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  1. Become a member of the UWaterloo ArcGIS Online Organization by signing in to https://uwaterloo.maps.arcgis.com using your 8-character username @uwaterloo.ca (e.g. myuserna@uwaterloo.ca) and password

    1. Review Get started with ArcGIS Online.

  2. Optionally, if you have access to a computer with a Windows operating system, you can download and install desktop applications from Esri

    1. The latest desktop application from Esri is ArcGIS Pro

    2. The older desktop application is ArcGIS Desktop (ArcMap) is no longer available

Note

Any content that you create in the ArcGIS Online Organization may be deleted when you no longer have an affiliation with the University of Waterloo.

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  1. Confirm that your computer meets the system requirements for ArcGIS Pro

  2. Sign in to https://uwaterloo.maps.arcgis.com using your 8-character username @uwaterloo.ca (e.g. myuserna@uwaterloo.ca and password)

  3. Go to your My settings page

  4. Click the Licenses tab in the left-hand menu and scroll down for the ArcGIS Pro download option

  5. Follow these steps to install (If you are not sure about any settings, accept the default option)

  6. Start ArcGIS Pro and choose the option to Sign in with Your ArcGIS organization’s URL

    1. For your ArcGIS organization’s URL, type uwaterloo so that the URL is uwaterloo.maps.arcgis.com 

    2. Check the option to remember this URL and click Continue

    3. Enter your 8-character username @uwaterloo.ca (e.g. myuserna@uwaterloo.ca) and password to get started

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Note

ArcGIS Desktop (ArcMap) licensing permanently

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expired on August 30, 2024. Follow the instructions in this tutorial https://learn.arcgis.com/en/projects/migrate-from-arcmap-to-arcgis-pro/ to learn how to migrate.

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Confirm that your computer meets the system requirements for ArcGIS Desktop

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Sign in to https://uwaterloo.maps.arcgis.comusing your 8-character username @uwaterloo.ca (e.g. myuserna@uwaterloo.ca) and password

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Additional training/support resources

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