Data Appliance for ArcGIS

Data Appliance for ArcGIS offers worldwide basemaps and reference layers optimized for use with ArcGIS for Server. The appliance is preconfigured onto a Network-attached Storage (NAS) device and can be plugged into an existing network of an organization. It allows users to securely create customized critical GIS applications. Most of the basemaps and reference layers can be found on ArcGIS Online.

Data Appliance for ArcGIS, is previously known as ArcGIS Data Appliance.

Usage
Data Appliance for ArcGIS can be used to:


 * Host ArcGIS Online maps and tasks locally within an organization
 * Share mapping applications within an organization
 * Combine existing operational data with reference to highlight data
 * Create tailor-made services to carry out specialized analysis and visualization

What is New?
Data Appliance 6.0 for ArcGIS includes the following enhancements and improvements :


 * The application features three collections:
 * World Premier Collection – All worldwide maps in the application are available at all scales. The collection, which is on 28 4 TB drives, offers elevation globes for both the world and USA
 * North America Collection – All maps in the application can be found at small and medium scales. Only maps in North America are available at bigger scales, including the Caribbean countries, Mexico, Canada, and USA, where data are available. The collection, which is on two 4 TB drives, features elevation globes for both the world and USA
 * World Small-Scale Collection – All maps in the application can be found at medium and small scales. The collection, which is on two 4 TB drives, features elevation globes for both the US and the world


 * Cache is available in ArcGIS Server 10 compact cache storage format for better data transfer and storage.

Updates are available on the following reference maps and basemaps:


 * The World Light Gray Reference and World Light Gray Base maps updates include Mexico, Canada, and USA maps, as well as new areas including most Middle Eastern countries and India
 * The World Topographic Map was updated and now features small-scale maps. The service also adds large-scale maps for all countries in the Caribbean, South America, and Central America, most of the Middle East, India, Russia, and Eastern Europe
 * The World Street Map basemap was expanded and updated. Additions to the service are large-scale maps for all the countries in the Caribbean, South America, and Central America, most Middle East countries, and India
 * The World Imagery service includes updated global high-resolution imagery. This includes updated imagery with wider coverage in areas of South America, Afghanistan, New Zealand, Africa, India, Australia, and several Canadian areas based on contributions from the community

Data Collections
Pre-rendered and pre-cached maps of the world in Data Appliance for ArcGIS are organized into map collections to help users use and publish the maps through ArcGIS applications. These maps include elevation maps, topographic maps, shaded relief, street maps, and imagery.

The maps and globes are grouped into the following categories :


 * Basemaps – layers for overlaying with other layers or to be utilized on its own
 * Reference layers – layers for overlaying on basemaps to offer reference information
 * Specialty maps – layers displaying specialized content to be merged with other layers

System Requirements
The system requirements for Data Appliance for ArcGIS are as follows :
 * The application is created to run with ArcGIS for Server software
 * The application is available for both Linux and Windows operating systems