Esri released ArcGIS Explorer Desktop, a free GIS viewer that enables the exploration and visualization of GIS information. It includes features and enhancements to make it a more powerful tool in an enterprise GIS, including content sharing via ArcGIS Online, tabular information display and new presentation tools.

The new version allows users to upload GIS content directly to ArcGIS Online accounts, where anyone with Internet access can see it. ArcGIS Explorer includes the ability to display attribute tables within a map. With a single click, users can view a table showing all the records for a selected feature layer. Tabular information can be written to a CSV file or added directly to the map.