{"id":50,"date":"2019-10-29T17:09:32","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T17:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dlac.grinnell.edu\/arcgisonline\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2026-02-26T16:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:03:09","slug":"getting-started-with-arcgis-online","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dlac.grinnell.edu\/arcgisonline\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started With ArcGIS Online"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"50\" class=\"elementor elementor-50\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-274e558 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"274e558\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b15eee\" data-id=\"5b15eee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa9c877 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa9c877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ArcGIS Online is a cloud-based mapping and analysis solution. Use it to make maps, analyze data, and to share and collaborate. Get access to workflow-specific apps, maps and data from around the globe, and tools for being mobile in the field. Your data and maps are stored in a secure and private infrastructure and can be configured to meet your mapping and IT requirements.<\/p><p><i>Content in this section was adapted from \u201c<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/get-started\/what-is-agol.htm\"><i>Getting Started: What Is ArcGIS Online<\/i><\/a><i>\u201d (ArcGIS.com)<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb6f5e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb6f5e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a327410\" data-id=\"a327410\" 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15217d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dlac.grinnell.edu\/arcgisonline\/getting-started-with-arcgis-online\/creating-an-account\/\">Creating an Account &amp; Logging In<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-014d1ff\" data-id=\"014d1ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-703c31d elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"703c31d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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