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people may not have need of a full-blown suite of GIS software, wanting,
perhaps, simply to "view" data or run simple querries. ESRI
is distributing ArcExplorer,
a free "lightweight" GIS data viewer. ArcExplorer may be used
for for a variety of display, query, and data retrieval applications and
supports a wide variety of standard data sources. Interested individuals
may download
ArcExplorer without charge.
A list of
known free geospatial data viewers includes:
- AccuGlobe
- editing, modifying, analyzing, and viewing GIS data
- ArcExplorer
- basic mapping and spatial querrying
- Autodesk®
Express Viewer - viewing and printing Design Web Format™ (DWF™)
drawings
- Bentley
View - open, view, interrogate and print design data
- CartoMAP
Viewer - viewing of SHP, MIF/MID, cgf, and DBISAM
- dlgv32
- viewer for USGS data (DEM, DLG, DRG, DOQ) and USGS data formats (e.g.
SDTS)
- ER
Viewer - basic viewing and saving of digital imagery
- ERDAS
ViewFinder - basic viewing, querrying, and manipulation of digital
imagery
- Forestry
GIS (fGIS) - basic GIS data viewer, digitizer and shapefile (SHP)
editing program for Windows®
- FreeLook
- basic viewing of digital imagery
- GeoExpress
View - basic viewing and saving of digital imagery
- Geographic
Explorer - basic viewing of MIF, SHP, TAB, DWG, DXF, DGN, TIFF,
BMP & JPG files
- Geomatica
FreeView - data viewing and enhancement tool supporting many raster
and vector formats
- GeoMedia
Viewer - basic viewing, analysis, and presentation of MIF, SHP,
of Access files
- Geospatial
Explorer and other free GIS database tools
- Map
Maker Gratis - map editor and viewer
- MapGuide
Viewer - data viewer
- MapInfo
ProViewer - share MapInfo Professional® maps and analyses
- MapWindow
- manipulation, analysis, and viewing of geospatial data and associated
attribute data in several standard GIS data formats
- TatukGIS
Viewer - views numerous raster (TIFF/GEOTIFF, MrSID®, BMP, SPOT,
JPG) and vector (SHP, E00, MIF, DXF, DGN, TIGER) formats. Imports TatukGIS
projects as well as most projects created with the ESRI ArcView®
or MapInfo Professional®
The University
of Arkansas Department of Computing Services offers geographic information
systems (GIS) software through the ESRI Academic Site License.
GIS software is available for research and educational use by University
of Arkansas faculty and students, at low cost with an annual renewal,
for installation on office and laboratory computers across campus. This
opportunity is possible through the Arkansas Statewide academic site license
with ESRI, with restrictions (i.e., no commercial use) as specified in
the copyright and license agreements.
The following
ESRI software copies are offered:
- Full Software
Bundle (All software above)
Extensions
for ArcGIS 8.2 include: Geostatistical Analyst, Spatial Analyst, 3D
Analyst and ArcPress.
Extensions
for ArcView 3.2 include: Network Analyst, Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst
and ArcPress.
To order copies
of the software, and for further information about ESRI products contact:
Dan Puckett
University of Arkansas
Computing Services
12 Ozark Hall
(479) 575-2905
danp@uark.edu
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modified: 5/31/06
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