Product Information 

• About: ESRI software is a Geographic Information System (GIS). A GIS is a computer-based mapping tool that takes information from a database about location and turns it into visual layers. ArcGIS includes a suite of integrated applications: ArcMap, ArcCatalog and ArcToolbox. These three applications allow users to perform any GIS task, simple to advanced, including mapping, data management, geographic analysis, data editing and geoprocessing.
• Current Version: ArcGIS Desktop 10.8.1, ArcGIS Student Timeout Edition
• Availability:  U of G has a site license for ESRI GIS software, which allows faculty and staff to install and use ESRI software on their own computers or in on-campus teaching labs. This site license also allows the U of G community free access to online courses at ESRI Virtual Campus.  Please see available offerings on the CCS Software Distribution Site [1].
• Eligibility: If you are a faculty, staff or graduate student at the University of Guelph, you may obtain a site-licensed copy of ESRI software for use in learning,  teaching  and research. However, it may only be used while you are employed, or a registered graduate student, at the University of Guelph. For general licensing information or to obtain a copy, go to the CCS Software Distribution Site [1].
  • Our campus agreement with ESRI allows students to acquire a one year license for ArcGIS Desktop. Students can access the Student Timeout Edition offering [2] on the Software Distribution Site to obtain their activation code. Once the activation code is obtained, follow the ArcGIS Desktop Student Timeout Edition Instructions [3].
• Supported Platforms: Windows
• License Information: ArcGIS Desktop activates against a campus licensing server, you must be connected to the internet to activate your software.

Installation

ArcGIS Desktop 10.8.1 system requirements [4]

ArcGIS 10.8.1 Quick Start Guide and Installation Instructions [5]

Installation Instruction for ArcGIS Student Timeout Edition [3]

Support

ArcGIS Courses are available on LinkedIn Learning [6]

CCS and McLaughlin Library offer a GIS Service based out of the Data Resource Centre [7] in the Library. The GIS Service includes access to and support for ESRI GIS software, GIS data analysis support [8], and a growing geospatial data collection [9].

Additional Resources

• Go to ESRI website [10]
• Go to ESRI Virtual Campus [11]
• Go to ESRI support [12]
• Go to Library GIS website [13]