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Activate your Free Esri Account

If you are new to GIS, the easiest place to start is with ArcGIS Online (AGOL).  You can log in and use the mapping app from any device, and membership is free for UC Merced students, faculty, and staff. 

Your organizational account opens access to expanded analytics, training, and Esri's desktop software, ArcGIS Pro, for free.  See the Training Tab on the left for AGOL tutorials.

How to Sign up:

  1. Go to: https://ucmerced.maps.arcgis.com Home page of ucmerced.maps.arcgis.com
  2. Click on Sign In at the top right corner of the page.  
  3. Type "ucmerced" in the window below "Your ArcGIS organization's URL."  
  4. Click the blue button that says "UC Merced":
  5. Sign On using UC Merced Single Sign On (SSO)  
  6. After two-factor authentication is complete through Duo – you will be on the GIS Center's ArcGIS Online frontpage. Your username will be your UCM username (without the "@ucmerced.edu").