ArcGIS Earth or Globe

[PaulWirth]

Is ArcGIS Earth or Globe a free program? Does it need a license to operate them? I am not familiar with them and want to replace another program (not ESRI) with an ESRI product and don't know which one to replace it with, I could use some help.

[Sharon_MU]

Hi @PaulWirth ，

Thanks for reaching out to us !

Yes, ArcGIS Earth is a feel tool. The Android, iOS, and Windows versions are all free to download and use.

ArcGIS Earth is an interactive 3D experience to plan, visualize, and evaluate events on the globe.  Please find more details on this page:

https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/products/arcgis-earth/overview 

Feel free to download it from the Home Page.

https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/products/arcgis-earth/resources#settingup 

And try this workflow to get started：

https://learn.arcgis.com/en/projects/get-started-with-arcgis-earth/ 

Additionally, most layers on ArcGIS Online are free to use in your scene and can be viewed by anyone, but some layers contain subscriber content or premium content, which consumes credits (these are identified in the item description with subscriber Subscriber and premium Premium icons and can't be viewed by the public). That is, the user may need to pay credtis to the author of some GIS services when consumed.

Please do not hesitate to connect us if any further question.

Thank you !

Sharon Mu

[PaulWirth]

Sharon,

I read through the setup and now I have more questions.

If it is free, why do I need an AGOL account? I was kind of looking to operate for a few employees as a stand alone program that used the basemaps (Aerials) and specifically the elevation topos and cross sections from point to point.. I need some more information about the product. Is there someone to call at ESRI? Maybe it is you I am open. I just the employees to operate it by themselves without my support in the background.