The system provides an infrastructure for making maps and geographic information available throughout an organization, across a community, and openly on the Web.ĪrcGIS consists of the following Windows desktop software: It is used for creating and using maps, compiling geographic data, analyzing mapped information, sharing and discovering geographic information, using maps and geographic information in a range of applications, and managing geographic information in a database. ArcGIS is a geographic information system ( GIS ) for working with maps and geographic information maintained by the Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri).
