Scholars' Collaborative Tools Guide:GIS Software & Tools

UTK students, staff, and faculty may click the link to learn how to obtain ESRI's ArcGIS software suite for your computer.
Students needing a copy of ArcGIS and Extensions, Student Edition should contact the OIT HelpDesk at 974-9900. Please provide your name and UTK email address and specify the ESRI software version you want when calling. You will be emailed instructions about how to acquire a One-Year Education Use Only copy of ArcGIS.
Faculty and staff needing GIS software and technical support can go here.

Cloud based GIS software from ESRI. Facilitates sharing of maps between people and across platforms.

View satellite imagery, demographic data, and import gps data and spreadsheet data to be mapped.

View street maps and satellite imagery of the world. Import CSV and KML files and create maps using icons, lines, and polygons. Maps can be printed and shared.

GRASS GIS is another free, open source GIS suite.

QGIS is a popular open source GIS software program. Use QGIS to create maps and analyze geospatial data.