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ArcGIS

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What is ArcGIS?

Esri in Redlands, California offers ArcGIS, a geographic information system.

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ArcGIS is widely used across various industries and departments for a range of tasks. Users have found it valuable for assessing distances …
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Trusted Leader

10 out of 10
May 22, 2022
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ArcGIS integrates with mapping and staking platform provided by NISC and is used to map services and is used in multiple iVUE applications …
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Happy Esri User

7 out of 10
October 22, 2019
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We are an R&D Center at a University. Our applications are both internal and external:
Internally, we use ArcGIS to manage university …
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Pricing

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$100

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ArcGIS for Personal Use

$100

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ArcGIS for Student Use

$100

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per year

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

ArcGIS Online Join Features Demo 3 – Join to a table based on common attribute

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How to use Symbology demo in ArcGIS 10 - GT-101 - Washington College

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ArcGIS Collector App (iOS & Android)

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ArcGIS Maps for Power BI Demo - Drive Time Analysis

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Introduction to Python in ArcGIS Pro

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Curso online DEMO: ArcGIS aplicado a la Cartografía Geológica l Explorock

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Product Details

ArcGIS Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Esri in Redlands, California offers ArcGIS, a geographic information system.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 9.

The most common users of ArcGIS are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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ArcGIS is widely used across various industries and departments for a range of tasks. Users have found it valuable for assessing distances between clinic sites and patient locations, generating maps, integrating data, and conducting spatial data analysis. It has become the go-to tool for logistics network optimization at FedEx and is extensively used in architecture, engineering, and civil engineering projects. In educational settings, ArcGIS is commonly used for completing projects and research tasks. It also plays a crucial role in research projects related to geography and groundwater chemistry analysis. Furthermore, ArcGIS facilitates collaboration between different fields of research and offers sophisticated visualization and statistical analysis capabilities. The software is integrated with mapping platforms to optimize operations across industries. Additionally, it has been instrumental in solving location and planning problems, promoting organized development, facilitating cartography, creating infographics, and presenting data in a visually engaging manner.

Versatile Tool: Users have found ArcGIS to be a versatile tool for planning and promoting organized development in various territories. It allows for the visualization, management, editing, calculation, and analysis of georeferenced entities and attributes. Many reviewers appreciate its wide range of possibilities with geographic data.

Intuitive Interface: ArcGIS is praised for its easy-to-use interface and intuitive menus. Users find it easy to learn, with localized tools that make navigation straightforward. The intuitive user interface has been mentioned by multiple reviewers as a positive aspect of using ArcGIS.

Powerful Integration: Reviewers highly value ArcGIS's powerful integration with other systems. They appreciate the continuous enhancement and upgrades that keep the software up-to-date. Additionally, the rock-solid ArcGIS.com cloud technology has been commended by users for its reliability and convenience.

Confusing User Interface: Many users have expressed frustration with the user interface of ArcGIS, finding it confusing and difficult to get used to. Some reviewers have suggested that a usability study should be conducted to improve the work process.

Expensive Cost: The high cost of ArcGIS is a common concern among users, especially for small companies and professionals in underdeveloped countries. Reviewers mention the expensive price of the software itself as well as the high annual maintenance fees compared to the new features provided.

Installation and Technical Support Issues: Users have reported problems with the installation process for new versions of ArcGIS, often requiring technical support. They have requested training materials and user-friendly videos to better utilize and understand the software.

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Rachel Piper | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
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My students love the "drop" feature in Google Maps, but besides that it truly doesn't compare. I love that you can add, delete, or change layers to this map to better understand its larger affect. There are many more ways to manipulate maps on ArcGIS than on Google Maps. I can also add personal details and information if I want to create a specific map, something that I am unable to do with Google.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
To be honest, there isn't really any competition to ArcGIS, while there are smaller applications such as QGIS, they are not enterprise. Meaning that they might do onething well, but not at a enterprise level. Other applications such as Google Maps API, and Mapbox, is just an API, and it can't due true enterprise work.
Charles Tremblay | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I was working with this software fore more than 10 years. I learned ArcGIS at University and I believed this software to be essential in the management of GIS. It was before I tried QGIS. I regret my purchase by the expensive cost, the complex method to licencing and the weak technical support. I was disappointed with the lack of after-sales service, no email return from the saleperson (Québec, Canada).
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
These alternatives to ArcGIS have one thing in common - they are all generally more user-friendly, and they all lack the capability of ArcGIS. ArcGIS can do most anything geographically-related, while these other products do one or two things very well. For instance, ArcGIS's web interface is often used but is in no way the most aesthetically pleasing.
Yoni Dvorkis | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
ArcGIS is the only tool we have the geocodes addressed on premises without sending data over the internet. We could have explored that option with Spotfire but it was out of our price range. I also tried to do this manually using PostgreSQL which also has a free implementation however it was too difficult to set that up and it eventually made more sense to just have one named user license which is priced more reasonably.
October 22, 2019

Happy Esri User

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
None of the competing products we use are listed - we use Hexagon Digital Cartography Studio, ENVI, and MapServer. These products fill gaps or are open source alternatives sought by clients.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I am more familiar with ArcGIS and therefore, in some ways, I find it more intuitive to use than Spotfire. ArcGIS is more of a fundamental GIS system where as Spotfire incorporates additional tools like data graphing. ArcGIS was best for our research projects because we were interested in creating various interpolations of our data.
Gabriella Lott | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
ArcGIS is way more useful, especially in terms of bringing in non-ACS data. However, if we are in a rush, sometimes our firm will just make Social Explorer maps to easily get the point across. It's not really a comparison, though, and ESRI definitely has the field on lock because outside of ArcGIS, the main mapping tool we use is Business Analyst.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
ESRI is really the only serious GIS software we have used in the last 27 years. AutoCAD did/does have some GIS capabilities. Less expensive versions of ACAD were available that could have in the past been used to do GIS on the cheap. Other than ACAD, we have seen other products attempt to break into the market and have briefly considered them, but none have come close to replacing the suite of ArcGIS products we use.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
There is a reason why ArcGIS and Esri is still a leader in the spatial data industry. Their tools are irreplaceable, though many other mapping companies are taking the technology further and enabling their maps to be better seen or used on a web-based platform or browser. ArcGIS is a static program and will most likely stay that way. Though it lacks in the compatibility with web tools, the program itself is powerful and we are able to make a lot of analysis on the program alone and is still useful for entities who use ArcGIS and do not necessarily need a web-based component.
Scott McGee | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
ArcGIS and QGIS have a lot of similarities between their products. Where ArcGIS stands out is with their online version of their software. ArcGIS's online solution will pair up with your on-prem solution to offer a fully synchronized system. I wasn't able to duplicate the efforts with QGIS's products and it also requires other 3rd party applications to offer something "somewhat" comparable.
Thomas Young | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
There's really no competitor to ArcGIS. The software was really the first to get into advanced geographic analysis and has kept that lead through today. The software does everything that any other geographic analytics tool attempts to do and then some. Some tools offer geocoding and buffer analysis or some other analytical methods, but nothing is able to offer everything that ArcGIS can. With that said, if geographic analysis isn't your main focus, and you just need geographic analysis as part of an overall analytics process, then ArcGIS is the wrong tool. ArcGIS won't do big data visualizations and analytics, for example.
John Michael Callen | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
ArcGIS does not have some of the geologic data mapping capabilities and tuning capabilities of Geographix, but in almost every other way, from map quality, manipulation of map properties, speed, and ease of use, I find ArcGIS far superior.
FRANCO PIÑERO | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
In my opinion ArcGIS is the most comprehensive geographic information system program in the world, select it over QGIS because it contains all the tools for a proper planning of the territory. arcgis offers the best geo-statistics tools, automated cartography, maps superposition, networks, topographic model, spatial analysis, projections, reprojections, coordinate systems, raster-vectorial data conversion and data capture, while QGIS is a free one that offers a set of tools but it does not compare with the professional quality of ArcGIS.
Shelby Bowden | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
ArcGIS is overall a better program than most of the competitors. It is generally more user-friendly, has better displays, and more customization than other programs. It is especially useful in the geosciences and workplace settings, where data can be seamlessly shared among many people without any alteration to the formatting.
Rafael Mejias | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I have used the GVSIG software, but I decided to stay with ArcGIS because it seems more complete and functional. With ArcGIS I have many more analysis tools, such as Arc toolbox. The management of statistics within the software seems great, as well as the possibility of transparent layers according to the thematic map you are doing is quite useful.
Andres Meza | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Select ArcGIS because it is a work tool for professional recognition of experts linked to the geography and planning of the territory.
It is a very complete program because it allows you to debug content, georeference, analyze content, and cartography design. It is the best program related to the work of geography issues because it offers a set of tools for visualization, management, editing, calculation, analysis of entities and attributes of professional quality. It is a very precise program which makes plans or maps that are designed by ArcGIS have the recognition of experts.

In my opinion, it is the best program for vectorization, georeferencing, data presentation, and data analysis, where I think it should improve the cartography design, there are other better and easier to use programs on the market.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
ArcGIS is more robust than QGIS, but often slower and more memory intensive. QGIS is also free, while providing at least 90% of the functionality. Although it might be difficult to get used to the interface differences between the two programs, QGIS is a worthy competitor (especially if cost is an issue). However, I've stuck with Arc because I bought a license. Grass GIS also has a lot of similar functionality and is free, but feels very dated compared to ArcGIS. This makes it harder to use for some tasks and undesirable for most.
Rafael Becemberg | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Capaware, MapGuide, Map Server and Open Sourc
Another geographic information tool that I have used is Google Earth, very useful for basic tasks, but which does not remotely have the capabilities of ArcGIS. Specifically, other GIS software that I have used in the recent past was the Map Server, the MapGuide Open Source, and the Capaware, because they were free software.

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