ESRI Software
by Susan Delap
Currently the Bureau of Geology owns an unlimited client site license for selected ESRI products. They have given us permission to use their license server for our software.
For a list of software products included in the license,
click here.
For more information on ESRI products, please see their website at www.esri.com.
Documentation for ArcGIS 9.0, ArcGIS, and some extensions can be
checked out from the Software Manager. Documentation
for everything else is online. Click here
for instructions. Glen Jones, Bureau of Geology B93B, has additional hard
copy documentation. ESRI also has a Virtual
Campus where you can access online tutorials.
ESRI software is installed on the PCs in MSEC 239 (see Software
Manager for the exact titles), MSEC 187, and the Suns in MSEC 345.
If you want to install ESRI software to your own machine, select one of
the following based on your OS.
Windows 2000/NT/XP Users
Access to the most current ESRI software requires a connection to a
license server. That is, you will only be able to access the software from
on campus. If you absolutely require off-campus
the TCC offers a service where your computer can be anywhere but still access
all campus resources as though you are on campus. Go here for details.
Minimum requirements for access to ESRI software through the license
server are:
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Win2k with service pack 1+, or WINNT 4.0 SP6+
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machine specs of 450 MHz, 650 recommended, with 128 MB RAM minimum
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around 1 GB of disk space
Matt Richmond has provided the following Instructions for Installation.
See the current Software Manager if you need
additional assistance.
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Get to the \\software\EES-Software\arcgis90 fileshare, either through windows explorer
or by typing the address into the "run" box in the start menu.
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There are two files which must be run in turn: SetupWorkstation.exe, which
sets up the older Arc stuff, and SetupArcGIS.exe, which installs Arcinfo
Desktop.
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When going through the install wizards, make sure you select "custom installation"
and select to have all the extensions installed on the local hard disk.
I know this must be done for the workstation install; it may also need
to be done for the ArcGIS install. I didn't get to see that part. Extensions
are not installed by default, oddly enough.
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That's about it; fairly straightforward. The software will tend to strain
whatever machine it's put on, so people should really be sure they need
it before they install it.
Windows 95/98 Users
You're still stuck using the old ArcView 3.2 software. But the up side
is that the license server is not needed. Pick up an installation kit from
the Software Manager. There is a one-hour time
limit on checkouts. The installation kit takes about 40 minutes to install
and includes:
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ArcView GIS 3.2
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Spatial Analyst
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Image Analysis
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3D Analyst
ArcView Data and Maps (1999)
are also available for checkout.
Unix Users
ArcINFO Workstation 8.1 is now installed on all the Sun machines in
MSEC 345 research lab. It can be invoked by typing arc. Contact
Software
Manager for installation on other UNIX-based machines.
Macintosh Users
ArcView GIS 3.0a is available for installation to Macintosh computers.
OS 7.1 minimum? (ESRI no longer has any documentation on its website for
the Mac version.) Pick up the installation CD from the Software
Manager. ArcView Data and Maps (1999)
are also available for checkout.
List
of software products included in the ESRI site license: (Some
of this software is installed to the PCs in MSEC 239. See Software
Manager for actual titles installed.)
ArcInfo
ArcInfo Workstation (ArcNetwork, ArcTIN, ArcCOGO, ArcGrid, ArcScan,
ArcStorm)
ArcEditor
ArcView 8.x (single and concurrent) and extensions:
ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
ArcGIS 3D Analyst
ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst
ArcGIS Network Analyst (when available)
ArcPress for ArcGIS
ArcSDE
ArcView GIS for UNIX, Windows
ArcView GIS 3 for Macintosh
ArcPress for ArcView for UNIX, Windows
ArcView 3D Analyst Extension for UNIX, Windows
ArcView Network Analyst Extension for UNIX, Windows
ArcView Spatial Analyst Extension for UNIX, Windows
NetEngine
PC ARC/INFO
ArcIMS
MapObjects
ArcLogistics Route
ArcPad
BusinessMAP Pro
HigherEd Data Package including the following data sets:
ArcUSA 1:2M
ArcWorld 1:3M
ArcScene World Tour
Digital Chart of the World
ArcView StreetMap 1.1
ArcGIS StreetMap
Virtual Campus Training Subscriptions
ESRI Map Book
(All of the above products are trademarked and/or registered
by ESRI.)