Free student license
- You can get a free license for ArcGIS Pro to install on a personal computer.
- (ArcGIS Desktop is being phased out in favor of ArcGIS Pro. You can still use Desktop by logging into a lab computer.)
Renewing the free license
- The license expires every year in August.
- You'll need to get a new license prvc file from the link above. The name of the file starts with "EducationSiteArcGISPro_SingleUse_". For example, the Aug 2022 file is called EducationSiteArcGISPro_SingleUse_1211287.prvc.
- Specific steps:
- Go to the link above. Scroll down to the Installation Information section and look for Download Link.
- Visit the download link and download two files:
- the license file EducationSiteArcGISPro_SingleUse_xxxxxxx.prvc
- the instructions for installing the license file "3 Authorize your SINGLE USE license for ArcGIS Pro.docx"
- Follow the instructions to activate the new license.
ArcGIS Online account
- Many additional features are available if you sign in to ArcGIS Pro using a special SU ArcGIS Online account.
- To obtain this account, email John Olson of the SU Library at jaolson@syr.edu and request "an SU ArcGIS Online account".
- The account has a username in the format [NetID]_SyrUniv.
- Once you have this account you will be able to sign into Pro to access online maps as well as ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS StoryMaps and the Esri E-Training site.
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