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== What is it? == | |||
The ESRI product '''"ArcGIS Engine"''' is a set of libraries that can be used by GIS application developers to create either add-ons for other ESRI products or free-standing applications. | The ESRI product '''"ArcGIS Engine"''' is a set of libraries that can be used by GIS application developers to create either add-ons for other ESRI products or free-standing applications. | ||
To deploy | I think of it as ArcObjects with some additional licensing options. | ||
There is a $500/seat license for the Runtime. | |||
To deploy an ArcGIS Engine - based application to a machine that does not have ArcGIS Desktop installed on it you include the ArcGIS Engine Runtime in the deployment. There is a '''$500/seat license''' for the Runtime; if they already have ArcGIS Desktop on the target machine, you avoid this separate fee. | |||
There are also extensions for the runtime corresponding to the ArcGIS Desktop extensions. These include Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst, Network Analyst, and Geostatistical Analyst. I am not sure of the cost of the licensing for the extensions. | There are also extensions for the runtime corresponding to the ArcGIS Desktop extensions. These include Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst, Network Analyst, and Geostatistical Analyst. I am not sure of the cost of the licensing for the extensions. | ||
=== Alternatives === | |||
To avoid a per-seat license fee you could use [[ArcReader]]. | |||
Revision as of 18:20, 17 September 2008
What is it?
The ESRI product "ArcGIS Engine" is a set of libraries that can be used by GIS application developers to create either add-ons for other ESRI products or free-standing applications.
I think of it as ArcObjects with some additional licensing options.
To deploy an ArcGIS Engine - based application to a machine that does not have ArcGIS Desktop installed on it you include the ArcGIS Engine Runtime in the deployment. There is a $500/seat license for the Runtime; if they already have ArcGIS Desktop on the target machine, you avoid this separate fee.
There are also extensions for the runtime corresponding to the ArcGIS Desktop extensions. These include Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst, Network Analyst, and Geostatistical Analyst. I am not sure of the cost of the licensing for the extensions.
Alternatives
To avoid a per-seat license fee you could use ArcReader.
