When we made the effort to bring GIS technology to our organization five
years ago, we chose MapInfo to stay compatible with our clients who also use
MapInfo. Since our organization is associated with the University of North
Dakota, we fall under all the site license contracts that are made through
the state higher education office. Early last year a contract was put into
place for ESRI products. I was able to purchase ArcView for $20 and any
extensions for $10 each. We now run both programs, but MapInfo remains our
primary workhorse.
In this aspect, ESRI is able to recruit thousands of users, much in the same
way Microsoft gets people to use Internet Explorer by including on every new
computer with Windows. So, I guess that ESRI does simply understand the
needs of the educational user and addresses them better.
Wes Peck
Energy & Environmental Research Center
701-777-5195
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