ArcGIS Pro Portals

UNBC Uses two ArcGIS Portals ArcGIS Enterprise on campus located at https://arc.gis.unbc.ca/portal A…

Schedule of Fees

Schedule of fees GIS Lab 2024  VM Initialization: $200/vm  VM Maintenance: $25/vm/mo&…

Storage

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Software

The GIS Lab workstations are configured with the following software: GIS ArcGIS Pro (https://www.esr…

Workstations

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GIS Lab User Accounts

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ArcGIS Pro Slow Performance in File Based GeoDatabases

Issue: When using ArcGIS Pro, projects accessed via UNC network paths may result in extremely poor p…

Files Opening in FME by default

If all files are opening in FME by default, you can reset the windows Default apps settings which wi…

Jupyter Notebooks

There are a variety of places available for UNBC students to run Jupyter Notebooks On Campus https:/…

Access UNBC Air-photo Collection

To view an index of UNBC’s air-photo collection you can connect to the database through QGIS. …

After Hours Access

If you are enrolled in a GIS Course and would like after hours access to the GIS Lab please fill out…

Access Datasets

In the Lab: BC TRIM NOTE: The BC TRIM dataset is very large, attempting to load certian layers for t…

Licence ArcGIS Pro

This Lab will be completed primarily using ArcGIS Pro. The first time you open ArcGIS Pro (and poten…

Slow map draws in ArcGIS Pro

To resolve issues with slow canvas draw speeds in ArcGIS Pro, switch the Rendering Engine from Direc…

GIS Filesystem

The GIS Lab file system has been updated for fall 2020. You can find your personal files in the foll…

Using Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams will be used for all courses running in GIS lab this fall that includes Geog204, Geo…

Access UNBC GIS Lab Computers & Servers

Open a web browser and go to vpn2.unbc.ca Login with your unbc account. here you can download the vp…