Program Overview

ESRI is offering a Small Municipality and County Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) Program that enables unlimited deployments of ESRI ArcGIS software to small municipal and county governments within the United States.

Geographic information system (GIS) software has been widely accepted as a tool to enhance workflows and provide mission-critical support in emergencies. While small county and municipal governments sustain themselves with limited budgets and personnel, they are still expected to provide the same level of services to citizens as their larger counterparts. This program provides access to the GIS technology that small governments need in a straightforward, tiered pricing schedule.

An ELA allows small jurisdictions to pay an annual fixed price in exchange for software, maintenance, services, and training. The program is open to municipal and county governments in the United States with populations of 100,000 or less.

ESRI has designated a three-tiered system for municipalities and counties based on population. One tier is for towns and counties with populations less than 25,000; another covers cities and counties with 25,000 to 50,000 residents; and the third level is for cities and counties with populations between 50,000 and 100,000.

Eligibility

The Small Municipality and County ELA Program will exclusively include these types of jurisdictions:

• Counties
• Cities
• Villages
• Parishes
• Townships
• Boroughs

Benefits

The ELA program offers a lower cost per unit and provides many benefits including

• The capacity to deploy unlimited quantities of core ESRI products, which eliminates the time-consuming process of justifying each GIS software purchase.
• A reduction in administrative costs, because ELAs generally require only one payment per year, resulting in substantially lower procurement expenses. Additionally, administrative costs can shrink as a result of centralized coordination and management of software distribution, support, services, and training.
• The ability to capitalize a greater part of GIS investments by reducing short-term GIS operating expenses.
• Access to updated versions of GIS software for a consistent platform.
• Flexible deployments to desktops, servers, and mobile devices.
• Opportunities to consolidate GIS and IT initiatives, establish internal standards, and integrate ESRI business partner solutions.
• The means to incorporate GIS into mission-critical applications and workflows.