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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.
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.