Free Windows Phone 7 App Puts the Power of Mapping in Users' Hands

Esri Releases Free ArcGIS App for Microsoft's Windows Phone Platform

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Jan 04, 2011, 07:18 ET

REDLANDS, Calif., Jan. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Windows Phone users can access sophisticated mapping capabilities on their phone with the ArcGIS for Windows Phone app. ArcGIS for Windows Phone lets you find, use, and share maps as well as deploy GIS data and functionality on Windows Phone devices. The free app is now available and can be downloaded directly from the Windows Marketplace.

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ArcGIS for Windows Phone serves as a mobile gateway into the ArcGIS system to:

  • Explore and navigate maps.
  • Find places and addresses.
  • Query map layers and data.
  • Collect, edit, and update features and attribute information while performing field data collection and inspection projects.

In addition to this free application, Esri previously released the ArcGIS API for Windows Phone. Using the API, developers can create custom applications for Windows Phone devices that can be deployed within an enterprise or to the public via the Windows Marketplace.

To learn more, visit esri.com/windowsphone.

About Esri

Since 1969, Esri has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, Esri software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. Esri applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world's mapping and spatial analysis. Esri is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

Esri, the Esri globe logo, GIS by Esri, ArcGIS, www.esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of Esri in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.

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