ESRI
This page provides links for using Esri products on Apple computers.
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ESRI GIS Options for Apple & iOS SupportThere is a common misconception that there are no options for Apple Macintosh or iOS users who want to use GIS. There are several choices available for Apple Macintosh and iOS users.
ArcGIS Explorer
ArcGIS Explorer is a freely available lightweight GIS data viewer from ESRI that lets you perform a variety of basic GIS functions. With ArcGIS Explorer, you can display, query, and retrieve data. Explorer may require access to an Enterprise version of ArcGIS Online.
ArcGIS Online lets you create maps within your browser and share them through embedding, email and more. If you are a current student, staff or faculty at Dartmouth, you have access to ArcGIS Online.
Free GIS Software
The UNH Cooperative Extension used to have a course called "GIS on Pennies a Day." They no longer have that course, but here is a short list of GIS software that is freely available. You should verify that it will work on a MAC computer.
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UNH Extension - Geospatial Technologies Training CenterThis extension program helps New Hampshire citizens learn and use GIS software to see their environments and societies in new ways.
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DIVA-GIS
DIVA-GIS is a free computer program for mapping and geographic data analysis (a geographic information system (GIS). -
Quantum GIS (QGIS)Quantum GIS (QGIS) is a user friendly Open Source Geographic Information System (GIS) licensed under the GNU General Public License. QGIS is an official project of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo). It runs on Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, and Windows and supports numerous vector, raster, and database formats and functionalities.
