[UW-GIS-L] ArcGIS Installation for Mac for Research Project
Phil Hurvitz
phurvitz at uw.edu
Fri Oct 14 09:14:17 PDT 2022
Hi Sakshi,
Another option. If you are a student who pays the UW Student Tech Fee,
you are eligible for a CSDE computing account that will allow you to use
the CSDE terminal servers, which have ArcGIS and lots of other software
installed.
See https://csde.washington.edu/computing/accounts/.
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On 10/14/2022 8:56 AM, Steven Walters wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> It IS doable to set up and run ArcGIS locally on macOS, including
> newer ones with Apple silicon, but it does require some hoops, and
> particularly for the ARM processors.
>
> 1. First, you need Windows virtualization software - the “standards”
> are Parallels Desktop and VMWare Fusion.
>
> 2. The trickiest part is getting a Windows installer for ARM
> processors. (If you have a Mac with the Intel processor, you can use
> a standard version Windows installer.) As I recall, the Windows
> Insider Program is the route to do this.
>
> 3. With a Windows virtual machine (VM) created, it’s then a matter of
> installing ArcGIS on the VM.
>
> All of this of course is predicated on having sufficient RAM,
> processor capacity, etc., as folks noted previously.
>
> Cheers,
> Steven
>
> _________________________________
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>
>> On Oct 14, 2022, at 07:49,
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>> 1. Re: [URL Verdict: Neutral][Non-DoD Source] ArcGIS
>> Installation for Mac for Research Project
>> (Lin, Lawrence P CIV USARMY CENWS (USA))
>> 2. Re: [URL Verdict: Neutral][Non-DoD Source] ArcGIS
>> Installation for Mac for Research Project (Logan Piepmeier)
>>
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2022 14:45:25 +0000
>> From: "Lin, Lawrence P CIV USARMY CENWS (USA)"
>> <Lawrence.P.Lin at usace.army.mil>
>> To: Sakshi Abhyankar <sakshiuw at uw.edu>, UW-IT Service Center
>> <help at uw.edu>, "uw-gis-l at u.washington.edu" <uw-gis-l at u.washington.edu>
>> Subject: Re: [UW-GIS-L] [URL Verdict: Neutral][Non-DoD Source] ArcGIS
>> Installation for Mac for Research Project
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>> ESRI?s ArcGIS Pro on Mac[1] page states:
>>
>> To use ArcGIS Pro on a Mac, a contemporary Mac (MacBook Pro, iMac, or
>> Mac Pro) with a quad-core Intel processor, 256 GB storage, and 8 GB
>> RAM or more is required.
>>
>> Mac systems configured with Apple Silicon (Mx), or non-Intel
>> processors, are not compatible until Microsoft Windows OS
>> environments are supported on Apple processors. If you already have
>> an incompatible Mac and want to run ArcGIS Pro, consider the
>> following options:
>>
>> Connect to a supported on-premises hosted VM.
>> Deploy and connect to a cloud-hosted VM.
>>
>> [1]:
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/get-started/run-pro-on-a-mac.htm__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!kGz01AJ-cdqU5p9oINlzmyzJPb9rRuBxI2cSoZ9gTYdkxfo911RP4RbQoCw3JWrHB0y_EK0zdmB6YZc3gmlpZcXyKJPTancgc94wFJ1IED-uBoi_VaY-dg$
>>
>>
>> --
>> Lawrence Lin
>> USACE ? Seattle District
>> 206-764-6172
>>
>> From: Uw-gis-l <uw-gis-l-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu> On
>> Behalf Of Sakshi Abhyankar
>> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2022 7:38 AM
>> To: UW-IT Service Center <help at uw.edu>; uw-gis-l at u.washington.edu
>> Subject: [URL Verdict: Neutral][Non-DoD Source] [UW-GIS-L] ArcGIS
>> Installation for Mac for Research Project
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am a research assistant in the TRAC office at the Civil and
>> Environmental Engineering department. I am trying to install ArcGIS
>> Desktop Pro on my Macbook and I am facing errors. I am not able to
>> open the exe file on my mac and I can't find a mac compatible version
>> of the software.
>>
>> I need urgent assistance with this if possible. Hoping for help.
>>
>> Best,
>> Sakshi Abhyankar
>> Graduate Student
>> University of Washington
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>> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2022 14:49:10 +0000
>> From: Logan Piepmeier <loganap at uw.edu>
>> To: "Lin, Lawrence P CIV USARMY CENWS (USA)"
>> <Lawrence.P.Lin at usace.army.mil>, Sakshi Abhyankar <sakshiuw at uw.edu>,
>> UW-IT Help Desk <help at uw.edu>, "uw-gis-l at u.washington.edu"
>> <uw-gis-l at u.washington.edu>
>> Subject: Re: [UW-GIS-L] [URL Verdict: Neutral][Non-DoD Source] ArcGIS
>> Installation for Mac for Research Project
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>>
>> Sakshi,
>> ArcGIS is not compatible with MacOS.
>>
>> You might check with your department to see if they have a remote
>> desktop environment you can access that has ArcGIS installed.
>>
>> If you need to run this on your own computer, you could install QGIS,
>> which is a free, open source alternative that is Mac compatible.
>>
>> And finally, if you have a Macbook with an Intel chip (not M1/M2),
>> you may also be able to install a Windows operating system on your
>> computer and then install ArcGIS as Lawrence suggested.
>>
>> Logan Piepmeier
>> Research Consultant
>> Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
>> University of Washington
>> loganap at uw.edu<mailto:loganap at uw.edu>
>>
>>
>> From: Uw-gis-l <uw-gis-l-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu> on
>> behalf of Lin, Lawrence P CIV USARMY CENWS (USA)
>> <Lawrence.P.Lin at usace.army.mil>
>> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2022 7:45:25 AM
>> To: Sakshi Abhyankar <sakshiuw at uw.edu>; UW-IT Help Desk
>> <help at uw.edu>; uw-gis-l at u.washington.edu <uw-gis-l at u.washington.edu>
>> Subject: Re: [UW-GIS-L] [URL Verdict: Neutral][Non-DoD Source] ArcGIS
>> Installation for Mac for Research Project
>>
>>
>> ESRI?s ArcGIS Pro on Mac[1] page states:
>>
>>
>>
>> To use ArcGIS Pro on a Mac, a contemporary Mac (MacBook Pro, iMac, or
>> Mac Pro) with a quad-core Intel processor, 256 GB storage, and 8 GB
>> RAM or more is required.
>>
>>
>>
>> Mac systems configured with Apple Silicon (Mx), or non-Intel
>> processors, are not compatible until Microsoft Windows OS
>> environments are supported on Apple processors. If you already have
>> an incompatible Mac and want to run ArcGIS Pro, consider the
>> following options:
>>
>>
>>
>> Connect to a supported on-premises hosted VM.
>>
>> Deploy and connect to a cloud-hosted VM.
>>
>>
>>
>> [1]:
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/get-started/run-pro-on-a-mac.htm__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!kGz01AJ-cdqU5p9oINlzmyzJPb9rRuBxI2cSoZ9gTYdkxfo911RP4RbQoCw3JWrHB0y_EK0zdmB6YZc3gmlpZcXyKJPTancgc94wFJ1IED-uBoi_VaY-dg$
>> [pro.arcgis.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/get-started/run-pro-on-a-mac.htm__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jg0PfJDGeZcLuZBgPdKxokvXM3_iRNMK4xobdrYCn_Bb_q2FFc5ZyR1Kdz1HqNb2mDztFUpz8Z5L64Qd2jTUWpw1FVOQaqiHJRFkig$>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Lawrence Lin
>>
>> USACE ? Seattle District
>>
>> 206-764-6172
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Uw-gis-l <uw-gis-l-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu> On
>> Behalf Of Sakshi Abhyankar
>> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2022 7:38 AM
>> To: UW-IT Service Center <help at uw.edu>; uw-gis-l at u.washington.edu
>> Subject: [URL Verdict: Neutral][Non-DoD Source] [UW-GIS-L] ArcGIS
>> Installation for Mac for Research Project
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>>
>> I am a research assistant in the TRAC office at the Civil and
>> Environmental Engineering department. I am trying to install ArcGIS
>> Desktop Pro on my Macbook and I am facing errors. I am not able to
>> open the exe file on my mac and I can't find a mac compatible version
>> of the software.
>>
>>
>>
>> I need urgent assistance with this if possible. Hoping for help.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Sakshi Abhyankar
>>
>> Graduate Student
>>
>> University of Washington
>>
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