Essential Information for Educators

GIS Solutions

Software for Educational Institutions

ESRI promotes the use of GIS in education and research affiliated with educational institutions. Our primary goals are to create a more spatially literate society and support the needs of an ever-growing technological workforce.

A variety of licensing options are available to meet your specific needs. Most software is available as an individual license (for students or faculty/staff offices) or as a LAB KIT (for computer labs/classrooms). For institutions that need large quantities of GIS software, ESRI’s Campus Site Licenses provide cost-effective access to GIS software throughout campus.

ESRI provides Technical Support and software updates through our Maintenance Program [PDF]. The maintenance program is available to both existing and new customers, and makes it easier to budget for software updates and support by combining both services into a single annual fee.

Listed below are the software products most widely used in education, with links to complete product information.

• ArcGIS (ArcInfo, ArcEditor, ArcView)
• ArcGIS Extensions
• ArcPad and ArcPad Application Builder