{"id":11255,"date":"2026-03-17T15:02:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T19:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/?page_id=11255"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:02:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T19:02:42","slug":"creating-a-gis-account","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/arcgis\/creating-a-gis-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating A GIS Account"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-container\">\n<article id=\"post-10380\" class=\"blog-post post-10380 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<header class=\"post-header\">\n<div class=\"post-meta clear-fix\">Creating a GIS account just got easier thanks to single sign-on! Creating an account grants you access to a host of capabilities, including access to mapping and creating StoryMaps, and can now be done using your regular Trinity login credentials.<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Logging In<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>To initially create an account, go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/arcgis.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"arcgis.com\">arcgis.com<\/a>\u00a0and click Sign In. Then, type\u00a0<strong>trincoll<\/strong>\u00a0in the space where it asks for your organization\u2019s url. The full url should read trincoll.maps.arcgis.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10381 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/edtech.domains.trincoll.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-25-at-10.38.40%E2%80%AFAM-861x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"861\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>On the next screen, select the Trinity College button.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10382 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/edtech.domains.trincoll.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-25-at-10.41.31%E2%80%AFAM-861x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"861\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>You will then be taken to a regular Trinity College login page where you can enter your Trinity username and password. 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