Using Map Services within ArcExplorer

All of the map services created as part of the Mexico rural poverty mapping project can be used directly with ESRI's free GIS browser - ArcExplorer. The following instructions provide details on how to do this.

1. Download and install ArcExplorer (Java edition). Click here to obtain ArcExplorer and follow the download & installation instructions provided by ESRI..

2. Open ArcExplorer. Click on the "Add Layers" toolbar button . This will open the "Catalog" menu. 

3. In Data Sources, click on the + sign next to WWW, then double-click on "Add Web Site". 

4. In the "WWW Connection" menu type "www.cimmyt.org/GIS/povertymexico" into the URL field. Click OK.

5. From the list of services that appear, select one of "povertycrops" or "povertyenvironment" or "povertysocial" and click on the "Add Layers" button . The map service should now appear in ArcExplorer.

Note: The actual display of the map service layers can not be changed within ArcExplorer, but the order of display can be changed, local layers of information (shape files and geo-referenced images) can be added and queries / information retrieval can be undertaken.

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