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The ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic package includes:
- ArcMap extension to create and maintain ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic geospatial data, map documents and metadata.
- ArcGIS Enterprise extension to serve ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic View and Download services.
- ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic-compliant geodatabase templates for extracting, transforming, and loading (ETL) geospatial information from existing databases into ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic geodatabases.
- ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic Esri Geoportal Server, a suite of software modules that are based on the open source Geoportal Server and tailored toward ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic metadata creation, cataloging, sharing and discovery needs.
Installation requirements and guidelines
Determine if this is a new installation or an upgrade to an existing installation of ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic. If you're performing an upgrade, ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic requires both ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Enterprise to be upgraded as well. There are two sequences to install ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic, depending on your circumstance.
For new installations and upgrades, complete the following steps:
- Install ArcGIS Desktop.
- Install ArcGIS Enterprise.
- Install ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic.
- Install the ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic Desktop extension.
- Install the ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic Enterprise extension. ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic is an extension of ArcGIS Enterprise, enabled through the GIS Server.
- Install the geodatabase templates as follows:
- The latest version of ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic can work with the new ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic geodatabase template or a previous version of ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic geodatabase. See the Geodatabase Templates Installation Guide.pdf for the latest ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic geodatabase.
For ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic, Geoportal Server has been upgraded from 1.x to 2.x starting with ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic 10.8.1. The installation steps are simpler for Geoportal Server 2.x. If it is a new installation, complete the following steps:
- Access Geoportal Server by going to Geoportal folder in the installation package, or download from the GitHub (Geoportal Server Catalog, Geoportal Server Harvester.
- Set up Geoportal Server Catalog following the Geoportal Server Catalog installation guide and configuration instructions.
- Set up Geoportal Server Harvester following Geoportal Server Harvester Installation guide and configuration instructions.
If you have an existing INSPIRE Classic Geoportal Server instance installed and are considering upgrading to the INSPIRE Classic Geoportal Server 2.x from 1.x read the upgrade instructions, which provides a high-level view of considerations when doing a geoportal upgrade.
Installation guide documents, as well as acknowledgments to third parties whose software has been used in permissible forms with ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic, are available in the respective component folders (for example, DesktopExt for ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic desktop extension).
If you're performing a new installation, you can choose to install the Annex I, Land Cover, Geology, Mineral Resources, Land Use, Statistical Units or other geodatabase templates, either separately or in combination. The geodatabase templates are available in the installation package. You can upgrade from an existing ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic geodatabase template.
Software authorization
After installing the software, you must authorize it for use. Sign in to My Esri using your Esri Global Account credentials to obtain the authorization numbers. See the Desktop Installation Guide.pdf ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic for more information.
Release notes
Refer to the ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic release notes for a list of features available with ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic and current known issues.
Support
Your Esri regional office or international distributor provides support for ArcGIS; for the appropriate contact information, visit Technical Support.