Installing and Running The uDig Application¶

In this section, you will install and run the Eclipse Application, which will be used for viewing map information.

Windows install:

• Double-click the installer.

  

  Note

  If you are in a workshop your instructor has included the uDig installer DVD or flash drive.

• The installer will allow you to install uDig into the directory of your choice.

  

• We have a number of license agreements to click through.

  

  Note

  uDig is an open source project released with a business friendly Eclipse Public License (EPL) and Refractions BSD 3 Clause License (BSD).

  ECW/JP2 support is freely licensed for desktop application use.

• By default uDig will be installed into your Program Files directory.

  

• Shortcuts will be created in your start menu.

  

• Please wait while uDig is installed.

  

• Congratulations you have installed uDig!

  

• If you are working in a corporate environment with a firewall please review the following page for details on proxy configuration.

  Running uDig