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ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education (AEJEE)
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Free Desktop GIS for Windows and Macintosh (OSX)
ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education (AEJEE) is a downloadable, lightweight GIS tool for exploring geographic data. AEJEE can save and open projects, so work can be shared between users, or between school and home. AEJEE can classify and symbolize shapefiles, integrate a wide array of image data, project on-the-fly shapefiles stored in decimal degree, and use data distributed over the Internet hosted on ArcIMS sites.
AEJEE Overview Documents
AEJEE Slideshow Intro [2MB PDF] AEJEE Text Intro [400KB PDF] AEJEE 2.3.2 Downloads (Released December 2007)
Windows 7 and Vista users: Before running the installer, set "install.exe" to Windows XP under the "Compatibility Mode" tab. Depending on Windows Vista or 7 configuration, you may need to run AEJEE in "Classic Mode". More information.Windows [112 MB]
Macintosh [86 MB] Software Tutorials
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Once installed, a 58 page PDF introduction and tutorial is available directly from the AEJEE Help Menu. The tutorial introduces all software functions via five lessons. Additional information is provided in the tutorial appendices. A downloadable copy of the tutorial also is available.
Selected AEJEE Lessons
- Presidential Election 2008 package (election2008.zip)
- See also: Election blog posts
Special: 2008 Presidential Elections-
The upcoming presidential election offers some powerful lessons in political geography. Download and unzip the .zip file, then place the resulting "election2008" folder inside AEJEE/DATA/LESSONS. Open the PDF files to see a series of lesson ideas. Engage AEJEE and open the "election2008.axl" project from the "AEJEE/DATA/LESSONS/election2008" folder.
Introductory activities Science activities Social Studies activities AEJEE skill-building activities Additional AEJEE activities are available at ArcLessons, search on software used/needed = ArcExplorer/AEJEE.
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