ArcGIS: Installation & Set-up

ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Online can be accessed with a web browser running on Windows, Mac and Linux. 

1. Visit https://carleton.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html 
2. Click Sign In
3. Click the blue box that says Carleton College
4. Sign in using your regular Carleton username and password

Some of the available apps on ArcGIS Online are: Map Viewer, Scene Viewer, ArcGIS StoryMaps, Field Maps Designer, Survey 123, Business Analyst, Hub, Experience Builder.

ArcGIS Pro (Windows Only)

Installing ArcGIS Pro

1. Check the System Requirements (link opens in a new tab) to ensure that your computer can run ArcGIS Pro
2. Install ArcGIS
   Install on a personal computer (click to show/hide):

   ArcGIS requires three installers to be used in a specific order. All installers are available via Google Drive (link opens in a new tab).

   1. Open the ArcGIS Pro Production folder (link opens in a new tab)
   2. Download and install the windowsdesktop_runtime program
   3. Download and install the ArcGISPro program
   4. Download and install the ArcGIS_Coordinate_Systems_Data program

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   Faculty/Staff: Install on a Carleton-issued computer (click to show/hide):

   ArcGIS requires three installers to be used in a specific order. All installers are available via the K1000 (link opens in a new tab)

   1. In the K1000 (link opens in a new tab), click the Want Software button
   2. Search for ArcGIS
   3. Download and install the Windows: .NET Desktop Runtime program
   4. Download and install the Windows: ArcGIS Pro program
   5. Download and install the Windows: ArcGIS Coordinate Systems Data program

   For more information about the K1000, see Windows: Install Software using K1000 User Self Service (link opens in a new tab)

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Logging into the ArcGIS Pro application

1. Open the ArcGIS Pro application from your Windows Start menu
2. Click Sign In Using Browser in the bottom right corner of the sign-in window
   • You may be prompted to click on the button for Your ArcGIS organization's URL. If so, type Carleton and click Continue.
3. Click the button for Carleton College
   • You may be prompted to enter your regular Carleton username and password
4. If prompted by your browser, click Open to open the ArcGIS Pro application

Using ArcGIS Pro on a computer with no Internet connection

If you will use a computer that has no access to the Internet, you need to check out your Pro license to the laptop/computer you will be using offline WHILE YOU STILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET. You will need to return the license to ArcGIS Online before you can use Pro on the other computers. Single-use license file for Pro is discontinued in July 2024 by vendor.

For instructions, see the section called Authorize ArcGIS Pro to work offline at https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/get-started/start-arcgis-pro-with-a-named-user-license.htm

Optional: Integrate ArcGIS and Adobe Illustrator

• Instructions for connecting these programs is available from Esri, the makers of ArcGIS (link opens in a new tab)

Need help using ArcGIS?

• Please contact the GIS lab for support using ArcGIS.