FIU Institute of Environment — CED-GIS Center

Account Types

FIU students or faculty engaged in GIS/RS-related learning, teaching and research can apply for a GIS Center user account. We offer the following types of user accounts:

  1. Student Account

    Student accounts are automatically assigned to any student who is taking a class in the Lab or needs to do homework or project assignments that are related to GIS or Remote Sensing. When a student registers for a GIS or Remote Sensing course, their FIU account can be used to access the GIS Center’s computing network. Student accounts are generated automatically, based on the class roster.

NOTE: Student accounts based on the class roster expire at the end of the semester. It is recommended to backup personal data from the shared drive before the end of the semester.

  • Faculty/Staff/Graduate Student Account

    Faculty/staff/graduate student accounts can be assigned to any faculty/staff or graduate student teaching or doing research using GIS or Remote Sensing techniques.

    How to Request a GIS account

    • If you are currently enrolled in any of the GIS courses listed below, you will automatically have access to GIS resources. However, if you are a student or employee not enrolled in one of the indicated GIS courses and require access to these resources, please follow the steps below to request a GIS account.
    1. Visit fiu.identitynow.com and log in with your FIU username and password
    2. Select Request Center
    3. Select Access Items, then Access Profiles
    4. Click Select next to the GIS Student Research profile or GIS Faculty Research profile
    5. (If you are an enrolled student, you will only see the GIS Student Research profile; if you are an active employee, you will only see the GIS Faculty Research profile). If you are both an enrolled student and an active employee, select the profile that you want your GIS account to be under.
    6. In the “Add Comments” box, provide details of why you need access to HPC. Make sure to include the department you are with and the professor you are working with and then click Save.
    7. Click Review Request
    8. Click Submit Request
    You will get an email confirming that your request has been submitted successfully. Your request will then be sent to the GIS administrators. Once they approve your request, you will receive another email notifying you that your access has been granted.

    You are now set to access the GIS resources at FIU. For more information, please visit gis.fiu.edu.

    GIS Courses that students automatically get GIS access for:

    EVR-5044, GIS-3048, GLY-5754, GIS-5050, CCJ-6079, SYA-6356, GLY-5758, PAD-6717, CGN-4321, CGN-5320, EVR-7056, GIS-3043, ARC-5935, EVR-6268, PHC-6920, MMC-4936, GLY-3759, GIS-5935, PCB-5328, GIS-4119, CCJ-4072, SYA-4352, SYA-6452, GIS-2000, GEO-2000, GIS-5620, GIS-4303, GIS-5190, PCB-4462C, GIS-4390, BSC-6926, GLY-3754, GIS-3043C

    NOTE: Students who are registered for GIS courses need not request accounts on an individual basis. GIS Center Accounts will be automatically granted based on the class roster. ALSO NOTE: Accounts will be deleted after one year of inactivity. It is recommended to backup personal data frequently.

    *All Services offered by the FIU GIS Center, including fee-based Services, are for support of FIU Educational and Research activities.