ArcGIS Engine是开发人员用于建立自定义应用程序的嵌入式GIS组件的一个完整类库。开发人员可以使用ArcGIS Engine将GIS功能嵌入到现有的应用程序中，包括Microsoft Office的Word和Excel等产品，也可以建立能分发给众多用户的自定义高级GIS系统应用程序。-ArcGIS Engine developers are used to create custom applications embedded GIS component of a complete class library. Developers can use ArcGIS Engine to embed GIS functionality into existing applications, including Microsoft Office' s Word and Excel and other products can also be set up can be distributed to many users customize the advanced GIS system applications.