GIS Services: Software and Hardware

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Services:
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).

Software

Mapping and GIS Software
ArcView 3.x with extensions*
ArcGIS (ArcInfo) 9.x*
Arc2Earth Extension for ArcGIS
Erdas Imagine
Google Earth

Other Software
Adobe Illustrator (one copy installed on GIS 3)
Adobe Photoshop
AFS Client
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Power Point
WinZip
Microsoft Explorer Internet Browser
Mozilla Internet Browser

Hardware

Workstations
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
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
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
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. Please note that ArcGIS may be used for non-commercial uses only.

Data Storage Devices
Jump drives and a Zip drive (USB) are available for checkout at the reference desk.

Printers
Please note: printing is only available when the Reference Department is open. Only maps created using GIS or Census Maps may be printed from the GIS printers. See our hours and policies for more information.
Color inkjet printer: Epson Stylus Color 1520, 8.5x11, 8.5x14, or 11x17
Black and white laser printer: HP 4M+, 8.5x11

Plotter: Hewlett Packard Design Jet Plotter 1055 CM, 36" wide. Only maps created using GIS or Census Maps may be printed from this printer. There is a charge for using the plotter - please see the Davis Reference Plotter Policy.

*UNC-Chapel Hill has a 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.

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

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