ArcGIS API Lite for Flex

This library provides an open source framework and sample apps for getting started with the ArcGIS API for Flex.

Version: v2

The ArcGIS API Lite for Flex enables you to embed mapping capabilities into your Flex projects very easily. It rivals in simplicity with other popular mapping APIs such as those from Google, Yahoo, etc, and provides a comprehensive collection of maps to utilize (Topographic and Street maps, Imagery, Shaded Relief, etc) in your projects. It also offers unique analytical capabilities such as calculating drive-time polygons and others. This API is available as a developer sample under the Apache 2.0 license and can be downloaded from GitHub. The ArcGIS API Lite for Flex is built as a framework library around the powerful ArcGIS API for Flex, a more advanced API for building GIS web applications.

Common Questions:

Why did Esri create the ArcGIS API Lite for Flex?

Esri is the leading provider of advanced GIS capabilities in the market today. While very powerful, its ArcGIS API for Flex is more sophisticated than other popular mapping APIs available. We wanted to create a simpler API that would introduce the average non-GIS expert into the great opportunities that GIS has to offer.

Why should I use this API instead of Google, Yahoo, or others?

1. The ArcGIS API Lite for Flex offers many base maps including: Street, Imagery, Shaded Relief, World Topographic, US Topographic and Ocean Base maps. Other APIs only provide a small limited number of base maps to utilize.
2. In addition to the popular operations commonly found in the other APIs (e.g., find addresses, navigating the map, simple graphics handling, etc.), the ArcGIS API Lite for Flex features unique analytical capabilities such as determining drive-time polygons.
3. The API and its source code are licensed under Apache 2.0, giving you the freedom to adapt it to your specific business needs
4. With other APIs, you are limited to simple mapping. They do not offer a "next level" to advance to if desired. The ArcGIS API Lite for Flex is a great introduction to the power of the ArcGIS API for Flex: a full featured library for geographic analysis on the web. In fact, you could potentially leverage both within the same application if desired.
5. No user keys or tokens are needed. You simply download the API and start developing.
6. Unlike other APIs, you retain all rights over your data.

Requirements

• Adobe Flash Builder
• ArcGIS API for Flex
• Some experience with Flex and ActionScript development

Resources

• ArcGIS API for Flex Resource Center
• ArcGIS Blog
• twitter@esri

Issues

Find a bug or want to request a new feature? Please let us know by submitting an Issue.

Contributing

Anyone and everyone is welcome to contribute.

Licensing

Copyright 2012 Esri

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.

A copy of the license is available in the repository's license.txt file.

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