Collection Spotlight: ArcGIS Software Access – Finding Your Way
by John Olson, Government and Geo-Information Librarian
Have you ever wanted to add a map to your research project or term paper? Have you ever wanted to tell a story with data you have gathered for a class project to help visualize the importance of that story? The tools are at hand to help you visualize that data or tell that story using ArcGIS Pro software, ArcGIS StoryMaps or ArcGIS Online. Syracuse University has a site license for these mapping programs and applications that you can use and download on your personal computer.
ArcGIS StoryMaps is the easiest to use and I would highly recommend using it to visualize the main points you want to get across to your audience about the story you want to tell.
ArcGIS Online is an online mapping program that can take data that you have found or have gathered yourself and join it to a base map that can all be customized through the interface. Maps made with ArcGIS Online can be inserted into a StoryMaps project.
ArcGIS Pro is the ultimate analytical mapping tool to create maps for research projects or to analyze multiple data sets and to visualize that data on a map. Fully customizable and the capability to render your data and maps in 3-D or to produce a site that can upload, analyze, and display steaming data in real-time to the world.
The Esri Academy is your avenue to learn more about ArcGIS by taking any of the webinars, online courses and more. These offerings are for all levels of learning. From the beginner to the advanced user of ArcGIS, there is always something new to learn and the Esri Academy is the place to do that.
Accessing these GIS mapping tools is as easy as 1,2,3. All the information you need to start using these three tools can be found on the Access ArcGIS Software research guide. Make sure to read the entire guide to get the full picture of how to log in to the three ArcGIS Products and download the ArcGIS Pro software if you need it and where to learn more about using ArcGIS.
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