Welcome to the Data Appliance 5.0 for ArcGIS

Welcome to the Help system for the Data Appliance for ArcGIS. Whether you are a new user or have been using the Data Appliance for a while, you should spend some time getting acquainted with the resources available in this document.

The Data Collections overview provides information on the different collections and includes a table to help you understand the difference between the services in each collection. You should also take a few minutes to review the What's New section where you can find out what content is updated and other important information about the latest Data Appliance release.

The Data Appliance Help contains additional sections:

Section

Audience

Basemap Collection

Contains the list of services included in the collection along with a description, coverage maps, and reference information

Users who have licensed the Basemap Collection

World Imagery Collection

Contains the list of services included in the collection along with a description, coverage maps, and reference information

Users who have licensed the World Imagery Collection

World Collection

Contains the list of services included in the collection along with a description, coverage maps, and reference information

Users who have licensed the World Collection

Deployment

Provides details on configuring the data appliance and deploying the services

ArcGIS administrators and DBAs

Using the services

Reviews how to access services in different ArcGIS clients

All users

Other resources

Use the Data Appliance for ArcGIS Resource Center for additional resources (hardware users guides, system references, and quick-start guides) and the most up-to-date help online. Esri frequently updates the Web Help with new topics and additions to existing topics. These changes come from your suggestions and feedback from Esri Support. If you have an addition or correction you'd like to request for the Help, please let us know using the Esri Support Center feedback page.

1/11/2012