Esri ArcGIS Products

The UCSB Library provides a university-wide site license for the Esri suite of GIS software. This includes desktop and server software, ArcGIS Online, extensive cloud-based data services such as image analysis and address geocoding.

ArcGIS Pro

In the DREAM Lab 

  • Ten workstations in the DREAM Lab have ArcGIS Pro 3.3. We also offer QGIS.
  • Access to our entire Spatial Data Collection. (X:\ and Y:\ drives) 
  • Esri US demographic data on our Instruction Share (T:\EsriData)

Around Campus:

  • All Letters & Sciences Collaborate Labs have ArcGIS Pro 3.3 When not scheduled for classes, all labs are open for general student use.  
  • Various teaching labs in Geography, Earth Sciences, Bren, and other departments have ArcGIS.  Inquire with your department.

On your Windows PC

All students, staff, and faculty at UCSB are eligible for a license to ArcGIS Pro for their personal computers. Users may be logged on up to 3 separate devices at a time. 

Download Installer for ArcPro 3.x here

Please review the system requirements for  ArcGIS Pro. 

Whenever you use Esri or ArcGIS resources, UC Santa Barbara affiliates with a UCSB email account should sign in at http://ucsb.arcgis.maps.com using the "Your ArcGIS organization's URL" login and the “ucsb” as the organization’s address URL. Your affiliation with UC Santa Barbara’s ArcGIS Online organization gives you access to resources that are not otherwise available to someone outside of our organization. 

Once you have gone through the UC Santa Barbara's SSO Login (DUO Authentication may be required) you will be redirected to the UC Santa Barbara ArcGIS Online Organization homepage.

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On your Mac/Apple device

ESRI ArcGIS Pro will work on MS Windows only. Linux, Mac, and Chromebook users should request a quarterly GeoSpatial Azure Labs VM

ArcGIS Online

All users with UCSB NetIDs have access to ArcGIS Online, a platform for creating and sharing maps, mapping applications, and data. More information about ArcGIS Online.

On the Server

Esri's server-side applications are all available for campus use.  AWS and Azure both support ArcGIS Server products.  Please contact us for information about Esri server software.

Getting support

We have a page of troubleshooting tips for some common issues with ArcGIS Desktop. The Library has a number of GIS training manuals and workbooks available as part of its collection--both print and e-book editions.  Search UC Library Search.

Esri Training

An excellent starting point for both beginners and experienced researchers looking for an overview of Esri technologies is Modern GIS: An ArcGIS tutorial collection. Esri provides access to all of its online training materials as part of our campus site license.  Signing on to ArcGIS Online for the first time gives you access to anything marked "Requires Maintenance" in Esri's catalog. 

Contact the DREAM Lab

The DREAM Lab is available for basic Esri support.  We are happy to get you started using ArcGIS Pro on your Windows desktop, help you to choose a Virtual Campus class, or to identify data from our collections or on the Internet to help you complete your mapping and spatial analysis projects.  Please email us at dreamlab@library.ucsb.edu.

Campus GIS Discussion List

You can subscribe to our GIS issues Google Group. You may also be interested in our page describing GIS activities in the Library and around campus.

The Esri License is proudly brought to you by the UCSB Library.