Equipment & Software
Computers | Printers | Software - GIS | Software - Tools
Computers
Four computers with GIS software applications are available in the Gov Info department reference room. The workstations are available on a first-come first-serve basis. Please provide your own storage media (external hard-drives, such as flash drives). The computers also come with a CD & DVD burner/writer. Do not store data or projects on the computer hard drives as anything saved on them may be deleted.
Printers
The workstations are connected to a color laser printer (HP color LaserJet 2500) that can produce 8 1/2" by 11" printouts for a cost of 50 cents each. We do *not* have a large format plotter.
Software - GIS
Our workstations are equipped with popular GIS software by ESRI, ArcView 3.1, the latest ArcGIS (ArcView edition) and also three extensions for ArcGIS. Other popular and sometimes free GIS applications are also available, including MyWorld GIS designed by the GEODE Initiative at Northwestern University! Try them all!
ESRI ArcView 3.1
One of the earliest Desktop GISs by ESRI- no longer available for purchase from ESRI. We keep the software for people who are not yet familiar with ArcGIS (8.x -) No additional extensions are included but this software comes with basic utility tools (Import, Import71 & MIF-to-Shape.)
ESRI ArcGIS 9.2 (ArcView edition)
Probably the most popular desktop GIS in the U.S. This latest ArcGIS Desktop gives you the power to manage and integrate your data, perform advanced analysis, model and automate operational processes, and display your results on professional-quality maps.
ESRI ArcGIS 9 Extensions
3D Analyst, Spatial Analyst & Geostatistical Analyst.
My World GIS
http://www.myworldgis.org/
My World GIS™ is a Geographic Information System (GIS) designed by the GEODE initiative at Northwestern University specifically for use in educational settings. My World allows learners to explore and analyze geographic data about our world.
AccuGlobe 2007
http://www.accuglobe.net/
Free desktop GIS by DTTI. AccuGlobe Desktop 2007 includes standard GIS functions including GIS data viewing, editing and thematic mapping with on-the-fly projection feature.
GeoDa
https://www.geoda.uiuc.edu/
Free program developed by Dr. Luc Anselin's Spatial Analysis Laboratory (SAL) in the Department of Geography at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. It is designed to implement techniques for exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA) on lattice data (points and polygons).
Software - GIS Tools
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GIS tools/utilities, such as an excellent GIS data conversion tool, FME, are also available.
Safe FME Universal Translator
http://www.safe.com/products/fme/
GIS data format conversion tool. FME (The Feature Manipulation Engine) is an integrated collection of spatial ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load) tools for data transformation and data translation. We receive the latest edition.
GIS Tools (TGR2SHP, TGR2MIF,DLG2SHP, etc.)
http://tnatlas.geog.utk.edu/downloadfree.htm
Free GIS data conversion tools for public GIS datasets (TIGER, DLG and Census data files) written by Dr. Bruce A. Ralston of the University of Tennessee - Knoxville. For those who prefer to translate TIGER Lines (1997 - 2006) by themselves, TGR2SHP is a perfect tool.
Last updated: September 24, 2007
