Software

Many software options are available to the Clemson GIS community to suit their specific needs. We support users of many GIS platforms, such as the ArcGIS Suite, Google Geo tools, and open source software packages. Select the GIS software you would like to install below.

ArcGIS Suite

This 64-bit desktop application lets you render and process your data faster than ever. Design and edit in 2D and 3D, work with multiple displays and layouts, and publish finished web maps directly to ArcGIS Online or Portal for ArcGIS

ArcGIS Pro

*Requires Windows OS

Get ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Online is a cloud-based, collaborative web GIS that allows you to use, create, and share maps, scenes, apps, layers, analytics, and data. You get access to ready-to-use maps, ready-to-use apps, and Esri's secure cloud, where you can add items and publish web layers.

ArcGIS Online

Get an ArcGIS Online Account

Business Analyst allows you to combine demographic, lifestyle, and spending data with map-based analytics to create accurate reports and present powerful market insights.

Business Analyst

Get Business Analyst

Esri CityEngine transforms 2D GIS data into 3D models. Use its visualization power to see the relationships of projects, assess their feasibility, and plan their implementation, and is a great tool for urban planning, architecture, and design.

Esri CityEngine

*Requires Windows OS

Get CityEngine

The next generation of ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Enterprise is a comprehensive GIS platform that includes a powerful GIS web services server plus dedicated Web GIS infrastructure for organizing and sharing your GIS work.

ArcGIS Enterprise

Request ArcGIS Enterprise

ArcGIS StreetMap Premium - provides enriched street data for use in ArcGIS for geocoding, optimized routing, driving directions, and network analysis.

StreetMap Premium

Access StreetMap Premium

Drone2Map is a desktop app that provides easy access to a range of tools to create the outputs you need such as true orthos, 3D point clouds, and textured meshes. You can easily shared them with your AGOL account for easy collaboration

ArcGIS Drone2Map

Request ArcGIS Drone2Map

ArcGIS Earth is a free application that allows easy and powerful visualization and exploration of geospatial data in 3D on desktop and mobile devices.

ArcGIS Earth

Request ArcGIS Earth

Downloading Additional ArcGIS Software:

You can also request to download additional ArcGIS Software using your My Esri account. If you would like to download other ArcGIS software, please contact us. One of our My Esri administrators will send an invitation email to your Clemson email to connect your account to My Esri and grant permission for Downloads. Please follow the instructions in the invitation email to connect to My Esri.

Open Source

CCGT staff members can provide training and support to users with open source GIS software. These open source options promote universal access via free licenses and offer effective GIS tools for mapping and analysis. Common open source GIS software packages are QGIS, GeoDA, GRASS, GDAL, and R, among others. Click the name of the software in which you are interested to visit the website, get more information, and find installation instructions.

Google Geo Tools

Google has developed many powerful applications to search, explore, and analyze our Earth through Google Geo Tools. Using these tools can offer familiar and user-friendly solutions and references for your spatial analysis and geographic needs.

Applications available are Google Earth, Google Maps, Google Earth Engine, and Google Maps APIs.

Other Tools

Our team of experts can help you with a variety of software and tools that will complement your fundamental GIS research. From cleaning data tools such as Open Refine, all the way to advanced parallel processing with R and Python.

In addition, Clemson University has licenses for the following processing software, which are available in GIS Lab computers.
• Agisoft Metashape
• LAStools

We also offer support for your HPC GIS computational processes which use the Clemson Palmetto cluster or developing HTC processing solutions using Condor in our Galaxy GIS cluster. For more information, please visit our CyberGIS page.