ArcGIS API for WPF overview

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) provides a development environment for building rich Windows user experiences for the desktop. The ArcGIS API for WPF enables you to integrate ArcGIS Server, Esri MapIt, and Bing Maps services and capabilities in a WPF application. You can create interactive and expressive applications leveraging ArcGIS Server and Bing Maps resources, such as maps, locators, and geoprocessing models, and WPF components, such as grids, tree views, and charts.

What can you do with the ArcGIS API for WPF?

The ArcGIS API for WPF enables you to integrate interactive maps and tasks in your applications. For example, you can do the following:

NoteNote:

You can program with the ArcGIS API for WPF without installing ArcGIS Server or MapIt on your machine if you have access to ArcGIS Server or MapIt via a URL. Esri offers several sample servers to use when getting familiar with creating WPF applications. The samples use these servers.

What is included in the ArcGIS API for WPF?

The ArcGIS API for WPF provides the following resources to use in your WPF applications:

Getting help

This help system includes easy-to-advanced topics that explain how to use the ArcGIS API for WPF.

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