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Great software for mapmaking
What do you like best about the product?
Comprehensive software for making maps with great customer support
What do you dislike about the product?
The software is great. It can crash at times but support team is responsive to issues
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Spatial analysis and mapmaking for customers
This is the GIS standard
What do you like best about the product?
Firstly, the support. No GIS software comes with as much support online, from other users, through esri directly, or in school. This is the software taught in schools, and is what every industry uses. Also, once you have an active account, you have access to the most robust web mapping API on the market. This claim could probably be challenged, but I haven't seen anything that provides such a low barrier to entry that also allows for deep customization through the Java API.
What do you dislike about the product?
The price. This software is not cheap, especially for a small business. Additionally, the newest version, ArcGIS Pro, is still a bit buggy and can lag, but it's getting better. The software isn't necessarily intuitive. I spent several years learning and using it in the university. That being said, ArcGIS Pro is trying to make it more intuitive.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use ArcGIS to locate and map client assets that they themselves may not know where it is We also use ArcGIS for content creation for use in a Google Maps environment.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
This is the standard. I would only recommend something else if you have no money and must have a free GIS software suite. Otherwise, there shouldn't be any question. If you are going to learn GIS, learn the one that every employer is looking for in a GIS analyst.
ArcGIS review
What do you like best about the product?
User interface, pop-up descriptions of tool icons
What do you dislike about the product?
Support in the past several years is less user friendly and accessible. It is not easy to find topics on the older software, and all efforts are directed toward on-line products. Our small rural county does not have resources to employ these products, and there are many, many users out here that are in the same situation. The very helpful forums are obsolete or hidden from access.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
GIS does solve problems and answer questions in a less costly manner. We have a limited number of users in our area and their workflow has been improved using desktop ESRI products
Recommendations to others considering the product:
This is virtually the only GIS software available. Yes, there are many "free" applications, but industry-wide esri is it. Sharing data, results of analysis and peer support is easier when we are all using a compatible product.
ArcGIS for Conservation Mapping
What do you like best about the product?
I like how there is an online community of people using GIS and solving GIS problems. Between ESRI's help and these threads, I can nearly always figure out how to make Arc GIS work for my project.
What do you dislike about the product?
ArcGIS is a big program and often works with big files. This means it can get slow and bogged down. You can avoid delays by ordering your actions correctly and not putting more on your map than is necessary.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Using ArcGIS has allowed me to map conservation practices on property's across the state and visually communicate the on the ground work.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Take a class! Learn the basics before jumping in. There can be a learning curve at first, but once you know a little you can do a lot!
ArcGIS is very powerful but costly.
What do you like best about the product?
I like ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online. The new interface of ArcGIS Pro takes a while to get used to but makes a lot more sense and and works more efficiently than ArcMap.
What do you dislike about the product?
I dislike all the license-locked tools and the inability to export maps into a format such as AI to tune them up in another program. I also find a lot of Esri's solutions to be very expensive. One of the challenges in my company is the ability to efficiently distribute maps that work offline, as we work in many rural areas as well as urban.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are currently solving spatial analysis issues related to utilities. For example, if someone is digging somewhere, we can decided not to send someone to check the area for underground if our spatial analysis indicates that there's nothing there.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
ArcGIS Pro is the best desktop GIS I've used amongst QGIS, MapInfo Pro, Global Mapper, and more.
Great software, if you're willing to pay the price.
What do you like best about the product?
Wide array of processing tools available
What do you dislike about the product?
Extremely high costs for advanced license
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Easily and quickly produce and analyze high-quality geographic data. The software allows us to solve an array of geographic problems and is easily shareable with other users and online.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you can afford it, this product is the way to go. It is the industry standard and offers far more support than any other GIS software. A standard license for business use is upwards of $7,000 per user, but many companies (including mine) find that this cost is offset by the benefits of this product.
The best GIS software
What do you like best about the product?
ArcGIS is best for spatial analysis and visualization
What do you dislike about the product?
Expensive to purchase a licence; costly to buy each extension
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Spatial analysis and planning. Good analysis and visualization
Recommendations to others considering the product:
very good
ArcGIS is great!
What do you like best about the product?
I love how user-friendly this program is. Whether or not you have any experience with ArcGIS, you can still maneuver your way through and learn how to create maps. If you are experienced with mapping, it can very easily create very precise and presentation-worthy maps. ArcGIS Online is also great since it is cloud-based.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish there was more symbiology and styles. Also, having to import old styles one and a time can be very annoying and tedious. The toolbars can be a little confusing at first - they take some getting used to.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am learning to create maps for our transportation department at my workplace. ArcGIS is useful and used by everyone so it's easy to share files. We create maps for our clients that very clearly label issues and solve problems. This program is extremely useful for engineers and planners.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
ArcGIS is used by so many people so it is worth it for an individual or a company to purchase the product. The support team is always helpful as well.
Ideal for data viz and spatial analysis
What do you like best about the product?
Interface is easy to use, especially if you have a background in design software.
What do you dislike about the product?
GUI interface could be a little more friendly to new users.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We're learning which communities are most vulnerable to natural disasters. This provides tremendous benefit to us as we explore how to make communities more resilient.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Fantastic software! I would recommend if you have an institution with a license.
Skip arcGIS. It's an obsolete and sensationally bad software
What do you like best about the product?
Not much really to like about arcGIS. In my use, I have not liked anything about arcGIS. Even its UI looks like it's from the early 2000s when compared to contemporary applications.
However, arcGIS does have a slew of interesting products for spatial analysis, presentation creation, interactive maps, and website creation that no other competing product has. I have never used these suites but from what I have seen from my colleagues, these elements work decently and produce nice results.
However, arcGIS does have a slew of interesting products for spatial analysis, presentation creation, interactive maps, and website creation that no other competing product has. I have never used these suites but from what I have seen from my colleagues, these elements work decently and produce nice results.
What do you dislike about the product?
It's slow and that's an understatement. I use arcGIS for spatial data work on the rather powerful office machines and it still takes minutes to draw a CSV layer? Using QGIS on my ultrabook, I can perform identical operations in less than a second!
Moreover, it's projection and drawing systems are clunky. It takes me hours (sometimes days) to map layers onto the same projections and even then I frequently do not get the desired result. On the other hand, on an open source software such as QGIS, projections are a minor nuisance and take seconds to resolve (even if you're not familiar with the software).
Moreover, it's projection and drawing systems are clunky. It takes me hours (sometimes days) to map layers onto the same projections and even then I frequently do not get the desired result. On the other hand, on an open source software such as QGIS, projections are a minor nuisance and take seconds to resolve (even if you're not familiar with the software).
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I primarily use to assemble spatial data or use spatial files to attach geographical data to non-geocoded data.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
There are other free or substantially cheaper solutions (ie QGIS) that are faster, less buggy, more user-friendly, and easier to use than ArcGIS. Moreover, the transition from arcGIS to these products is easy since the alternatives are quite similar in layout and function (on the surface) to ArcGIS products.
Do yourself a favour, make your life easier and switch away from ArcGIS.
Do yourself a favour, make your life easier and switch away from ArcGIS.
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