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ArcGIS Software Access

This guide describes SU's ArcGIS license and how to access Esri's ArcGIS products from on and off campus. Plus some FAQs about managing your account.

Overview of ArcGIS on the SU Campus

ArcGIS Pro software is installed on the public lab computers across campus. For SUNY-ESF, please check with your computer IT departments.


Check with your Department's IT staff to see if ArcGIS is already installed in a computer lab in your College, School or Department.

 

PLEASE NOTE! Access to ArcGIS software, SU's ArcGIS Online account and access to the Esri Academy E-Training site is ONLY available to current students, faculty, staff  and registered affiliates of Syracuse University and SUNY-ESF! All others NOT affiliated with SU or SUNY-ESF are not eligible.

NEWS and Announcements

* The current version of ArcGIS installed on University computers and on faculty/staff computers, as of August 1st 2024 is:

ArcGIS Pro 3.3.1


* Starting in the Fall 2024 semester SU's access to all ArcGIS software, online resources and the Esri Academy will be switching from a Named User license to Single-sign-on (SSO).  See the "Logging in to SU's ArcGIS Account" tab on the left for more information.

If you have a Named User account already. We strongly advise you to migrate your layers and data files to your new SSO account as we transition to an SSO environment. Please contact arcgis@syr.edu for assistance

* ArcGIS Desktop 10.8 (ArcMAP), has been discontinued. If you are using ArcGIS Desktop you will need migrate to ArcGIS Pro.

Policies

Use of SU's Esri Educational Site License.

We encourage and support members of the Syracuse University community to use the various software and  system that are part of the Esri Educational Site License.  Also, all SU-affiliated persons are eligible to use products that are part of our Esri license, and we configured our account so that users have, as a default, as many of the software, web applications, and extensions as possible.

We ask that you use these tools, software, and data responsibly. Please note the following requirements for using an Esri ArcGIS Online account: 

  • Use of SU's Esri Education Site License is limited to those with a valid Syracuse University NetID an password or an ArcGIS Named User account tied to Syracuse University.
  • SU affiliates may use the software and Esri tools and web platform provided by our site license for teaching, coursework, and/or research ONLY!
  • Use of this site license for commercial use or for fee-based consulting is strictly prohibited. And your account WILL be terminated.

It is the responsibility of the user to make sure that your use of any product provided through SU's Esri education site license complies with the above restrictions. If you have any questions or concerns about your intended use of any software or platforms provided through this education site license please contact John Olson Librarian for Government and Geo-Information.

HELP with ArcGIS

The SU/ESF site license allows for these individuals, who are authorized, to contact ESRI Technical Support.

For help with installations, licenses, user accounts or with software errors, Contact:

    John Olson - Maps/GIS librarian - jaolson@syr.edu

    Jane Read - Associate Professor -  jaread@maxwell.syr.edu

    Mark Storrings - Cartography Lab - mstorrings@esf.edu