ArcView 3.x

Infobox Software
name = ArcView GIS 3.x



caption = ArcView GIS showing data for the Chesapeake Bay.
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developer = ESRI
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latest release version = 3.3
latest release date = May 22, 2002
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operating system = ArcView 3.3: Windows, Solaris, AIX, IRIX, Digital UNIX, HP-UX ArcView 3.0a: in addition Mac OS, DG/UX
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genre = GIS
license = Proprietary
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ArcView 3.x is a geographic information system software product produced by ESRI.

History

ArcView started as a graphical program for spatial data and maps made using ESRI's other software products. Over time more and more functionality was added to ArcView and it became a real GIS program capable of complex analysis and data management. Its simple GUI was preferred by many over the less user friendly, more powerful ARC/INFO.

ArcView GIS 3.x

ArcView GIS 3.3 is still currently available, but a retired product, and many users still use the older version. ArcView GIS 3.3 is offered for both Unix and Windows variants. Version 3.3 was released May 22, 2002 and is currently sold and has "mature support" for multiple platforms. [See "Product Life Cycle" http://support.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=software.filteredGateway&PID=25]

All ESRI produced extensions for ArcView are currently supported in 3.x with the exception of ArcView IMS². ArcView IMS was discontinued on 1 June 2004, and replaced with ArcIMS. An older version of ArcView was available for Macintosh, version 3.0a, however this version was retired in 1997. ArcView 3.3 is compatible with Windows XP, however, does require the user to apply a patch to work properly. This patch is available for download from ESRI's product support website. ArcView GIS 3.3 is not supported in Windows 64-bit, since it is a 16-bit application.

Connect to MS Access

One of the basics of GIS is providing a connection between data and imagery. All 3.x versions work with an underlying DBF database (dBase III, IV). Many users prefer a connection to an MS Access database, because of its widespread use. For users that still have Access 97 or earlier, this can be done with a free practical script called AccessConnect [http://forums.esri.com/Thread.asp?c=3&f=38&t=56116#140124] . Users who have a more recent version of Access will encounter problems with this script. For the ArcView 3.x users with more recent MS Access versions, there is a free bypass program available. [cite web |title=Open Access 2003 from ArcView 3.x |first=Bart |last=Mouton |url=http://www.openaccessfromarcview.info]

ee also

* ArcInfo
* Shapefile

References

External links

* [http://www.pasda.psu.edu/tutorials/arcview/ Basic tutorial for ArcView 3.x] on Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access
* [http://support.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=software.filteredGateway&PID=25 ArcView 3.x GIS Homepage]