GIS Software and Hardware

Four GIS workstations are located in the Electronic Documents/GIS section of the Reference Department in Davis Library. These machines are available for patrons working on GIS/Remote Sensing projects only. The machines are available when the library is open; printing is available when the Reference Department is open (hours).

GIS Software

• ArcView 3.x with extensions*
• ArcGIS (ArcInfo) 9.x*
  Arc2Earth Extension
• Erdas Imagine

*UNC-Chapel Hill has a campus site license for ESRI products via ITS. ITS maintains a GIS support web site; see their Software page for details on the products available and how to get them.

Other Software

• Adobe Illustrator (one copy)
• Adobe Photoshop
• AFS Client
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Power Point
• WinZip
• Microsoft Explorer Internet Browser
• Mozilla Internet Browser

GIS Hardware

• Workstation GIS 1: IBM with Pentium 4 Processor, 1.5 GB RAM, combined disk capacity approximately 80 GB, DVD Reader, CD-ROM Read/Writer, 20" Flat Screen Monitor
• Workstation GIS 2: IBM with Pentium 4 Processor, 1.5 GB RAM, combined disk capacity approximately 80 GB, DVD Reader, CD-ROM Read/Writer, 20" Flat Screen Monitor
• Workstation GIS 3: IBM with Pentium 4 3.2 GHz w/ Hyperthreading Processor, 1 GB RAM, combined disk capacity approximately 160 GB; 16x DVD Drive DVD-R&RW/DVD+R&RW/DVD-RAM 1.44MB Floppy Drive 8 USB 2.0 Ports (2 Front, 6 Back), 20" Flat Screen Monitor
• Workstation GIS 4: IBM with Pentium 4 3.2 GHz w/ Hyperthreading Processor, 1 GB RAM, combined disk capacity approximately 160 GB; 16x DVD Drive DVD-R&RW/DVD+R&RW/DVD-RAM 1.44MB Floppy Drive 8 USB 2.0 Ports (2 Front, 6 Back), 20" Flat Screen Monitor
• Patrons not affiliated with the University can use the E-Docs U-Install machine; this computer has ArcGIS installed. ArcGIS may be used for non-commercial uses only.
• Zip Drive available upon request.

Printers

• Please note that printing is only available when the Reference Department is open. See our hours and policies pages for more information.
• Color inkjet printer: Epson Stylus Color 1520, 8.5x11, 8.5x14, or 11x17 - Only maps created using GIS or Census Maps may be printed for free from this printer.
• Black and white laser printer: HP 4M+, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 - Only maps created using GIS and Census Maps may be printed for free from this printer.
• Plotter: Hewlett Packard Design Jet Plotter 1055 CM, 36" wide (There is a charge for using the plotter - please see our plotter policy).

Return to GIS at Davis Library

For more GIS assistance,
Please contact Amanda C. Henley, GIS Librarian
amanda.henley@unc.edu
(919) 962-1151

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