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  "slug": "2005-septemberoctober-gis-software-discount-for-ire-members-only",
  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/2005-septemberoctober-gis-software-discount-for-ire-members-only.html",
  "year": 2005,
  "month": "September/October",
  "monthNum": 9,
  "headline": "GIS software discount for IRE members only",
  "kicker": "",
  "author_name": "",
  "author_title": "",
  "affiliation": "",
  "summary": "IRE members can obtain free ArcView GIS software licenses from ESRI with a three-year maintenance agreement, provided they complete qualifying GIS training through IRE, NICAR, or ESRI.",
  "keywords": [
    "software",
    "training",
    "discount"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Technology",
    "Journalism & Newsroom"
  ],
  "technologies": [
    "ArcView",
    "Spatial Analyst",
    "3D Analyst",
    "Geostatistical Analyst"
  ],
  "full_text": "Members of Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc., qualify for discounts on geographic information system (GIS) software from ESRI, the publisher of ArcView.\n\nESRI is offering ArcView GIS single-use licenses at no charge to IRE members who agree to attend a GIS training event conducted by IRE and NICAR or ESRI. Purchasers must sign a three-year maintenance agreement with ESRI at a cost of $400 a year, with the first year's fee waived. ArcView, the GIS program most widely used by journalists, lists for $1,500. During the maintenance agreement period, purchasers will receive software upgrades and technical support.\n\nIRE members must attend a qualifying training session within one year of entering the agreement with ESRI, which is based in Redlands Calif., and has been a regular exhibitor at the annual IRE and CAR conferences. Qualifying sessions are IRE and NICAR's Mapping Data for News Stories mini-boot camp, offered two times a year with the next scheduled for Jan. 6-8, 2006; an online ESRI Virtual Campus course, and ESRI classroom training.\n\nFor more information about IRE and NICAR training see: www.ire.org/training/advbootcamps.html. For more information about ESRI training see: www.esri.com/training_events.htm\n\nIRE members also can purchase discounted extension programs, which expand the analytical capabilities of ArcView. The single-license cost for Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst and Geostatistical Analyst is $1,500 each. That is a 40 percent discount off the list price of $2,500 each.\n\nTo obtain an order form, please contact John Green, membership services coordinator for IRE, at jgreen@ire.org or 573-882-2772.",
  "provenance": {
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    "extracted_at": "2026-07-05",
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