GIS Service Center

Welcome!

Managed by CIESIN, the GIS Service Center is dedicated to helping you apply the power of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) to your research and teaching activities.

The Center hosts the Esri Columbia University Site License Program, which supplies Esri software, licenses, data, and technical support to schools, departments, staff, and students throughout the university. Licensees are eligible for free or discounted online learning modules and access to software documentation and technical support. Help getting started and software support is available from CIESIN’s Geospatial Applications Division staff and participating departments at Columbia. Customized training on using GIS and conducting spatial analysis is also available upon request.

Getting started/Adding a license is easy!

If you are a new participant:

1. First, review our Service Plan, which includes how to obtain a license. Then follow the steps below.

Existing participants interested in an additional license, skip to the next step:

2. Request and receive software authorization

3. Download software

4. Get support

5. Check out other GIS resources within the University, Esri, and the greater New York metropolitan area