ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS StoryMaps

ArcGIS Online is a browser-based Geographic Information System (GIS).  Dartmouth students, faculty and staff have access through our sitewide license.  Works well with Google Chrome browser, Firefox, Safari. 

ArcGIS StoryMaps is a web-mapping and web-storytelling tool to mix media such as images, text, maps and video clips all in presentation-quality bloglike environment. .  Follow the steps below to create an ArcGIS Online account, and then open up a new browser tab and navigate to https://storymaps.arcgis.com/ 

• Log in, using your Dartmouth NetID and password at https://dartmouth.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html  (or use the shorter dartgo link, dartgo.org/arcgisonline )

  • Click the "Sign In" button in the upper right corner

  • Then click the blue "Dartmouth College" button

  • An ArcGIS Online account will be provisioned for you on Dartmouth's subscription service, with web-map capabilities and cloud storage for GIS data 

  • If you're new to ArcGIS Online, this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQlWLKRmAQ8&list=PLGZUzt4E4O2IJt1O_OTDFR-3dUpiCZGKf and this tutorial can be a good place to start: https://www.esri.com/training/catalog/5d816c0255cf937306d2d3ef/arcgis-online-basics/ 

• StoryMap tutorial & more info:

  • Getting Started with ArcGIS Online Story Maps: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/cea22a609a1d4cccb8d54c650b595bc4 

  • ArcGIS StoryMaps collection:  https://storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/d34681ac0d1a417894a3a3d955c6913f 

• ArcGIS Online tutorial

  • https://learn.arcgis.com/en/projects/get-started-with-arcgis-online/ 

• Questions? Contact us at research.computing@dartmouth.edu or help@dartmouth.edu

• Notes:

  • ESRI Academy has tutorials and how-to videos that are included with your ArcGIS Online account.  Visit https://www.esri.com/training/ to search for training or browse various learning plans here: https://www.esri.com/training/learning-plans/

  •  Single-sign-on redirect page: Dartmouth-ArcGIS Single Sign On Page