You don't need to know how to create geographic data in order to use ArcView. ArcView comes with a useful set of ready-to-use data. Additional geographic data sets are available from ESRI and from various third parties to suit almost any requirement you might have. Plus, if your organization uses Arc/Info data, you'll immediately be able to use ArcView to access all these resources, including vector coverage, map libraries, grids, images and event data.

With ArcView you'll be working with your data in a completely new way, seeing patterns you couldn't see before, understanding geographic relationships that were previously hidden, gaining new insights and achieving new results for you and your business.

All the components of your ArcView session: views, tables, charts, layouts, and scripts are conveniently stored in one file called a project. ArcView's Project window shows you the contents of your project and makes it easy to manage all your work.

With ArcView you work with geographic data in interactive maps called views. Every view features ArcView's unique geographic 'Table of Contents', making it easy to understand and control what's displayed. GIS has never been simpler!

Tables

Working with tabular data in ArcView's tables puts you in control. Click features on a view, and their records highlight in the table showing you their attributes. Select records in the table and the features they represent highlight on the view. ArcView's tables also have a full range of features for obtaining summary statistics, sorting and querying.

ArcView's charts offer a powerful business graphics and data visualization capability that is fully integrated into ArcView's geographic environment. you can simply click features on a view to add them to the chart. ArcView lets you work simultaneously with geographic, tabular and chart representation of your data.

Layouts

ArcView's layouts let you create high quality, full color maps by first arranging the various graphic elements on-screen the way you want them. You'll get great looking results on a wide range of printers and plotters. Layouts are smart because they have a live link to the data they represent. When you print a layout, any changes to the data are automatically included, so you know everything on your map will be up-to-date.

With Avenue you can customize almost every aspect of ArcView, from adding a new button to run a script you write, to creating an entire custom application that you can distribute.