ArcGIS Software and Training

Trent University participates in Esri Canada's educational licensing program to support the use of GIS software in teaching, research and course work at Trent. All current students, staff, and faculty are eligible for a Trent Esri Enterprise Account. This account provides access to Esri's suite of education products including ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, and Esri Academy. 

Apps and services available to you through your Trent Esri account are accessed using ArcGIS Online (AGOL). Activating your account gives you immediate access to Trent University's AGOL Portal where you can 

  • manage your account settings and profile
  • explore, download and use data, apps and resources shared by others
  • upload, share, and manage maps and geospatial data
  • create web maps and content with easy-to-use apps like StoryMaps, Field Maps, and Survey 123
  • download a copy of ArcGIS Pro software for your laptop or personal computer
  • access an extensive catalogue of online training through Esri Academy.

Use the links below to learn how to

Individual users:

Follow these steps to request an individual user account.

  1. Log in to the myTrent portal with your current username and password.
  2. Under the Services tab, navigate to MaDGIC: Maps, Data & Government Information Centre and click the Esri Enterprise (ArcPro, AOL and Training) Account Request link to open the form in your browser window.
  3. Complete and submit the form. A member of the MaDGIC team will respond within two business days to provide your account credentials and instructions for activating your account.
  4. Contact our team at madgichelp@trentu.ca if you have any issues activating or logging in to your account.

Bulk account requests

Faculty or staff can request accounts on behalf of an entire class or research team. Contact us via e-mail to madgichelp@trentu.ca for details.

External collaborator or guest accounts

There are options available to provide temporary accounts for external individuals or organizations involved in collaborative projects, for example community partners working with Trent students and faculty on community-based research projects. Contact us via e-mail to madgichelp@trentu.ca to discuss your needs.

Registered students, staff and faculty at Trent University have access to Esri education products through their Trent Esri Enterprise accounts. These accounts are administered by Trent Library's Maps, Data & Government Information Centre (MaDGIC). 

Education accounts provide greater functionality than ArcGIS Online Public Accounts, including more capacity to analyze data, host map services, and set privacy levels for sharing content. 

Terms of Use

Registered members of Trent University may use Esri educational products for work directly related to Trent teaching and research. The use of these products for commercial purposes or to describe or disseminate the work of agencies or individuals external to Trent is prohibited. 

Account credentials are provided for your individual use only. Transfer, resale, donation, exchange or sharing of User Accounts is prohibited. Visit Esri's site for more information about terms of use for Esri education products. Activating your Trent Esri account implies acceptance of these terms. 

Follow these steps to activate your Trent Esri account.

  1. Visit Trent's ArcGIS Online organizational page and sign in with the username and temporary password provided by the Maps, Data & Government Information Centre. If you have not received your account credentials, then please review our instructions about how to request access to your Trent Esri account or email us at madgichelp@trentu.ca.
     
  2. You will be directed to Trent's ArcGIS Online home page. If you are signed in correctly, then your username should appear at the top right. Note that you may need to refresh your browser if you don't have access to the tabs across the top of the page.
     
  3. You have been assigned the user type of Professional Plus. Click the dropdown menu beside your username to explore the apps and products available to you and review our instructions for getting started with ArcGIS Online. 

Getting started with ArcGIS Online is as simple as logging in to your Trent Esri account and selecting the Map tab to launch the ArcGIS Online map interface. Here you can

  • explore base maps and online data sources from Esri and other providers
  • add your own data to the map and change symbology
  • perform basic geoprocessing and data analysis
  • explore Trent's gallery of content created and shared by other users.

A note about ArcGIS Online credits

Your account uses a credit-based system, which means that cloud-based services used in ArcGIS Online (for example, analyzing data or storing content) will consume credits. The university receives a fixed number of credits and by default assigns 100 credits to each account. This is usually more than enough to cover typical use cases however processes like large-scale geocoding may require more credits than you have available. Visit Esri's help documentation for more information on credit consumption in ArcGIS Online. 

We recommend using ArcGIS Pro desktop software for intensive data processing and analysis tasks to avoid maxing out your ArcGIS Online credits. If you would like to request an exception to the default credit limit or explore options for designing GIS workflows, then please email us at madgichelp@trentu.ca to discuss options.

Recommended resources for getting started with ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Pro is industry-standard GIS software that is only compatible with a Windows operating system. With ArcGIS Pro, you can

  • explore, visualize, and analyze data
  • create 2D maps and 3D scenes
  • manage your geospatial data and metadata
  • share your work with select groups, organizations or the public using Trent University's ArcGIS Online portal. 

ArcGIS Pro desktop software is installed on Trent-imaged computers at Peterborough and Durham campus locations. Staff and faculty can obtain ArcGIS Pro software for their offices and research labs via the Software Centre. 

Registered students, staff and faculty at Trent are also entitled to receive a copy of ArcGIS Pro software to install on a laptop or personal computer for Trent teaching, research and course work. Follow these instructions to download, install and authorize ArcGIS Pro on your laptop or PC.

Download and install ArcGIS Pro

  1. Review ArcGIS Pro system requirements to verify that your computer is equipped to run ArcGIS Pro software. 
  2. ArcGIS Pro version 3.x requires the Microsoft .NET framework 6.0.5 or later. This must be installed prior to installing ArcGIS Pro.
    1. Download the most current version of the .NET framework.
    2. Open the .NET application installer from your downloads folder to initiate the installation.
    3. Close the application when the installation is successful. 
  3. Sign in to your Trent Esri account. Select your username at the top of the page and select My settings. 
  4. On the settings page, select the Licenses tab and then select ArcGIS Pro from the list provided. 
  5. Click Download, then click Download again in the pop-up window that appears. 
  6. Visit Esri's help documentation for a detailed overview of the installation process.

Authorize ArcGIS Pro

Once installed, you will need to authorize ArcGIS Pro using these steps.

  1. Start ArcGIS Pro on your machine. 
  2. Select "Your ArcGIS organization's URL" in the ArcGIS sign-in pop-up window. 
  3. Enter trentuniversity as shown here in lowercase letters with no spaces and select Continue. 
  4. Sign in with your username and password to launch ArcGIS Online. 

We are here to help! Contact the Maps, Data & Government Information Centre at madgichelp@trentu.ca for assistance with downloading, installing or authorizing ArcGIS Pro software.

Recommended resources for getting started with ArcGIS Pro

Esri Academy offers an extensive catalogue of training resources in a variety of formats. Many of these resources are freely available to Trent users through the university's education agreement. 

The catalogue includes training for all levels of GIS expertise, from beginner to advanced and can be used for independent learning or integrated with course requirements. Follow these steps to access the Esri Academy course catalogue. 

  1. Login to your Trent Esri account.
  2. Click the link to your profile at the top of the page and select Training from the dropdown or access the catalogue directly. 
  3. Select the Course Catalog tab to browse courses by topic. You can restrict options by format (for example, videos or seminars) and product (for example, ArcGIS Online or 3D Analyst). You can also check the box beside "Free" to ensure your search results only include training that is available to you at no cost.
  4. Click on the course titles to read more about a course or to get started.
  5. Once you have started a course, you can save your progress and return to it at any time.

Faculty or staff who would like to explore the idea of integrating Esri products and training with teaching and course work, please reach out to us at madgichelp@trentu.ca to discuss your needs and options.