Notice: our licensing for ArcGIS for Desktop will end on August 1, 2024. You may not be able to use this software after that point.
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All ESRI Software is Windows based.
If you are running a Mac please see the virtual desktop or open source sections below:
Software @ITS:
- Information Technology Services (ITS) ESRI Service Center
- ITS Campus Software Program - ESRI
ArcGIS Pro:
- ArcGIS Pro is available to all faculty, staff, and students.
- Pro is licensed to the user, as opposed to the machine, via ArcGIS Online.
- Does not require VPN or network access.
- To receive a license for ArcGIS Pro, please contact gis-help@uiowa.edu.
- Once you are licensed, you can download the ArcGIS Pro software: HERE.
ArcGIS Online:
- https://uiowa.maps.arcgis.com/
- ArcGIS Online is available to all faculty, staff, and students.
- To receive a license for ArcGIS Online, please contact gis-help@uiowa.edu.
Virtual Desktop: https://its.uiowa.edu/virtualdesktop
- Provides remote access to many University-licensed Windows applications from anywhere without having to obtain and install the software on your own computer.
- List of applications available (includes ArcGIS): https://its.uiowa.edu/support/article/100509
Open Source: https://www.osgeo.org/
- Starting resource for open source geospatial resources.
Specialty Software:
- There are a number of additional GIS (or related) software packages on campus that may be available to use. If you have questions about specific availability or access, please email gis-help@uiowa.edu.
End of Life:
ArcGIS for Desktop:
- ArcGIS for Desktop is no longer be licensed on-campus beginning August 1, 2024.
- The software will reach end-of-life in 2026.
- It is available until this point, but it is strongly suggested users switch to ArcGIS Pro.
- Until August 1, 2024, on-campus machines may continue to use the license server.
- If needed, you can download the ArcGIS for Desktop software: HERE.