ESRI ArcGIS - Baden-Württemberg License
News
In 2025 we will continue to have a campus license for ArcGIS Pro, which is financed by the Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources. For ArcGIS Desktop, on the other hand, ESRI no longer offers licenses, so a switch to ArcGIS Pro is mandatory.
ArcGIS Pro will only be available in the form of a named user license. Detailed instructions can be found in section:
Software Licensing and Aquisition
Last updated on January 15, 2025.
Overview
ESRI is a well-known and world-leading manufacturer of software for administration and analysis of space related data, usually called “Geographic Information System or, in short, GIS. With its product ArcGIS Pro, it offers a system that is a standard for usage of GIS.
At the University of Freiburg, ESRI products can be used for teaching, training and non-commercial research as part of the campus license that has been available since January 1, 2011.
Contact persons for licensing, acquisition, and usage can be found at the bottom of the page.
ESRI Product Family / ArcGIS
The ESRI product family consists of several software components that can be used to perform a wide range of tasks in connection with space related data.
The most frequently used component is ArcGIS Pro, a desktop program with multiple geoprocessing and analysis tools as well as the ability to design and output high-quality map products. The software can be extended with numerous extensions for specific use cases.
Software Licensing and Acquisition
The software is licensed by named users. This means that there is an online portal in which users of the University of Freiburg must register once. The corresponding credentials are then requested when ArcGIS Pro is started.
Detailed instructions on how to register in the ArcGIS Online Portal and how to download the software are available via the following link: Download list ESRI
Web-based Training Offers
ESRI provides a wide range of web-based training courses for basic applications of GIS, and specifically for the GIS Product from ESRI: https://www.esri.com/training.
As part of the ESRI-Campus-License, the University of Freiburg can provide access for most of its courses free of charge by sending out a corresponding invitation to participate in ESRI's course offerings on request.
Software Financing
Funding is currently being provided by the Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources and is currently secured until the end of 2025. Unfortunately, it is not yet possible to provide any concrete information about funding beyond this period.
Contact Persons
- General Support, Installation, Licensing and Software Acquisition
Dr. Klaus Braun
Faculty of Environment and Natural Ressources
Physical Geography
klaus.braun@geographie.uni-freiburg.de
- License Server - IT-Services
Dr. Klaus Braun
Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources
Physical Geography
klaus.braun@geographie.uni-freiburg.de
Chris Roser
Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources
christian.roser@unr.uni-freiburg.de
Sandra Meyndt
University IT Service
lizenzen@rz.uni-freiburg.de
- Web-based training offers
Dr. Klaus Braun
Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources
Physical Geography
klaus.braun@geographie.uni-freiburg.de
Andreas Steinbrich
Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources
Chair of Hydrology
andreas.steinbrich@hydrology.uni-freiburg.de
Further Information
- ESRI Deutschland GmbH (https://www.esri.de/)
- ESRI Training (https://www.esri.com/training/)