Using GIS services for visualization

The first thing that comes to mind when you want to use a map service is how you can see it, visualize it, present it, browse through it, and look for patterns—in other words, how you consume it. There are many tools that allow you to visualize the GIS services that you author in ArcGIS for Server, we will inspect and try out a few of them, and you can pick your favorite based on your preferences. We will also tackle how to consume your map services from well-known APIs such as JavaScript API. Don't worry! You do not need polished programming skills to do this; everything is made easy with a few lines of code, and you can compile and run a complete web page hosting your map services.

Consuming services from the GIS software

Since map services follow certain standards, they can be consumed from any software. We will explore the out-of-the-box software that has the capability to read map services.

Using ArcMap

ArcMap is a great tool to author and consume services...