Personal IMS is an Internet map server allowing publishing in Internet/Intranet maps created in ArcGIS.

With Personal IMS you may easily publish your maps in *.mxd, *.mxt, or *.pmf formats and make them available for viewing in Intranet or worldwide via Internet.

For viewing maps published with Personal IMS you need only standard browser and Internet connection. To install and run Personal IMS there is no need to have a web server or any server-specific software - all required components are included and installed with the Personal IMS application.

Personal IMS Advantages:

• Published ArcGIS maps look in your web browser the same as in your ArcGIS Desktop
• Easy to install, use and administrate
• No programming skills required
• No additional or specific software required
• Compact size
• No specific dedicated server required (can be installed and used on any workstation with ArcGIS and Internet connection)
• Customizable templates
• Suitable for organizations, though still affordable for personal use
• Valuable support including customization services and contracted development

Personal IMS components:

• Map server implemented as a Windows system service and responsible for storing and accessing published maps
• Personal IMS Administrator extension for ArcGIS ArcCatalog for administrating server and maps
• Standalone Personal IMS Administrator application for administrating server and maps
• Web server with a set of HTML templates for viewing published maps
• Collection of ASP samples and ASP template for Microsoft IIS

Latest version: Personal IMS 1.1.

What's new in Personal IMS 1.1:

• ArcGIS 9.2 support:
  now you can publish ArcGIS 9.2 maps with Personal IMS
• Support for raster datasets
  Raster layers (in TIFF, JPG and BMP formats) in the maps are now supported (including building pyramids)
• Improved labeling
  Personal IMS labeling engine is significantly enhanced
• Scale bar can be added in the map
• Miscellaneous cartography improvements

Demo movie:
Click here to see how to publish ArcGIS maps with Personal IMS.

Requirements:

• Requisite software: ArcGIS Desktop 9.1 or 9.2 should be installed in order to publish maps in ArcGIS formats (*.mxd, *.mxt, *.pmf) with Personal IMS
• Operating system: Personal IMS operates under Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/2003
• If you wish to use ASP templates the Web-server supporting ASP pages processing should be installed (for example, Web-server within Microsoft IIS)
• Disk space: 19,3 Mb

Restrictions in the current version:

• Supported vector data formats in the maps are only ESRI shapefiles and ArcSDE geodatabase feature classes
• Supported raster data formats are TIFF, JPEG, BMP
• TIN layers are not currently supported

Purchasing Personal IMS

You may purchase Personal IMS either at Data East online GIS Store or from our US based payment providers RegSoft or Plimus.

Data East online GIS Store options:
Credit Card (VISA, EuroCard\MasterCard).
To see prices and purchase at Data East online GIS Store click here.

Questions and comments on Personal IMS can be addressed to
support@dataeast.ru