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ArcGIS - Sign in to ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Pro Desktop App

Follow these instructions to log in to ArcGIS online or ArcGIS Pro Desktop using either an ArcGIS login or with your CU Boulder IdentiKey credentials.

Please note: Whichever login process you choose is what you should continue to use. Switching to a different log in process will create a new account and will not show any saved content.

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ArcGIS logins

ArcGIS logins are created for new users by an administrator such as an instructor, or seminar-leader. ArcGIS login users receive an email invitation to the University of Colorado Boulder’s ArcGIS Organization and established their own ArcGIS account password.  ArcGIS login account usernames always end in _ucboulder and are typically formatted as first.last_ucboulder or identikey_ucboulder.

Use an ArcGIS login to sign in to ArcGIS Online (AGOL)

Visit ArcGIS Online in a browser and enter your ArcGIS Username and Password.

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ArcGIS online login

 

Use an ArcGIS login to sign in to ArcGIS Pro desktop app

Open the ArcGIS Pro desktop app and enter your ArcGIS Username and Password.

 

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ArcGIS Pro desktop app login
 

Sign in with CU Boulder SSO Accounts

CU Boulder also offers Single Sign-On (SSO) Account logins for ArcGIS Online (AGOL) and ArcGIS Pro Desktop App (ArcPro). SSO accounts use your CU IdentiKey login credentials and do not have a separate username or password to remember. To use our own CU Boulder SSO Account, simply sign in to AGOL or ArcPro following the instructions below.

Use a CU Boulder SSO Account to sign in to ArcGIS Online (AGOL)

Open ArCGIS Online in a browser. Click CU Boulder – SSO Accounts

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ArcGIS Online SSO Login

Next, you'll be prompted to log in via the Federated Identity Service using your IdentiKey username and password.

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Federated Identity login for ArcGIS Online

Use a CU Boulder SSO Account to sign in to ArcGIS Pro desktop app

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Open the ArcGIS Pro desktop app. Type ucboulder in the box preceding .maps.arcgis.com. Select the Remember this URL checkbox then click continue.

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Click the CU Boulder – SSO Accounts button 

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Log in with your IdentiKey username and password. 

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If you checked Remember this URL, the next time you launch ArcGIS Pro desktop app, the sign-in screen will have a UCBoulder button as shown. 

Click the Ucboulder button to log in via the Federated Identity Service as shown in step 3.

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ArcGIS Pro requires Microsoft x64

When you install ArcGIS Pro, you may recieve an error that your computer requires an upgrade to Microsoft .NET Desktop Runtime (x64). Visit the ArcGIS website for more information on this requirement and links to download the correct operating system.