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¶¶Òõ̽̽ Site-Licensed Software

All software with a ¶¶Òõ̽̽ site license are available to users with a valid NetId. This includes ArcGIS. Check the  for availability. 

Free Resources

¶¶Òõ̽̽ faculty and students use free software including ,  and . 

Limited License Resources

is a remote sensing software with a limited number of floating licenses for ¶¶Òõ̽̽ users. 

GIS Software 

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. There are choices for GIS software, and there are many other aspects to GIS at ¶¶Òõ̽̽.

Teaching with ArcGIS

Visit the ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Knowledge Base article for current instructions for information on how to access ArcGIS, including teaching and learning with a virtual machine.

¶¶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). 

License Restrictions

¶¶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:

• ESRI software may only be installed on University-owned computers (except as noted).
• Students may install and use ArcGIS on their personal computer while connected to the ¶¶Òõ̽̽ network.
• ¶¶Òõ̽̽ faculty may install on personally owned computers for the specific purpose of learning,  becoming proficient with, and developing curricula or research expertise around the programs.
• Business Analyst may be used for teaching (no research or administrative uses are permitted).
• Nonacademic, nonadministrative, or commercial uses are prohibited.
• The software may not be taken or used off-campus except as needed for research or educational fieldwork.
• Other benefits included in the site license are an unlimited Virtual Campus training subscription and 5 passes to the ESRI International User Conference, including the Education User Conference.

GIS Support

Ernie Buford (ernie.buford@uvm.edu) serves as the point of contact for GIS help. For technical issues, such as VPN or SSO, contact the ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Tech Team.