Help on ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF

[srikanthpilli]

Hi Everyone,

I am very much new to ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF, and right now we are having the Arc Editor 10, Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and Silverlight.

My objective is to develop a web application similar to of google map. I have point, line and polygon shape files.Could you please provide me suggestions on this, whether i can develop a website locally (intranet) using ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF with only Arc Editor 10 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and Silverlight.

OR, should I need ArcGIS Server to publish the Services, so that everyone who is in my newtwork locally can view all the maps and provide the functionalites ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF provides.

I appreciate for taking time to view my post!

[JenniferNery]

The Client API's does not have direct support for working with Shapefiles. Some developers share their code in this forum though. This is related thread: http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/598-Beta-10-Shape-Files-and-FGB

I think that the best way is to publish your data to ArcGIS Server so you can take advantage of both the Server and Client API's. Start with our Concepts page http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/silverlight/help/index.html#//016600000006000000.htm and samples: http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/silverlight/samples/start.htm

[dotMorten_esri]

The Silverlight API is a 'client api', meaning it's a client for ArcGIS Server. So yes you'll need ArcGIS Server.