CMU LibGuides: GIS Services: GIS Tools

GIS Tools

ArcGIS (Jessica)

QGIS (Lencia)

Tableau (Emma)

Policy Map / Social Explorer / Replica (Database Tools) (Lynn)

R / Python / Javascript / Leaflet (Lencia)

Story mapping Tools - ArcGIS, (Emma)

OpenStreetMap (Jessica)

How to access the tool

Tutorials

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Accessing ArcGIS Software and Tools at CMU

CMU's Heinz Computing Services manage and maintain the campus' access to ArcGIS Software. All CMU students, staff and faculty can use web tools like ArcGIS Online and StoryMaps and obtain a license to download desktop tools like ArcPro and ArcMap. Use the links below to get more information.

Carnegie Mellon ArcGIS log in page
Go to this page to log into ArcGIS Online using your andrew id and password.
Heinz Computing Software website
This page includes instructions for all the software managed by Heinz Computing. Scroll to the instructions under "ESRI including ArcGIS Desktop (Basic, Standard, Advance), CityEngine, ArcGIS Pro" for steps to access and download ArcGIS tools.

Learning Resources and Tutorials for ArcGIS

Learn ArcGIS Tutorial Gallery
This page has hundreds of tutorials for using ArcGIS products created by educators at Esri. They range from 30 minutes so several hours and include curated datasets and step-by-step instructions. This should be your first stop for ArcGIS tutorials on the web.
GIS Tutorial for ArcGIS Pro 3.1
Tutorial book by CMU professor Kristen Kurland. This book includes many step-by-step tutorials for learning the ArcPro desktop tool.