Geospatial Data: ArcGIS & ESRI Software

York University now has a subscription to ArcGIS Online.ArcGIS Online is an online, collaborative web GIS that allows you to use, create, and share maps, scenes, apps, layers, analytics, and data. It is included in the ESRI Site License at York University.    

To find out how to acquire ArcGIS Online for individual use or for use in a course, please visit this website for more information: http://esri.info.yorku.ca/arcgis-online/. 

ArcGIS Desktop Advanced 1-Year License is a GIS mapping software that provides geographic data visualization, mapping, management, and analysis capabilities along with the ability to create and edit data. It includes the core functions of ArcGIS Desktop and the following extensions: ArcGIS 3D Analyst, ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst, ArcGIS Network Analyst, ArcGIS Publisher, ArcGIS Schematics, ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, ArcGIS Tracking Analyst, and ArcGIS Data Interoperability, ArcGIS Data Reviewer and ArcGIS Workflow Manager. The license to the software expires one year after you activate the software. ArcGIS Desktop is only available for Windows operating systems.

Using ArcGIS Desktop (student version) at home or at your office:

Students interested in acquiring ArcGIS Desktop Advanced 1 Year License can visit this website for more information: http://esri.info.yorku.ca/arcgis-desktop-for-students/.

Faculty and staff interested in acquiring ArcGIS Desktop Advanced 1 Year License can visit this website for more information: http://esri.info.yorku.ca/arcgis-desktop-for-faculty-and-staff/

Using ArcGIS Desktop on Campus: ArcGIS Desktop is available on the computers in the Map Collection.

ESRI Training

All students, staff, and Faculty at York University have free access to every non-instructor led e-learning resource in the ESRI Training website. Below is a sample list of the courses that are available:

• Basics of Map Projections (for ArcGIS 10)
• Displaying Raster Data Using ArcGIS 10
• Learning ArcGIS Desktop (for ArcGIS 10)
• The 15-Minute Map: Creating a Basic Map in ArcMap
• Understanding Map Projections and Coordinate Systems
• Geocoding in ArcGIS Desktop 10
• 3D Analysis of Surfaces and Features Using ArcGIS
• Planning a Cartography Project
• Basics of Python (for ArcGIS 10)

To access every non-instructor led e-learning resource from ESRI please fill out the form located on this webpage:  https://esri.info.yorku.ca/ppy_protected/learning-arcgis/

Additional Resources to Learn ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Desktop

• Free courses to the public on ArcGIS Desktop (ArcMap) and ArcGIS Online. For a complete list of courses go to: http://training.esri.com/
• In depth online support system that can help you with ArcGIS Desktop (ArcMap) software
• In depth online support system that can help you with ArcGIS Online software
• Both the Map Collection and Scott Library have books available for loan about ArcGIS
• Guides produced by the staff at the Map Collection and other libraries.

Faculty, staff, and graduate students affiliated with an ESRI License Partner (Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change and Lassonde School of Engineering) can request access to ArcGIS Pro and additional ESRI Products for research and teaching. For more information go to: https://esri.info.yorku.ca/158-2/