Esri's ArcGIS Online
Please read important information about data storage below.
ArcGIS Online is Esri's cloud-based platform for online GIS mapping and analysis, developing web apps, and finding data. Additionally, an ArcGIS Online account provides access to multiple other Esri products and apps including ArcGIS Pro, Business Analyst, StoryMaps, Insights, Training Academy, and many others. An account through NCSU is an "NCSU Organization Account," which provides a higher service level than a public ArcGIS Online account.
Go here to learn more about Esri's suite of software available for NCSU.
Need a New Account?
New ArcGIS Online accounts are created through Single Sign-On. Go to https://ncsu.maps.arcgis.com/ and click the Sign-in link in the upper right. Then click the blue button that says "North Carolina State University (Single Sign On)." At this point, enter your UNITY ID and password to authenticate through Shibboleth.
A new ArcGIS Online account will be instantly created for you, so please make a note of your ArcGIS Online username and the password you choose.
Accounts Created Prior to December 6, 2022
Before Single Sign-on, NCSU Organizational accounts were created manually. For access, go to https://arcgisonline.com/ and click Sign In. On the next screen in the ArcGIS Login frame, enter your existing ArcGIS Online account username and password.
ArcGIS Online Apps
Once you have an account username and password, you can access apps from the Marketplace (filtered for Esri apps) or use the links below:
- ArcGIS Online: https://www.arcgis.com/
- Esri Academy Training: https://www.esri.com/training
- Business Analyst: https://bao.arcgis.com
- Insights: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/insights
- GeoPlanner: https://geoplanner.arcgis.com
- AppStudio: https://appstudio.arcgis.com
- StoryMaps: https://storymaps.arcgis.com
- ArcGIS Pro: https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/gis/arcgispro
Account Usage
Credits: Many activities with ArcGIS Online, such as data storage and analysis, require organizational credits which are granted to us by Esri. Currently individual accounts have a quota of 5,000 credits. This amount of credits will be more than enough for nearly all activities as long as you don't store a really large volume of data in your account or perform multiple large data analyses. Our organizational account has a set number of credits. More credits may be requested by emailing OIT, but if you need to perform a big analysis, it is recommended to do it using desktop software.
Data Storage: Esri has implemented a limit on our collective amount of data storage for the NCSU organization account. If we go over this amount, we are prevented from adding new data, or editing existing data. Due to the heavy usage AGO receives at NC State, we are often near the limit. Please help us by:
- Not using your account to store data that are not necessary for your existing apps and current work.
- Regularly tidying up your content storage. Delete any existing feature layers, files, apps, etc. that are no longer needed.
Questions
View ArcGIS Online documentation, or if you have any usability questions or need further technical assistance, please contact Data Science Services.