ArcGIS Pro from Esri Deutschland GmbH is the ArcGIS product family and serves as the primary tool for professional GIS work, having succeeded the legacy ArcMap application (retired by Esri in March 2026). It combines 2D and 3D mapping, spatial analysis, data management, and imagery processing in a single, modern interface.

Key capabilities include:

• Mapping and cartography: creating production-ready 2D and 3D maps, thematic layouts, and custom symbology, with support for exporting map content directly into graphic design formats such as Adobe Illustrator.

• Spatial analysis: Geoprocessing tools, analytical models, and spatial statistics applied to 2D, 3D, and time-aware data to detect patterns, understand relationships, and identify optimal locations and routes. More than 100 pretrained machine learning and deep learning models are built in for solving complex spatial problems and generating predictions.

• Data management: Tools to manage simple and complex spatial data, including parcels, indoor data, imagery, and utility networks, with advanced editing tools supporting versioned data and multiuser editing.

• Imagery and remote sensing: Tools for classifying land cover and detecting change over time, along with management of imagery from satellites, drones, aircraft, and lidar sources.

• Automation and customization: ModelBuilder offers a no-code environment for chaining geoprocessing tools into reusable models, which can be shared or exported to Python, while the built-in Python API (ArcPy) and Jupyter-based ArcGIS Notebooks support advanced automation and reproducible research.

Current Licensed Software Version

ArcGIS Pro 3.7

Note: ArcGIS Pro is no longer offered through the KIT Software Shop. Please note that the current Software Shop service will be discontinued as of 30 June 2026. Additional information regarding the discontinuation of the Software Shop can be found at the following link: Software Shop (EOL).

Installation

Licensing

Named User License: To request a license, please send an email to kit-esri-admin∂lists.kit.edu including your first name, last name, and KIT email address. The KIT ESRI Admin will assign a license to your KIT email address. Once the license has been assigned, you will receive an invitation email to access the KIT ArcGIS Online Portal. You can then log in to the portal using your KIT credentials and access the available products.

Note: If you have any questions regarding the products or licensing, please contact kit-esri-admin ∂does-not-exist.lists kit edu.

Esri Portals

• KIT ArcGIS Online Portal: Subscription site of KIT to Esri's ArcGIS online service management of Named User Licenses and shared content for KIT. To get access to the portal, please contact KIT ESRI Admin through email kit-esri-admin∂lists.kit.edu.
• My Esri: Common user interface to manage Esri functions, Software downloads and authorization numbers, Technical Support, Customer Care and Training. To get access to the portal, please contact KIT ESRI Admin through email kit-esri-admin∂lists.kit.edu.
• GeoNet: Community portal with forums for help and discussion.

Esri offices

• Esri Germany GmbH: German distributor of ArcGIS
• Esri USA: Headquarters in the USA

Online help

• Documentation for ArcGIS: Entry page for documentation on all Esri products
• ArcGIS Server Help: German online help for ArcGIS Server

Products and application areas

• ArcGIS Products: Overview of the individual ArcGIS product modules
• GIS for all industries: Application areas of GIS

Training offers from Esri

• Free Virtual Campus courses as part of the Esri national license: Students or other participants of courses in which Esri's e-learning offers are used will receive access from their course supervisor. To get access to the portal, please contact KIT ESRI Admin through email kit-esri-admin∂lists.kit.edu.
• Esri Training: Portal with many free courses for self-study
• Esri Education Community: Education Space on GeoNet