GIS Data Guide

Purdue has a site license for Esri's ArcGIS product. The software can be downloaded on any campus desktop computer. ArcGIS is also available on the ITaP WinHPC cluster.

ERDAS IMAGINE is an imagery software package designed for image processing.

ENVI software suite provides a variety of solutions for processing and analyzing geospatial imagery.

MultiSpec is a freeware package developed at Purdue University. MultiSpec provides basic pattern recognition tools for remote sensing analysis.

GeoServer is an open source server for sharing geospatial data.

Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographical information program.

GRASS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) is a free and open source GIS software suite used for geospatial data management and analysis, image processing, graphics and maps production, spatial modeling, and visualization.

QGIS is a user friendly free and open source GIS desktop software. It runs on Linus, Unix, Mac OSX, Windows and Android.

uDig is an open source desktop application framework for GIS data access, editing, and viewing.