Learn ArcGIS: Resources for the UWM Community
The UW-System has an Esri Educational Site License for non-commercial use by UWM students, faculty and staff on university-owned computers. Below is a list of resources available to the UWM community to learn ArcGIS. This is not a comprehensive list, nor is it an endorsement.
- ESRI Self-Help Resources
Compiled by UW-Madison Land Information and Computer Graphics Facility. - GIS Basics
What is GIS at GIS.com - Esri’s New User Site
Lists 10 resources for learning GIS - Instructor-led Classes
- UWM GIS Courses offered through the departments of Geography and Urban Planning
- Esri Instructor Led Courses.
A site license discount may apply. Contact a campus Esri GIS Specialist for more information. - Through UW-Madison Land Information and Computer Graphics Facility.
- Workshop offered at UWM’s GIS Day
Check the schedule of the upcoming GIS Day from the UWM GIS Day Program
- Self-paced Instruction
- Esri E-LEarning Courses
Some courses are free with our site license. Unlimited, organization-wide access to Esri’s large collection of self-paced e-Learning resources is now a feature of the Esri Educational site license. Contact a campus Esri GIS Specialist for more information. To enable E-Learning, follow the instructions at the bottom of https://guides.library.uwm.edu/c.php?g=567847&p=6015615. - ESRI Tutorials loaded on the computer. Contact your IT staff if it isn’t loaded.
- Esri E-LEarning Courses
- Self-directed Instruction
- Software manual available for check out from the UWM Libraries.
- Help files that come with the program.
- Self-help book. A site license discount may apply to books purchased through ESRI Press. Contact a campus Esri GIS Specialist for more information.
ArcGIS Online (AGOL) accounts are available to qualified students, faculty and staff in the UWM community at https://guides.library.uwm.edu/c.php?g=567847&p=6015615.
Qualifying students, faculty and staff are eligible to receive the “ArcGIS Student Edition One-Year Time-Out” FREE software for installation on their personal computers. Go to https://guides.library.uwm.edu/c.php?g=567847&p=6015615 to request a copy. (See Permitted Uses at: https://geonet.esri.com/docs/DOC-6905-esri-education-site-license-permitted-uses-rubric-october-2016pdf)
If you experience difficulty installing the software, refer to the following tutorial before contacting your Teaching Assistant: