ArcView 8.1 is the most significant release in the history of ArcView.
ESRI has built ArcView 8.1 with a completely new architecture and user environment based
on current standards in the information technology arena.
ArcView 8.1 maintains the base functionality of ArcView 3.x and adds a
host of improvements driven by user requests. New features include a catalog for browsing
and managing data, on-the-fly coordinate and datum projection, metadata creation,
customization with built-in VBA, new editor tools, support for static annotation, enhanced
cartographic tools, direct access to Internet data, and much more.
ArcView 8.1 is an exceptional stand-alone GIS as well as the entry point
to ArcGIS, an integrated and scalable family of GIS software products . ArcGIS consists of
ArcView, ArcEditor, ArcInfo, ArcIMS, and ArcSDE. ArcGIS extends ArcView by providing
multiuser editing, advanced analysis, Internet services, and high-performance spatial
database services.
