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Simple GIS Client FAQ Page - Answers to common questions

Operating Requirements

What operating system does Simple GIS Client Run Require?

Simple GIS requires a Microsoft Windows 64-bit operating system. It is compatible with Windows 7 up through the most current version of MS Windows (Windows 11 at the time of this writing) as long as it is 64 bit.

What are the minimum hardware requirements for Simple GIS Client?

Simple GIS Client is lightweight and can run on the most basic hardware.  The machine must support 64 bits as stated above under the operating system requirements. The software does require approximately 450 MB of free disk space for the software and associated data installed with the software. While the software can run on basic hardware, performance is proportional to hardware specifications.


Licensing & Support

What is a subscription license?

Simple GIS Client offers both subscriptions and perpetual licenses.  Subscriptions provide access to Simple GIS Client and all associated plugin extensions while their subscription is active. Once a subscription is cancelled or not renewed, the software will cease to function. As such, subscriptions have recurring billing based on the term of the subscription. Subscriptions have lower up-front cost than perpetual licenses.

What is a perpetual license?

Perpetual licenses grant the user the right to use the current licensed version of the software for as long as they desire. In addition, users can upgrade their software license to the latest version during the first 12 months after purchase. After 12 months, users can upgrade their license to the latest version at a 50% discount. While perpetual licenses have a higher up-font cost, they can have a lower total ownership cost than a subscription.

Are corporate licenses offered?

Simple GIS can offer corporate licenses at a discount based on number of licenses purchased.  In addition, Simple GIS can offer discounted annual software maintenance plans to provide access to the latest software.  Interested parties should contact us using our Contacts page to request a quote.

Is software support offered?

With each new purchase, a complimentary 30-minute online training and support session is included. For further assistance, additional 30-minute sessions can be purchased at a rate of $50 per session.  Training can be scheduled at Online Training Request.

Can I install a single license on more than one machine?

Only if the license has been provisioned for more than one machine. When you purchase a license, you select the quantity.  This represents the number of machines or users your license will be provisioned for. Therefore, is a user wanted to install the software on a desktop pc and a laptop, they will need to purchase 2 copies of the software. In this case, they may only receive a single license key, but it would be provisioned for two installations.

Simple GIS Server FAQ Page - Answers to Common Questions

Licensing & Support

What is the difference between Simple GIS Server and the Simple GIS - OnCloud Service?


  • Simple GIS Server is the software application that allows you to publish and share maps and data from your Simple GIS Client application over the internet.  You can purchase an annual subscription to the Simple GIS Server application that you must then install and configure on your own hardware, which can be a MS Windows desktop or server machine.
  • Alternatively, Simple GIS offers the Simple GIS - OnCloud service. For a low monthly fee, Simple GIS will instantiate a dedicated Simple GIS Server instance in the cloud and provide the user with a unique url and user credentials for accessing and administering their Simple GIS Server instance. This alleviates the user having to provide their own hardware and having to install and maintain the Simple GIS Server software on premise. The monthly fee covers the cost of the Simple GIS Server Subscription as well as the setup and maintenance of the server hardware in the cloud. The Simple GIS - OnCloud Service instance supports up to 25 simultaneous users and 5 GB of data storage. 

Is there other software required to publish maps and data to the internet using Simple GIS Server or the Simple GIS - OnCloud Service?


  • Users would need at least one copy of Simple GIS Client and the free Simple GIS Server Admin plugin to administer their Simple GIS Server instance as well as to publish layers and maps.

Simple GIS Server Features

Can users web map data from a browser?

  • At this time, published web maps are read-only.  However, if a user has the appropriate credentials, they can edit published data in Simple GIS Client by adding the published layers to a map in Simple GIS Client.  Any edit made to the data in Simple GIS Client will be reflected in any interactive web maps that reference these layers.


Can access be limited to published layers or web maps in Simple GIS Server?

  • Yes, access is controlled by establishing user credentials and assignment of user roles.




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