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GIS is an acronym for a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_information_system geographic information system]. | GIS is an acronym for a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_information_system geographic information system]. | ||
For a brief overview of GIS software, see [https://datacarpentry.org/organization-geospatial/04-geo-landscape/index.html here]. | |||
Of the titles mentioned in that overview, the following are available on our clusters: | |||
* QGIS | |||
* GRASS | |||
* GDAL | |||
* SAGA | |||
You may find others by checking the list of [[available software]] and looking for entries with type "geo". | |||
GIS packages for R and Python will not appear there; please see [[R]] and [[Python]] for more about finding and installing packages for those languages. | |||
We are frequently asked about ArcGIS, which is commercial software. | |||
Due to the cost, licensing restrictions and complexity of the configuring it, we do not support ArcGIS on our clusters. | |||
We recommend you contact your institution's IT services department or the vendor [https://www.esri.com Esri] to see what options are available for you, | |||
either on your personal computer, at your institution, or through a commercial cloud provider like [https://aws.amazon.com/?nc1=h_ls AWS] or [https://azure.microsoft.com/en-ca/ Azure]. | |||
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