers can download the API library at the ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF Resource Center and access the source code for a variety of samples. The samples demonstrate displaying tiled and dynamic maps; switching between different kinds of maps and imagery; adding geocoding, routing, and geoprocessing tasks; and much more.

To find out more about the ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF, visit www.esri.com/silverlight or call 1-800-447-9778. Users outside the United States should contact their ESRI international distributor (www.esri.com/distributors).

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