Learn ArcGIS: Resources for the UWM Community
UW-System has a site license* for non-commercial use of certain ESRI software products 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. (Thanks to Math Heinzel!)Note: this page contains valuable information, BUT you should contact UWM staff. - GIS Basics at What is GIS at GIS.com
- ESRI'S "New User" site which, in turn, lists 10 resources for learning GIS
- Instructor-led class
- UWM GIS course offered through the departments of Geography and Urban Planning. (semester long)
- GIS course at MATC.
(Contact Dr. Wayne Schlipp)(semester long) - UWM's School of Continuing Education, Center for Urban Transportation Studies. (one or more full days)
- ESRI instructor led course.
A site license document may apply. Contact a campus ESRI GIS Specialist for more information. (one or more full days) - at a local private company. (one or more days)
- through UW-Madison Land Information and Computer Graphics Facility. (one or more days)
- workshop offered at UWM's GIS Day.
Check the schedule of the upcoming GIS Day from the UWM GIS home page. (2 1/2 hours) - workshops offered through your discipline.
Check for offerings at your next national conference
- Self-paced instruction
- ESRI Virtual Campus course
Some courses are free with our site license. For a listing of courses see the website or the UW-Madison LIC "ESRI Self-Help Resources" page. A site license discount may apply. Contact a campus ESRI GIS Specialist for more information. To enroll in a course, contact Donna Genzmer - ESRI Tutorials loaded on the computer.
The default location is C:\ESRI_Library\Tutorials. Contact your IT staff if it isn't loaded. (unknown)
- ESRI Virtual Campus course
- Self-directed instruction
- Software manual available for check out from the UWM Library.
- 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.
*More information on the site license, ordering software, and FAQ's can be found on the UWM UITS software purchasing page or on the UW-System website. Students may be eligible to obtain an ArcGIS 10 Student Edition One-Year Time-Out software. For more information see the ESRI Information on this program, and then contact your professor.
Students experiencing difficulty installing the ArcGIS Student Edition One-Year Time-Out software should refer to the following tutorials before contacting their TA: http://www.edc.uri.edu/nrs/classes/NRS522/News/StudentSoftwareInstall.html and SoftwareInstallationInstructions.pdf.