Special Use

What is Special Use?

Special Use means, in relation to the APSIM Technology:

(a) to use or develop the APSIM Technology without publishing and making publicly available data and/or results generated from using the APSIM Technology;
(b) if it is a product or process that incorporates or is derived from the APSIM Technology, to use the product or process without publishing and making publicly available data and/or results generated from using the APSIM Technology as part of that product or process; or
(c) if it is a service that uses the APSIM Technology, to provide that service without publishing and making publicly available data and/or results generated from using the APSIM Technology for the provision of the service.

Please remember that all licenses of APSIM stipulate that improvements to APSIM will be owned by the APSIM Initiative and are required to be returned to the AI.

Pricing of a Special Use Licence

The APSIM Initiative allows a special use licence of APSIM for an annual fee. For further information of fees, please refer to this page.

How to register and download APSIM:

Once you have registered and agreed to the terms and conditions, instructions for downloading the software will be sent to the email address you provided. Please note that downloading of the APSIM Software indicates the Licensee’s acceptance of these terms and conditions and agreement to pay the annual licence fee. The full terms and conditions can be downloaded here.

To register and download APSIM, please go to this page – APSIM Initiative Product Registration and choose the Special Use Licence Type.

Any questions or for more information, please email apsim@csiro.au