The University of Waterloo has an Esri Institutional License, which permits any student or employee of UWaterloo to use Esri software for teaching, learning, and research purposes. Commercial use is not permitted. For administrative use, please inquire by submitting this form: https://uwaterloo.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/2/group/1616/create/1309

To get started for teaching, learning, and research purposes

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 ArcGIS Desktop (ArcMap) is no longer available

To use ArcGIS Pro

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

Additional training/support resources

• Sign in at https://uwaterloo.maps.arcgis.com and access free, self-paced training

• Additional learning resources from Esri Canada are available at https://hed.esri.ca/resources/

• Some questions are answered in the FAQ. If you can’t find an answer to your question, you can ask by submitting this form: https://uwaterloo.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/2/group/1616/create/1309

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