GIS Software

ESRI SITE LICENSE

Ball State University particpates in an Educational Site License Program with ESRI, the global leader in GIS software.  BSU faculty and staff have free access to selected ESRI software products for teaching, research, and adminstration purposes.

The site license includes the following software. For a list of use constraints for each product see the ESRI Site License Overview.

• ArcGIS Desktop (and extensions including Business Analyst Premium)
• ArcPad
• ArcGIS Server
• ArcGIS Developer Network
• Business Analyst Online
• Community Analyst

Student 1-year trial versions of the ArcGIS Desktop software are available to any Ball State University student currently enrolled in a GIS class or working on a GIS research project.  Faculty may request student trial versions directly from ESRI.

For questions about any ESRI product contact Angela Gibson, ESRI Site License Administrator.  

SOFTWARE INSTALLED ON THE GRMC LAB COMPUTERS

The University Libraries' GIS Research Area has the following software installed:

• Adobe Master Collection CS6

• Autodesk AutoCAD 2013

• Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2013

• Autodesk Revit 2013

• ERDAS Imagine 11

• ESRI ArcGIS Desktop 10.1

• ESRI ArcPad 10

• Google Earth

• Google SketchUp 8

• Penguin 2.0 for AutoCAD

• Rhinoceros 4.0

• TransCAD