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Free student license

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    Students 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.)

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 as well as ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS StoryMaps and the Esri E-Training site.

    The student license remains in effect until you graduate–no need to renew it each year like in the past.

  • You can use the license on up to three personal computers.

  • Use your NetID credentials to sign in to ArcGIS Pro once it's installed. You can also sign in to ArcGIS Online.

  • When installing ArcGIS Pro on your computer, it may complain that Microsoft .NET 6 x64 is missing. Here is a direct link to the .NET installation file. After you install .NET, try to install ArcGIS Pro again.

Updating to the latest version

  • To update to the latest version, visit the free license page link above to obtain the newest installation files.

ArcGIS Online

Using ArcGIS Pro in the arch computer labs

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  • ArcGIS Pro is available in the computer labs.

      The older ArcGIS Desktop products such as Catalog, Map, etc., are also available but are in the process of being phased out.
  • Sign into ArcGIS Pro with the SU ArcGIS Online account described above to access additional resources.

Troubleshooting the free license installation

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  • When you start the program, it will prompt you to sign in. Use your NetID credentials.

How to access the Living Atlas data source

  • If you try to add a data source under Living Atlas and get prompted to login, do the following steps:

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  • Drag the Sign In window out from under the 'Adding data' box (which remains visible until you login).

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  • Do not login (it will fail). Instead, click the 'Your ArcGIS organization's URL' expand arrow.
    Enter syruniv in the box, check 'Remember this URL' and click Continue.

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  • After clicking Continue it should prompt you to enter your NetID password:

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  • After signing in, the Living Atlas data should appear in your project.

3D Analyst & Data Interoperability Tools

  • Open ArcGIS Pro and start a Map project.

  • Click the Analysis tab.

  • Click the Tools button.

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  • On the right side of the window, the Geoprocessing panel should appear.

  • Within the Geoprocessing panel, click the Toolboxes tab

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    . 3D Analyst Tools and Data Interoperability Tools should appear

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Tips

  • If you need to open .e00 files, ArcGIS Pro cannot open them directly. Here is one method to convert them:

    • Use Autodesk 3d Map, which is also installed on the lab computers. You can also install the software on your personal computer by obtaining it from the Autodesk Education site.