ESRI GIS Software Products

Yale University, through a collaboration with several departments and collections, maintains an Higher Education site license for the full suite of ESRI Geographic Information Systems software. This site license grants an Yale University license to use a large collection of ESRI software products on an unlimited number of the University's computers on campus. The software may be used for teaching, research, and administrative purposes. Any form of commercial use is explicitly prohibited. Distribution of the software to licensed end users on campus and other administrative maintenance of the Site License are handled by Yale University Map Collection GIS Services, at Sterling Memorial Library.

The ArcGIS Site License Program

The ArcGIS Site License includes unlimited use of the following ESRI software products and benefits:

• Desktop GIS
  
  
  • ArcInfo 9.1, 9.2
  • ArcEditor 9.1, 9.2
  • ArcView 9.1, 9.2

  The ArcGIS Suite of software is licensed at three different levels, shown above, with the greatest number of features available at the ArcInfo license level. This is conceptually similar to how MS Office is licensed at the Home, Professional and Enterprise levels. Yale's licensing agreement provides licensing at the ArcInfo level for all installations capable of connecting to our campus license server. For off-campus use of ArcGIS, we are able to provide ArcGIS at the ArcEditor licensing level for machines (laptops, off-campus Yale research facilities, off-network machines, etc...) that are not able to connect to the license server for some reason.

• ArcGIS extensions: ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, ArcGIS 3D Analyst, ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst, ArcGIS Publisher, ArcGIS Schematics, ArcGIS Survey Analyst, ArcScan for ArcGIS, ArcGIS Military Analyst, Maplex for ArcGIS, and ArcGIS Network Analyst
  
  
• Server GIS
  
  
  • ArcGIS Server
  • ArcIMS
  • ArcIMS Route Server (By request only. Data is not included and must be purchased separately.)
  • ArcGIS Server License with ArcGIS Server Spatial Analyst extension, ArcGIS Server 3D Analyst extension, and ArcGIS Server Network Analyst extension options
    
    
• Developer GIS
  
  
  • ArcGIS Engine Developer Kit
    
    
• Mobile GIS
  
  
  • ArcPad Application Builder including ArcPad

  ArcPad is software for mobile GIS and field mapping applications using handheld and mobile devices. ArcPad provides field-based personnel with the ability to capture, analyze, and display geographic information, without the use of costly and outdated paper map books.
  
  ArcPad Application Builder is the development framework for building custom ArcPad applications for mobile GIS.

• Business GIS
  
  
  • BusinessMAP 4
  • ArcLogistics Route
    
    
• Other GIS Software
  
  
  • MapObjects—Windows Edition
  • MapObjects—Java Edition
  • NetEngine for Windows and UNIX
  • Production Line Tool Set (PLTS) for ArcGIS—Mapping Agency Solution
    
    
• ArcView 3.x Products
  
  
  • ArcView 3.x (for Windows)
  • ArcView 3.0a (for Macintosh) `
  • ArcView 3.x extensions: ArcView Spatial Analyst, ArcView Network Analyst, ArcView 3D Analyst, ArcPress for ArcView, and StreetMap 1.1

ArcView 3.x is the original Windows version of ESRI's GIS Software. It has largely been supplanted by the ArcGIS 9.x series, although some Yale users still depend upon it , so we continue to support the software at a minimal level.

• Added Benefits
  

• Virtual Campus—Unlimited seats, Standard Subscription (These are primarily technology courses that teach ESRI software and the Spatial Analysis of Geohazards course.)

Obtaining GIS Software at Yale

Yale GIS users may install ESRI software on any Yale-owned machine. The installation package for ArcGIS 9.1 (ArcInfo-level) has been made available through the Yale Software Library to faculty and staff to download. For support in the installation process, including how to connect to the license server, contact Yale GIS Support Specialist, Stacey Maples.

User who require the non-networked ArcEditor version of ArcGIS should contact The Map Collection for consultation.

Yale's site-license does not allow the installation of GIS software on the personal computers of students, faculty or staff. Students and others who find that they need a version of ArcGIS for they personal use for coursework should contact the Yale GIS Support Specialist, Stacey Maples, to find out how to obtain a 1-year student licensed version of ArcGIS at the ArcView licensing level.

Yale Computer Labs/Clusters with ArcGIS

Currently, ArcGIS installations are widely distributed across the Yale Campus. Below you can find a table of the major computer labs that have installed ArcGIS on their workstations. To find a Yale Computer Cluster with ArcGIS software, use the Software Search on the Cluster Support Services website.

SimplyMap Web-Based Demographic Mapping

The Kline Science Library has recently purchased licensing for a new, and very powerful, demographic mapping tool, SimplyMap.

SimplyMap is a web-based mapping application that lets users quickly create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using powerful demographic, business, and marketing data. SimplyMap turns complex data into valuable information that is easily accessed through an innovative and user-friendly interface.

Of particilar interest to Yale GIS users is the ability prepare and download shapefiles of demographic data for use in ArcGIS Spatial Analysis Software.

With SimplyMap, users can:

• Access thousands of demographic, business, and marketing data variables.
  
• Develop interactive thematic maps and export high-resolution images to word processing or presentation software.
  
• Select, sort, and compare data across multiple locations and build custom reports that can be exported to a spreadsheet for additional functionality.
  
• Explore historical census data to understand how regions change over time and use estimates and projections to analyze current and future trends.
  
• Make informed personal and business-related decisions. Questions like “what are the social and demographic characteristics of my neighborhood?” and “where should I locate my retail store?” are quickly answered with SimplyMap.
  
• Combine locations and search for areas based on specific criteria.

Geographic Research partners with premier U.S. data providers to give SimplyMap users the most current demographic, business, and marketing data available. SimplyMap provides the following nation-wide data*:

• Demographic Variables: Population, Age, Race, Income, Ancestry, Marital Status, Housing, Employment, Transportation, Families, and more.
  
• Historical census data: including 1980, 1990 & 2000, plus current year census estimates and 5 year projections.
  
• Business Variables: Detailed Consumer Expenditure, Business & Employee Counts by Industry (by NAICS Code), Consumer Price Index, Quality of Life & Consumer Profiles, and Market Segments.

*Data for all geographies include census block-groups, census tracts, ZIP codes, cities, counties, states, and the entire United States.

SimplyMap Login Page (Must be Using a Yale IP Addresses for Access)

Other GIS Software

Of course, ESRI is not the only GIS software available. There are many GIS & GIS-related softare package that users might find useful. Below are a few of the packages that we find the most useful. For a more comprehensive list of GIS software links, see the GIS Software Links Page.