ArcGIS for Android

The ArcGIS for Android is a GIS software product from Esri designed to run on the Android mobile operating system. The ArcGIS for Android product consists of an software developer kit (SDK) and an application.

ArcGIS Application
The ArcGIS application can access maps from ArcGIS.com or ArcGIS Server. It is also designed to do the following:
 * Display and navigate maps
 * Find addresses and places
 * Identify locations and GIS features
 * Query map layers and data
 * Measure lines and areas
 * Collect GIS data

ArcGIS for Android SDK
The ArcGIS Android software development kit consists of an application programming interface (API), documentation, samples, and tools that help developers create powerful GIS-enabled applications for Android.

ArcGIS for Android API
The ArcGIS API for Android allows developers to add maps to their application based on a number of different types of layers, such as ArcGIS Server dynmaic map, feature, and tile layers. It also runs tasks such as geocoding, geoprocessing, query, and identify. The API includes a plug-in to the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE).