All GIS software downloads are available from the UDeploy website.
Non open source software is for UD students/faculty/staff only
Downloads of these items are recorded in order to measure campus use and to determine equitable price sharing between departments. Ensure that you comply with licensing rules for Esri (ArcGIS), Exelis (ENVI, IDL) and Safe (FME) before downloading. Follow this link to view the short (15 minute) presentation on Geospatial Software Licensing and Installation at UD. Please contact askIT@udel.edu if you have any questions.
Downloads are available as executables, zip archives or disk images. Disk images require a utility unpacking program like 7zip. You may also burn the image to CD/DVD using software such as Easy CD Creator, Nero/Nero Express, or imgburn (free).
Use our software table to find the right software for your project.
Traditional Geospatial Workstations
| Location | No. | Access | Software | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Computing Area Smith Hall Basement | 2 | Public, Reservations |
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Staff help with full range of topics, Reservations |
| 040 Smith Hall | 12 | For classroom teaching and instruction; Drop-in when not scheduled for a class |
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Staff can help with recording and publicizing instructional opportunities |
| 203 Pearson Hall | 33 | Hours, Drop-in when not scheduled for a class, Class Reservations |
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No staff assistance |
Processing Geospatial Data
| Processor | Details |
|---|---|
| Caviness Community Cluster | Provides capabilities for ongoing or very large, compute intensive jobs. Interface through the ArcGIS python module (arcpy) and IDL are supported. Matlab is the most mature analytical computing package on the Caviness system, and can be used for some types of geospatial analysis. |
| Amazon EC2 | Recommended for one-off, memory, and compute intensive tasks that have not been optimized for parallel or distributed computing. IT CS&S can assist with deploying these systems, which are conveniently and rapidly provisioned/released for one-off jobs. The Esri software on the machine (e.g., ArcGIS Server or SDE) is available as part of our site license and therefore often at no extra cost, but Amazon will charge based on use. More information available on request. |
Serving Geospatial Data, Databases, Services and Applications
| Serving | Details |
|---|---|
| ArcGIS Online | An easy, intuitive, free platform for sharing many geospatial data types. See below for instances where cloud-based ArcGIS server is a better option. |
| Cloud-based ArcGIS Server | A new service we’re providing at UD. This service would replace a physical ArcGIS Server or SDE instance, and can provide substantial resource savings and ease of use. This option is useful for large datasets, publishing geoprocessing services, spatial database needs, or where there are intellectual property or access considerations. It is also a much less expensive option than Amazon EC2 over the long-term. |
| Google Fusion | Particularly adept at generating choropleth maps from tabular data based on a boundary-type file |
| Google My Maps | A paid consumer-focused option which is the least capable/private of all these options, but is nevertheless preferred in some cases where ease-of-use and interoperability trump other considerations. |
| Other Recommended Options |