Resources

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.
• 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