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Campus ESRI ArcGIS access


Campus computer labs

The GIS Depot

The GIS Depot is located in the DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library, Basement level, inside the Mary B. Ansari Map Library and is dedicated to providing access and services to help students and faculty with GIS instruction, tutoring, consultations, and more. The computer lab offers 10 computers and GIS walk-in hours for assistance. Walk-in tutoring hours are now being offered via Zoom.  Check out the GIS Library Guide for details and times.  

List of GIS Software available at the GIS Depot computer lab:

  • ArcGIS Desktop (ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcGlobe, and ArcScene)  
  • QGIS 
  • Grass 
  • Google Earth Pro 
  • R Studio     
  • Anaconda Navigator (Python and R) 
  • Envi (Remote Sensing) 
  • Microsoft Suite 
  • Adobe Creative Cloud 
  • Additional software packages 
ArcGIS software is also available via:

Student ESRI licenses

Current students are eligible to receive a 1-year ArcGIS Desktop or Pro License.

  • Single-use licenses for personal computers only
  • License includes advanced software and extensions, and can only be used for educational purposes
  • Contact the Earth Sciences, GIS, and Maps Librarian Chrissy Klenke (cklenke@unr.edu) to learn more

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