GIS Data & Tools: Installing GIS Software

ESRI ArcGIS Licensing

A copy of the current (10.1 or 10.2) ArcGIS software is available to all affiliated Kent State University faculty, staff and students.

Read the licensing agreement BEFORE you download or request software. Your participation in the licensing agreement ensures that Kent State is not subject to legal actions or the revocation of our software license. https://www.oar.net/content/esri_arcgis.

For Courses

If you are interested in using the software as part of your course instruction and would like students to have a copy, 1 year (terminal) educational copies of the software.

Unless otherwise noted, you will receive the most recent version of the ArcGIS software.

Follow these steps to install ArcGIS on a Mac laptop or desktop.  Please remember that ArcGIS is not supported on the Mac OS, however will run with bootcamp or parallels.  This link will show you all of the options available to you. http://edcommunity.esri.com/software-and-data/mac-os-support   

AutoCAD integration with ArcGIS 10.0

Download the free plug in at: http://resources.arcgis.com/content/downloading-arcgis-autocad-build-250

Find instructions on how to integrate at: http://resources.arcgis.com/content/cadintegration/10.0/about

More help can be found at: http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/pdf/whats_new_in_arcgis_10.pdf

1. Email Michael Hawkins (mhawki11@kent.edu) to request a license.
2. Download software at: https://proxy.library.kent.edu/login?url=https://www.oar.net/content/esri_arcgis/esri_arcgis_10x