ArcGIS Pro is industry-standard GIS software that is only compatible with a Windows operating system. With ArcGIS Pro, you can
- explore, visualize, and analyze data
- create 2D maps and 3D scenes
- manage your geospatial data and metadata
- share your work with select groups, organizations or the public using Trent University's ArcGIS Online portal.
ArcGIS Pro desktop software is installed on Trent-imaged computers at Peterborough and Durham campus locations. Staff and faculty can obtain ArcGIS Pro software for their offices and research labs via the Software Centre.
Registered students, staff and faculty at Trent are also entitled to receive a copy of ArcGIS Pro software to install on a laptop or personal computer for Trent teaching, research and course work. Follow these instructions to download, install and authorize ArcGIS Pro on your laptop or PC.
Download and install ArcGIS Pro
- Review ArcGIS Pro system requirements to verify that your computer is equipped to run ArcGIS Pro software.
- ArcGIS Pro version 3.x requires the Microsoft .NET framework 6.0.5 or later. This must be installed prior to installing ArcGIS Pro.
- Download the most current version of the .NET framework.
- Open the .NET application installer from your downloads folder to initiate the installation.
- Close the application when the installation is successful.
- Sign in to your Trent Esri account. Select your username at the top of the page and select My settings.
- On the settings page, select the Licenses tab and then select ArcGIS Pro from the list provided.
- Click Download, then click Download again in the pop-up window that appears.
- Visit Esri's help documentation for a detailed overview of the installation process.
Authorize ArcGIS Pro
Once installed, you will need to authorize ArcGIS Pro using these steps.
- Start ArcGIS Pro on your machine.
- Select "Your ArcGIS organization's URL" in the ArcGIS sign-in pop-up window.
- Enter trentuniversity as shown here in lowercase letters with no spaces and select Continue.
- Sign in with your username and password to launch ArcGIS Online.
We are here to help! Contact the Maps, Data & Government Information Centre at madgichelp@trentu.ca for assistance with downloading, installing or authorizing ArcGIS Pro software.
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