ESRI offers a variety of licensing options to meet the needs of students, faculty, and educational institutions of all sizes. These licenses are available for academic, research, or administrative use by individuals, labs, departments, or entire campuses. Commercial use is prohibited for all academic licenses.
If you are outside the U.S., contact the nearest ESRI distributor.
Educational Edition (Student/Faculty) and Individual License purchases require academic verification. You can submit your verification (current course schedule or proof of employment from an administrator on your organization's letterhead) via fax or e-mail. Include your contact information so that a Sales Representative may contact you regarding eligibility. For information about Campuswide Site Licenses, contact Michael Gould, ESRI's Higher Education Program Manager.
Support
New and existing Lab Kit and Lab Pack users can take advantage of technical support and software updates through the Maintenance Program[PDF]. This program makes it easier to budget for support and software updates by combining both services into a single annual fee.
Educational Edition (Student/Faculty) and Individual Licenses
Educational Edition (Student/Faculty) and Individual Licenses are available to students, instructors, faculty, staff, and other educators for academic or research use. These licenses are held by an individual person rather than the educational institution and do not include a maintenance option. There are two types of licenses:
Educational Edition Licenses which expire one year from the initial registration of the software. These licenses, which are available to students, faculty, and staff, qualify for either ArcEditor 9.3.1 and extensions or ArcView 9.3 and extensions.
Educational Individual Licenses which are permanent licenses that do not expire. These licenses qualify for ArcView 9.x, ArcView 9.x extensions, ArcPad 8, ArcView 3.x, or ArcView 3.x extensions.
Purchases are limited to one copy of any given software product/release per individual.
Teaching and Research Lab Kit Licenses
Teaching and Research Lab Kit Licenses are designed for teaching and research use and are available to bona fide educational institutions including primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, libraries, museums, and nonprofit educational research institutes. These licenses can be purchased for multiple copies of ESRI software for use in a computer lab, classroom, or a single department. The initial license, the Teaching and Research Lab Kit Master License, includes installation media and documentation. You can purchase additional licenses of the same software and version that you can add to the master license.
You can purchase the following products under Teaching and Research Lab Kit Licenses:
EDN for Education including ArcGIS Engine Developer Kit and other software
Business GIS
ArcLogistics
ArcGIS Business Analyst
Business Analyst Online for Education
BusinessMAP 4
ArcView 3.x and Extensions
ArcView 3.x (for Windows)
ArcView 3.x extensions
Teaching Lab Pack Licenses
Teaching Lab Pack Licenses are designed for instructional use in a single lab and are available to bona fide educational institutions including primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, libraries, museums, and nonprofit educational research institutes. A Teaching Lab Pack includes 30 licenses for use in one physical location (for example, a computer lab) plus one license for the instructor to use on their computer for curriculum development. You cannot split a Teaching Lab Pack across multiple labs or departments.
You can purchase the following products under Teaching Lab Pack Licenses:
EDN for Education including ArcGIS Engine Developer Kit and other software
Business GIS
ArcGIS Business Analyst
Business Analyst Online for Education
BusinessMAP 4
ArcView 3.x and Extensions
ArcView 3.x (for Windows)
ArcView 3.x extensions
Campuswide Site Licenses
Campuswide Site Licenses are designed to maximize productivity and minimize cost in organizations where GIS is required by multiple departments across a college or university campus. Site Licenses provide a convenient alternative to establishing multiple Teaching and Research Lab Kits in individual departments. A Campuswide Site License can cover a single campus, multiple campuses, a district, or statewide systems.
A Campuswide Site License allows an institution to use ESRI software throughout the organization for teaching, research, or administrative* purposes for a single annual fee. This fee includes software maintenance, access to virtual campus courses authored by ESRI, user conference passes and technical support services. All Campuswide Site Licenses require a signed contract that specifies the specific campus or campuses covered. For more details and pricing for your campus or system, contact Michael Gould, ESRI Higher Education Manager.
* Some third-party software may not be used for administrative purposes due to royalty issues
Campuswide Site License Benefits
Table A-1
Programs
Total Quantity/Seats
Desktop GIS
ArcInfo (Concurrent Use)
Unlimited
ArcEditor (Single and Concurrent Use)
Unlimited
ArcView (Single and Concurrent Use)
Unlimited
ArcGIS 3D Analyst (Single and Concurrent Use)
Unlimited
ArcGIS Network Analyst (Single and Concurrent Use)
Unlimited
ArcGIS Spatial Analyst (Single and Concurrent Use)
Unlimited
ArcGIS Tracking Analyst (Single and Concurrent Use)
Unlimited
ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst (Single and Concurrent Use)
Unlimited
ArcScan for ArcGIS (Single and Concurrent Use)
Unlimited
ArcGIS Publisher (Single and Concurrent Use)
Unlimited
ArcGIS Schematics (Single and Concurrent Use)
Unlimited
ArcGIS Military Analyst (Single and Concurrent Use)
Unlimited
Maplex for ArcGIS (Single and Concurrent Use)
Unlimited
Server GIS
ArcGIS Server Advanced Enterprise, with Extensions including ArcGIS Mobile
Unlimited
ArcGIS Server Geoportal Extension
Unlimited
ArcGIS Tracking Server (Software is available by request only. Implementation Services are not included.)
Unlimited
ArcIMS Route Server—Data is not included, delivered by request only
Production Line Tool Set (PLTS) for ArcGIS—Mapping Agency Solution
Unlimited
ArcView 3.x (request basis only)
ArcView 3.x with ArcView Spatial Analyst, Network Analyst, 3D Analyst, ArcPress for ArcView, and ArcView Tracking Analyst
Unlimited
Additional Benefits
GIS Specialists – Telephone Technical Support Contacts
Per Contract
Passes to the ESRI International User Conference including the Education User Conference
Per Contract
Table A-2
Licensee may copy and Deploy the Programs listed in Table A-2 up to the total quantity of licenses indicated below for teaching and research only. No Administrative Uses are permitted.
Programs
Total Quantity/Seats
ArcPad
Unlimited
Data included with ArcLogistics (Tele Atlas North America and European Data)
Unlimited
The list in Table A-1 and Table A-2 above is subject to change should ESRI commitments to third parties regarding licensed third-party technology included in ESRI products prohibit or not provide redistribution rights in site licenses to ESRI licensees.
The following is also included in the Annual Fee for the Site License:
Ten (10) hardware keys to implement concurrent use Software.
An unlimited Virtual Campus standard training subscription (every year), on the condition that the Annual Fee has been paid and the contract is current. An ESRI Virtual Campus standard training subscription gives access to all asynchronous, auto-attended Virtual Campus courses authored by ESRI. These are primarily technology courses that teach ESRI Software.
To participate in the Virtual Campus training subscription, the Virtual Campus subscription administrator will need to fill out the Virtual Campus Training Subscription Activation form located at http://campus.esri.com/subscription/activation.
Once this online form is received, the account will be verified. Upon verification, a "master code" will be sent to the Virtual Campus subscription administrator. That code will act as a password to Licensee's subscription page where the administrator can generate individual course access codes for Licensee's students. The Virtual Campus subscription administrator may appoint up to ten (10) teaching staff or staff members to aid in issuing codes and agrees to notify ESRI in writing whenever such appointments are made. Note: This program is for educational institutions only.
Optional Add-on Software ("Add-on Options")
The following Add-on Options may be included in this Agreement for any Site License. Each Add-on Option gives Licensee the right to install, copy, and use an unlimited number of copies of the add-on Software, Data, and Documentation in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, subject to Licensee's payment of the additional annual fee specified below for each Add-on Option.
Add-on Option
Additional Annual Fee
ArcGIS Survey Analyst (Single Use or Concurrent Use)
Subject to Payment of Additional Annual Fee
ArcGIS Data Interoperability (Single Use or Concurrent Use)
Subject to Payment of Additional Annual Fee
ArcGIS Server Data Interoperability Extension
Subject to Payment of Additional Annual Fee
ArcGIS and Extensions Student Edition—One-Year Education Use Only (media and license)
Within the United States, faculty at a site license university or college may request free timeout desktop software licenses for their students. Contact the Higher Education Team for more information in regardsto this promotion.
