Esri Education Licenses GIS to German Universities

15 March 2011, 11:04am

Redlands, California - March 15, 2011 - While select German universities have taught geographic information systems (GIS) for more than 20 years, three new statewide Esri education site licenses will make the technology available to all 700,000 students attending the 165 universities in Baden-Wurttemberg, Bavaria, and Lower Saxony.

"Through the implementation of these multistate GIS site licenses, all our teachers and students have the opportunity to apply modern geographic information technologies to innovative research and future problem solving," said Peter Castellaz, director of information and communication technologies in teaching and research at the Ministry of Science, Research, and Arts in Baden-Wurttemberg.

Participating universities receive

—� Unlimited use of Esri's full range of ArcGIS software

—� Free access to Esri Virtual Campus courses

—� Free software licenses for the students' personal computers

In addition to the geography and geodesy departments that traditionally use GIS, the technology is also regularly used in the biology, archaeology, forestry, and landscape design departments at German universities. The universities' economics, engineering, and computer science departments have also recently discovered the power of GIS tools.

"Engaging university students with modern geotechnologies provides the basis for a sound education in the many fields where geospatial issues are involved," said Daniel Schober, education manager at Esri Deutschland GmbH. "In addition to its use in teaching and research, university administrators can use ArcGIS for facilities management, campus mapping, and safety planning."

For more information about Esri's higher education program, visit the link below.

Esri higher education program information

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