Essential Software in a GIS Lab

Here is my list of essential software for an academic GIS Lab.

If anyone would suggest other applications/scripts or an entirely new category, please either leave a comment or email me at been AT uta DOT edu. Please note that there are only PCs available. Obviously, this very closely resembles the relevant applications on my PC.

I am preparing this list because I share our student's frustration at not having access to all of these resources in one lab. Students often have to run between different labs to access the software they need. The following list is NOT currently the configuration of any of the GIS Labs on campus.

• Spatial Applications
  • ArcInfo 9.1
  • ERDAS Imagine 8.7
  • AutoCAD 2005
  
  
• 3D Mapping Systems
  • NASA World Wind
  • Google Earth
  
  
• ArcGIS Extensions & Scripts
See Spatially Adjusted for a discussion about favorite ArcGIS extensions and scripts.
• TerraServer Download for ArcGIS 9.0 (Version2)
• XT Download SRTM File
• Hawth's Analysis Tools for ArcGIS 9
• Geoprocessing Wizard Toolbar
• ET GeoWizards LT
• ArcMap MXD to ArcIMS AXL converter/ export utility
• MapView SVG 4 Professional


• Programming
• Pythonwin
• Perl
• Visual Studio
• The Carbon Project


• Statistical Software
• GeoDa
• SPSS
• SAS
• R-Project


• Graphics
• Adobe Photoshop


• Databases
• Microsoft Access
• PostGIS