Computing
- Computer Depot (sales)
- Tech Team (support)
- ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Knowledge Base (online support)
- Vermont Advanced Computing Core
To get started in Geospatial Technologies at ¶¶Òõ̽̽ or to find more information, use this list of GST resources that includes guidance about computing, software, and data sources.Ìý
All software with a ¶¶Òõ̽̽ site license are available to users with a valid netid. This includes ArcGIS. Check the Ìýfor availability.Ìý
¶¶Òõ̽̽ faculty and students use free software including ,Ìý and .Ìý
is a remote sensing software with a limited number of floating licenses for ¶¶Òõ̽̽ users.Ìý
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at ¶¶Òõ̽̽ often involves ArcGIS, the industry leading GIS software from ESRI. ¶¶Òõ̽̽ has an unlimited ESRI site license, so the information here focuses on ArcGIS. Of course, there are choices for GIS software, and there are many other aspects to GIS at ¶¶Òõ̽̽.
As of Fall 2020, there are new ways to access ArcGIS, including teaching and learning with a virtual machine. Please visit this ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Knowledge Base article for current instructions.
¶¶Òõ̽̽ has an ESRI Educational License that permits installation of ESRI products on ¶¶Òõ̽̽-owned hardware only (with the exception of qualifying students and faculty, who may install ESRI software on their own computers [subject to contract constraints]). During the install process, a ¶¶Òõ̽̽-owned computer on the ¶¶Òõ̽̽ network (including off-campus connections using the VPN client) may obtain a license from the network license server (arclm.uvm.edu).Ìý
¶¶Òõ̽̽ has an educational site license for many ESRI software products. Our contract allows use of an unlimited number of installations of ESRI software for the purposes of research, instruction, education, and administrative uses. ¶¶Òõ̽̽ students, employees, and affiliates should be aware of the following license restrictions:
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As of Fall 2020, there are new ways to access ArcGIS. Please visit this ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Knowledge Base article for current instructions.
Currently, Ernie Buford (email link)Ìýserves as the point of contact for GIS help. For technical issues, such as VPN or SSO, please contact the ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Tech Team.Ìý