Getting Started with ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF

Web developers can create cross-browser and cross-platform interactive GIS Web applications using the ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF. This powerful and free API allows you to use any .NET framework supported language (e.g., C#, Visual Basic) to add GIS capabilities and to consume services from ArcGIS Server and Bing Maps for Enterprise in your applications.

This seminar provides an overview of the tools and concepts needed to create your first Web mapping application using the ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF. The presenter demonstrates the features and functionality of the API and capabilities of the Silverlight framework. In addition, you learn how to quickly create a rich Web mapping application that includes GIS maps and tasks using the ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF and sample services available online.

The presenter discusses

• Features and functionality of the ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF.
• How to access and implement online sample services from ESRI.
• Developing an interactive Web application.
• The Microsoft Silverlight framework.
• The ArcGIS Server Services directory.
• Deploying Silverlight applications.

This seminar was developed to support the following software products:

The seminar is designed for Web application developers who would like to create rich, interactive applications using ArcGIS Server services and the ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF. Participants should be familiar with the basic concepts of ArcGIS Server and Web application development.

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