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| Subject: | [gislist] ArcGIS alternates? |
| Date: |
06/01/2004 01:40:00 PM |
| From: |
Adrian Kitchingman |
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Hi there,
I'm relatively new to this list but have decided to start a new thread in
relation to answers to Anthony's 'ArcGIS 9 - recommend postponing
installation'. We are looking to install ArcGIS 9 and look at any noted
problems with interest. We are also always on the lookout for alternate GIS
apps which would fulfill our purposes that ESRI is currently doing. So far
we haven't been successful (hence the new thread). So if anyone has some
advice or recommendations on available software that has the following
functions it would be greatly appreciated.
We are looking for the equivalent functions of ESRI ArcGIS 8.X:
* Spatial Analyst Extension
Raster Calculator
Raster/Poly converter
Raster neighbourhood stats
* Geoprocessor (usual stuff)
Union, merge, etc
* Buffering
* Poly Editor
* Customizable (VB, Java, etc)
We've assessed Manifold, TNTMips, etc but still haven't found a package that
has the variety of functions and is as user friendly as ArcGIS (despite the
odd bug). I'm not here to preach ESRI but so far no 'more affordable'
alternatives have made the cut.
I'm sure this subject has been discussed before so apologies if this is just
covering old ground.
Cheers,
Adrian
Adrian Kitchingman
Sea Around Us Project
Fisheries Centre
University of British Columbia
http://www.seaaroundus.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony Quartararo [mailto:ajq3@spatialnetworks.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 8:24 AM
To: gislist@lists.geocomm.com
Subject: [gislist] ArcGIS 9 - recommend postponing installation
Dear Listers,
Have had ArcGIS 9 (ArcInfo) installed for less than a week. After a rather
circuitous path to getting it actually installed, and a quick call the ESRI
tech support, I would have to say at this point that I would strongly
recommend postponing installation or upgrading until ESRI cleans things up
and re-issues the CDs. They have pulled a "Microsoft" on this one: the tech
at ESRI confirmed a known issue with installation on a single license
dongle [the license administrate does not record the machine name and so a
secondary step of actually typing it in is required]. But, after having
tried to work with a dataset that worked just fine under 8.x, it has crashed
multiple times so far with 9.x with a fairly major application error. I
really am tired of paying a king's ransom for the privilege of advanced
beta-testing. I will be uninstalling 9.x, and reinstalling 8.x to keep
working. You would also think ESRI could come up with a method that would
truly "upgrade" previous installations without having to completely
uninstall the older version first [in the interest of saving a significant
amount of time...].
...not a happy camper..
Anthony
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