ArcGIS offers unique capabilities and flexible licensing for applying location-based analytics to your business practices. Gain greater insights using contextual tools to visualize and analyze your data. Collaborate and share via maps, apps, dashboards and reports.
Spatial Analysis & Data Science
Connect the seemingly disconnected with the most comprehensive set of analytical methods and spatial algorithms available. Use location as the connective thread to uncover hidden patterns, improve predictive modeling, and create a competitive edge. Leverage the power of spatial analysis and data science on demand and at scale.
Field Operations
Location is at the heart of field activities. Focused ArcGIS applications can be used stand-alone or in combination to support field workflows and enable office and field personnel to work in unison, using the same authoritative data.
Mapping
Maps help you spot spatial patterns in your data so you can make better decisions and take action. Maps also break down barriers and facilitate collaboration. ArcGIS gives you the ability to create, use, and share maps on any device.
3D GIS
3D GIS brings real-world context to your maps and data. Instantly transform your data into smart 3D models and visualizations that help you analyze and solve problems and share ideas and concepts with your team and customer.
Imagery & Remote Sensing
ArcGIS gives you everything you need to manage and extract answers from imagery and remotely sensed data. It includes imagery tools and workflows for visualization and analysis, and access to the world’s largest imagery collection.
Data Collection & Management
With ArcGIS, you can easily collect, crowdsource, store, access, and share your data efficiently and securely. You can integrate data stored in your business systems and geo-enable any data from any source.
It is a very rich and powerful software for geosciences, cartography and georreferenced blueprint purposes - if you are using University computers with ArcGIS installed already or are so rich that you can afford yourself an abusive personal user license. Other than that, just stick with GQIS.
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caiocco
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Expensive, proprietary and Windows-only.
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Said about ArcGIS as an alternative
Similar functionality (only difference is price)
Positive comment • almost 3 years ago • as an alternative to QGIS
QGIS 
It is a very rich and powerful software for geosciences, cartography and georreferenced blueprint purposes - if you are using University computers with ArcGIS installed already or are so rich that you can afford yourself an abusive personal user license. Other than that, just stick with GQIS.
Expensive, proprietary and Windows-only.