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Esri ArcGIS Overview

What is Esri ArcGIS?

ArcGIS is a comprehensive suite of mapping and location intelligence tools and capabilities. ArcGIS can be deployed on local machines (ArcGIS Pro), on your remote or on-premises servers (ArcGIS Enterprise), or as SaaS hosted by Esri (ArcGIS Online). ArcGIS includes focused apps to deliver complete solutions for your business or organization. Along with software, Esri provides a comprehensive collection of data and content to geo-enrich your own data. ArcGIS also provides rich software development tools for you to configure and create your own mapping and location intelligence products.

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Product Description

Esri ArcGIS connects maps, apps, data, and people so you can make smarter, faster decisions. It gives everyone in your organization the ability to discover, use, make, and share maps from any device, anywhere, anytime.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Esri offers the most powerful mapping and location intelligence capabilities in the world. Organizations of every size and industry use ArcGIS to make and share beautiful, data-rich maps to improve operational and business results. ArcGIS provides universal smart mapping capabilities that can be up and running quickly and when combined with location intelligence, helps organizations tell strategic stories and provide insights to improve their business performance. Esri offers services, training, and technical certifications to accelerate technology adoption, help organizations build a workforce skilled in applying best practices, and achieve the optimal return on their ArcGIS investment.


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Esri is the global market leader in geographic information system (GIS) software, location intelligence, and mapping. Since 1969, we have supported customers with geographic science and geospatial analytics, what we call The Science of Where. We take a geographic approach to problem-solving, brought to life by modern GIS technology.


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Recent Esri ArcGIS Reviews

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"Powerful and Flexible"
The graet deal of flexibilty to integrate data. Accessed multiple times during the work day, daily users love the maps as a basis to research data...
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It's work with both mode online and offline and 3D visualization is good,best for network designing
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Esri ArcGIS Media

Esri ArcGIS Demo - Find the best sites
Find best sites based on Esri's out-of-the-box content and location intelligence.
Esri ArcGIS Demo - Monitor your assets with ArcGIS
Use ArcGIS to monitor and track resources across your enterprise.
Esri ArcGIS Demo - Design intelligent maps
Use ArcGIS Online's smart mapping tools to design interactive maps.
Esri ArcGIS Demo - Collect data in the field
Gather critical data in the field with ArcGIS Apps to map out your resources.
Esri ArcGIS Demo - Use ArcGIS across business groups
Create multiple user roles within ArcGIS Online.
Esri ArcGIS Demo - Create dashboards with maps
ArcGIS provides decision support via dynamic dashboards and interactive maps.
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Verified User in Utilities
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What do you like best about Esri ArcGIS?

You can do so many things in ArcGIS. There are tons of options on how to do anything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Esri ArcGIS?

I would maybe like ArcGIS to make suggestions if it appears that you're doing something one way and there may be a better option. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Esri ArcGIS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Esri ArcGIS is a perfect program for keeping customers safe when it comes to public utilities. You can map your utilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Esri ArcGIS?

ESRI has great tech support and forums and user groups/conferences. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Esri ArcGIS?

The licensing can be confusing at times especially when dealing with web solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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The basic level should provide adequate support for your daily activities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Esri ArcGIS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Maintaining our asset information spatially using their database models. Improved location accuracy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Esri ArcGIS?

I like that it has a lot of capabilities and tools to get whatever job you need to get done. Support is awesome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Esri ArcGIS?

There is a bit of a learning curve like all software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Esri ArcGIS solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am solving metro transit among various municipalities using the software to display data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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I went to a training for Esri and I am so glad I did! It is definitely something I would not have learned on my own. My favorite aspect is the already made lessons for students - I have already used a few with my middle schoolers! The lesson planning is already done for you and the students really enjoy manipulating the maps. I am hoping to get confident enough with it that my students create their very own study at the end of the school year. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Esri ArcGIS?

There is definitely a learning curve - it is a bit intimidating at first, but is such a wonderful FREE source once you get the hang of it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Esri ArcGIS:

Start with the Geo Inquiries! They are already set up for you and will help get used to navigating the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Esri ArcGIS solving and how is that benefiting you?

My students are experiencing geography, rather than just reading about it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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User Friendly, Powerful, Analysis, Customization, Geoprocessing, Databases, GDB Replication Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Esri ArcGIS?

some unexplained crashes and need lots of HW resources Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Requires Proper Training, Defining Career Baths affects the way the user uses ArcGIS Familyship. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Esri ArcGIS solving and how is that benefiting you?

working for the NSDI (National Spatial Data Infrastructure) it is the most used SW by the vast majority of our SHs, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Esri ArcGIS?

Arc Pro has a much friendlier UI than Arc Map and competing GI software packages.The ease of use of ArcGIS Online (AGOL) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Esri ArcGIS?

Basic processing tools being locked behind more advanced licenses. The transition over from Arc Map to Pro can potentially be lengthy but it is definitely worth investing your time into mastering pro as this is the future of Arc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Esri ArcGIS:

There are other open source software packages available which will assist when a basic feature is locked behind a more advanced license.

AGOL is a comprehensive and easy to use package which can be picked up 'straight out of the box'. The added bonus with AGOL is the ability to use high quality basemap imagery, especially the clarity layer.

If you are struggling to switch over from Arc Map then the customizable toolbar in pro can easily be tweaked to meet your needs.

Look on the ESRI forums or look through GIS stack exchange when encountering problems, ninety nine percent of the time another user will have encountered the same issue as yourself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Esri ArcGIS solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are using Arc Pro to publish interactive maps for clients, we are able to use a combination of Pro and AGOL to create professional, easy to understand maps. We also use Arc Pro for ecological and biodiversity net gain mapping. We have found this assists our clients through the planning process, giving added visual aide to data collected in the field. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Esri ArcGIS?

Esri ArcGIS is the most useful program for linking data and location in a specific coordinate system on different spatial levels and visualize the results on a map. It gives a broad spectrum of tools (Arc Toolbox) for analyzing the data. The link with Excel and AutoCAD is extremely useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Esri ArcGIS?

Esri ArcGIS can be upgraded in terms of visual representation, both the interface and the external results (the maps). The interface can be friendlier and more practical in order to make the complex tools easier even for beginners. This way more people will be aware of the opportunities that the program provides. In addition, for the external results it will be great if there are libraries with customized colours, pattern, diagrams, even pictograms and infographics, with option to import and export from/to other programs, for example Adobe Illustrator.

Last but not least, there could be a button with link to tutorial and the whole package could take less space in the hard drive. The storage of the files could be organised in packages that might be generated by the program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Esri ArcGIS:

Go ahead! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Esri ArcGIS solving and how is that benefiting you?

For research for my thesis work - То effectively connect population characteristics with the spatial environment and make conclusions about the access to certain places keeping in mind the socio-economic status of the population. For example, analyzing the location of the playgrounds and the access of children in terms of the occupancy and kindergartens in specific neighbourhood. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Esri ArcGIS?

Its really helpful and easy to operated and use, its search panel makes thing easier.

ArcGIS contains tools for most of the operations which makes work very easy.

Multiple operations can be done on the single layers and watershed delineation in very easy in this Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Esri ArcGIS?

The interface could be concise. it displays a lot of information which makes things look very difficult.

I feel that the interface is quite complicated it can be improved. It might be because i have used QGIS earlier so i am more familiar with that.

Rest is really good in ArcGIS

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I feel that the interface is quite complicated it can be improved. It might be because i hav used QGIS earlier so i am more familiar with that.

Rest is really good in ArcGIS Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Esri ArcGIS solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are carring out spatial analysis in ArcGIS which are futher used in other models like HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS etc.

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What do you like best about Esri ArcGIS?

I have been using ESRI products for more than 20 years. The software is very robust and every year continues to improve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Esri ArcGIS?

It can be quite expensive, but for most of us GIS professionals, the price is worth it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Esri ArcGIS:

Consider whether you need the full suite of applications, or if you can use the ArcGIS online resources instead. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Esri ArcGIS solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are able to provide quality GIS products with ease, including an easy to use website. We also can also perform spatial analysis, asset management, and create beautiful maps. The training that ESRI provides is also very useful, and a lot of it is free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Esri ArcGIS?

What I like about ArcGIS is the pragmatic approach it takes to offer its users for manipulating spatial data. It offers tools such as 3D analysts, Data Management, Buffer and clip. One of the other cool features is the ArcGIS online service. Users can import a wide-range of sundry data that can be integrated into their own geographical location. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Esri ArcGIS?

A few of the tools hinder efforts to manipulate which leads to a repetitive, mundane protocol to achieve the desired end results. There also appears to be discrepancies embedded in integrating CAD files into the system. There are times where the system shuts off when bringing a CAD into ArcGIS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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This software appears to hold a monopoly in the mapping industry. I would recommend only because it is the most well-versed software in the world. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Esri ArcGIS solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are helping companies minimize impacts to Section 404 Waters and Streams. Without the use of ArGIS, we would be unable to calculate such impacts and cost our clients THOUSANDS Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.