ESRI
This page provides links for using Esri products on Apple computers.
- ESRI GIS Options for Apple & iOS Support
There 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.
Explorer for ArcGIS
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.
- Explorer for ArcGIS - What's New in ...Explorer for ArcGIS is a mobile app that lets you take your maps with you everywhere you go, even when disconnected. ...
- ArcGIS OnlineBuild interactive web maps with ArcGIS Online, Esri's web-based mapping software. Gain new perspectives and enhanced details as you interact with data, zoom in, and search on the map. ...
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.
- 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.
- 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. - uDig
uDig is an open source (EPL and BSD) desktop application framework, built with Eclipse Rich Client (RCP) technology.
