FAQ

Embedding a link to show Google Streetview images for a point location can be accomplished by using configure pop-up for a point layer in an ArcGIS Online.  To do this for a desired point layer in your ArcGIS Online map:

1. Click the more options (looks like three dots)  button next to the layer and choose Configure Pop-up. 

2. Under Attribute Expressions, click the ADD button, and paste the Arcade code found in this text file into the window. 

3. Change the name of the Expression by clicking Edit at the top, and enter "Street View".

4. Click OK and OK to save your changes and return to the map. 

Now, when clicking on a point on the map there will be an attribute named "Street View" with a hyperlinked "more info" to click on.  When clicking on this, Google Streetview for that location will open in another browser window.

Note that if there is no Google Streetview imagery available at a point location, the image will just be a black screen.  See the working example at this on a test map of random locations in the Dayton, Ohio area.  Note that point #2 is in a rural area with no Street View, so a black image is displayed when clicking the more info link.  If this happens, click the streetview map in the lower left and drag the orange icon to a blue line - these are areas with streetview coverage.

Another web map that utilizes this techology is Confederate Monuments in the United States, made by Jason Ur for the Harvard course Can We Know Our Past?  Click on a monument, and then the Google Streetview link within each pop-up window will display Streetview in a new browser tab.

ArcGIS Pro license is limited for use by valid Harvard ID holders only.

There are three licensing options (up to 6/30/2024):

1. Named user license (preferred option): Login with your Harvard ID and HarvardKey to Harvard's ArcGIS Online Organization (harvard-cga.maps.arcgis.com) when you run your ArcGIS Pro software.
2. License for offline use:
   1. Open ArcGIS Pro: Launch ArcGIS Pro and sign in with your Named User credentials.
   2. Access Licensing Settings: Navigate to the "Project" tab, then select "Licensing" under "Settings".
   3. Authorize for Offline Use: Check the "Authorize ArcGIS Pro to work offline" option.
   4. Restart ArcGIS Pro: Restart ArcGIS Pro to apply the changes. The application will now be authorized for offline use on the machine where you authorized the license. 

Follow this tutorial.

If you need a shared editing group on ArcGIS Online (AGOL), please familiarize yourself with the dos and don'ts of managing groups on AGOL:
https://doc.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-online/administer/manage-groups.htm. Please note that shared-editing groups can’t add non-Harvard members.

If shared editing group is indeed what you want, follow these steps:

1. Login to your ArcGIS Online account, and click your username at the top right.

2. Click My Settings, and the Licenses choice on the left.  Is your account's Role set to "Shared Group Creator"?  If yes, go to step 3.  If no, please send a request to the CGA using this form requesting the "Shared Group Creator" role for your AGOL account.

3. Click Groups at the top menu bar.

4. Click Create group on the left. Fill out the information, and make sure to check the radio button next to “Shared Update”.

5. Add group members by searching for their names and ading their ArcGIS Online user name.

If your group members haven't used Harvard's ArcGIS Online yet, they will need to follow instructions on https://gis.harvard.edu/arcgis-online to create their AGOL account with their HarvardKey first. You may then add them to your group.

Download the CGA's Creating Maps with QGIS tutorial, and follow instructions in the PDF document within.

To run ArcGIS Desktop or ArcGIS Pro on an Apple Macintosh computer, the Mac must be set up to run Windows.  There are severals ways to do this, but they require one of two installation options.

Option One:   Create a dual-boot setup on your Mac, which allows you to boot into either Mac OS or Windows OS.    The typical method for this is to use the free software BootCamp.

     Using BootCamp: http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/

Option Two:   Create a virtual machine on your Mac, which allows you to run an installation of Windows OS in parallel with your existing Mac OS, and to switch from one to the other without booting into either one separately.   Typical choices for the virtualization option are the licensed software Parallels or VMware.

    Using Parallels: http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/
    Using VMware: http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/

ESRI has more information on these options here.  When configuring Windows with any of these options, it is important the configuration meets the minimum system requirements for installing ArcGIS Pro. 

Keep in mind that ESRI does NOT support ArcGIS for Mac, and that you can only use ArcGIS within one of the Windows OS installation options described above. For more information from Esri, see https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/get-started/run-pro-on-a-mac.htm.

Decision tree for installing ArcGIS Pro on Mac computers (by Jill Kelly).

To access the T drive you will need to use the VPN connect. First, use your Cisco VPN client to connect to vpn.harvard.edu, sign in, and and then follow the instructions below:

Windows 10:

1) Click on the folder on the bottom bar

2) Click This PC

3) Click on the Computer tab

4) Click Map Network Drive

5) Enter the path to your share: \\fas-depts.ad.fas.harvard.edu\cgis\arcgis

6) Check the box that says Connect using different credentials

7) Click Finish, and when prompted enter your username as shown below: FAS_Domain\YourUserName and your HarvardKey password

Mac:

1) In the Finder, Click the Go menu, and select connect to server

2) Enter smb://fas-depts.ad.fas.harvard.edu/cgis/arcgis

3) When asked, enter you Harvard username and Harvard Key password

In case your FAS_Domain account and HarvardKey password need to be resynchronized, you may:

1. Go to https://key.harvard.edu/ and sign in
2. Click Manage Your Account and Services
3. Try to sign in with your known username and HarvardKey password
4. Once logged in, click Synchronize Password
5. Enter your new password and click Submit
6. Once complete, log out and try to access your account again.

For ArcMap, see https://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/extensions/main/using-extensions-in-arcgis.htm.

For ArcGIS Pro, users need to know which license type they are using when checking to see if they have an extension license. ArcGIS Pro has three types of licenses:

1. Name user license – individual users login to their ArcGIS Online account with Harvard Key to get licenses when they run ArcGIS Pro. This is the recommended way for anyone with a Harvard Key.
2. Concurrent use license – the user login to Harvard VPN first, and then set the concurrent license server to license.cga.harvard.edu.
3. Single use license – the user fills out a webform to request a license code, apply that to authorize licenses before they can use the software.

Users need to first pick the right type of license from ArcGIS Pro, before providing the other information to get licenses respectively. For the vast majority of users, the core license and all extension licenses are already bundled together in any of the three license options, so they will get all at once. However, they still need to “enable” the extensions in the software package (even though they already have the extension licenses), before they can use the extension tools.

In the below screenshot, if the box is greyed out and unchecked, that means they didn’t have the license; but if the box is not greyed out, yet not checked, that means they have the license, but didn’t enable the extension. The result is the same – they can’t use the tools from the extension.

See https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/get-started/use-extensions-in-arcgis-pro.htm for more information.