Introduction to ArcGIS Location Platform | ArcGIS Location Platform

ArcGIS Location Platform is a developer-focused Platform as a Service (PaaS) product that gives you access to location servicesArcGIS Location Services, also referred to as Location Services, are services hosted by Esri that provide geospatial functionality for developing mapping applications. They include the ArcGIS Basemap Styles service, ArcGIS Static Basemap Tiles service, ArcGIS Places service, ArcGIS Geocoding service, ArcGIS Routing service, ArcGIS GeoEnrichment service, and ArcGIS Elevation service. An ArcGIS Location Platform or ArcGIS Online account is required to use the services.Learn more, data servicesData services, also known as hosted data services, are services created dynamically to store and provide access to your data in ArcGIS. Examples are feature services, vector tile services, map tile services, image services, and scene services.Learn more, spatial analysis servicesA spatial analysis service, also known as a feature analysis service, is a service used to perform spatial analysis operations on feature data such as finding, comparing, summarizing, analyzing patterns, and calculating geometries.Learn more, APIsA Client API is a web, native, or scripting Application Programming Interface (including all ArcGIS, open source, and third-party APIs) that has mapping capabilities and can be used to access ArcGIS location services.Learn more, and toolsTools, also known as developer tools, are ArcGIS software applications such as portal and ArcGIS Pro that developers can use to prepare content and data for custom applications they are building.Learn more to build mapping applications. It also provides you the ability to host data as data servicesData services, also known as hosted data services, are services created dynamically to store and provide access to your data in ArcGIS. Examples are feature services, vector tile services, map tile services, image services, and scene services.Learn more. When you sign up, you receive an ArcGIS Location Platform subscription and ArcGIS Location Platform accountAn ArcGIS Location Platform account, formerly known as an ArcGIS Developer account, is an identity associated with an ArcGIS Location Platform subscription.Learn more. Subscriptions offer a monthly free tier of usage for select location services and pay-as-you-go options are available. Billing occurs only for service transactions, data usage, and data storage that you use above the available free tier.

Sign up for free: create a free account to access quality location services, maps, data, mapping APIs, and developer tools.
Build and enrich: build innovative apps and enrich them with authoritative data. Create visualizations in 2D and 3D. Perform advanced spatial analysis to gain insights.
Pay as you go: pay only for what you use with our consumption-based business model that is transparent and easy to understand.

What do I get with ArcGIS Location Platform?

Signing up gives you an ArcGIS Location Platform subscription with the following:

One ArcGIS Location Platform account with access to a single-user organizationAn organization a list of members from the same business, association, or entity who can sign in, access tools and applications, and collaborate with other members in a portal. All members have an ArcGIS account and are approved by an administrator to access the same portal.Learn more.
Access to all ArcGIS mapping APIs and open-source libraries.
Commercial deployment license. Deploy publicA public application is an application that allows anonymous access without requiring users to sign in with an ArcGIS account. It supports API key or app authentication.Learn more and privateA private application is an application that requires users to sign in with an ArcGIS account. It supports user authentication.Learn more apps.
Access to all location services, content and data services, and spatial analysis services.
Securely store and access your content and data with a Basic feature data store hosted in US infrastructure.
Access to a portalArcGIS portal, also known as a portal, is a website with applications and tools that can be used to create, manage, access, and share geospatial content and data. It supports security and authentication, developer credentials, content and data service management, user and group management, and site administration. A portal can be hosted in Esri's infrastructure or your own infrastructure.Learn more with toolsTools, also known as developer tools, are ArcGIS software applications such as portal and ArcGIS Pro that developers can use to prepare content and data for custom applications they are building.Learn more that can be used to prepare maps, layers, and data for applications.
A monthly free tier of service transactions that includes the following:
- 2,000,000 Basemap tiles
- 1,000 Basemap sessions
- 500 Places searches
- 100 Place attributes
- 100 Address attributes
- 100 Details attributes
- 100 Location attributes
- 20,000 Geocode searches (not stored)
- 20,000 Simple routes
- 5,000 Service areas
- 50,000 Elevation values
- 250 MB Feature service storage
- 250 MB Tile, file, and attachment storage
- 125 MB Hosted feature query bandwidth
- 125 MB Hosted feature edit bandwidth
- 25 GB Hosted vector tile bandwidth
- 25 GB Hosted map tile bandwidth
- 25,000 Tiles published
Community support

What types of apps can I build?

ArcGIS Location Platform comes with a commercial deployment license, giving you the ability to deploy any type of app (privateA private application is an application that requires users to sign in with an ArcGIS account. It supports user authentication.Learn more or publicA public application is an application that allows anonymous access without requiring users to sign in with an ArcGIS account. It supports API key or app authentication.Learn more) built on top of ArcGIS location services, as long as you follow the permitted uses and restrictions described in the ArcGIS Location Platform Agreement.

See deployment for more details.

Help topics

In this help guide, learn how to best utilize the capabilities and services available to you with ArcGIS Location Platform.

Get started

Create an account, learn about location services, try the tutorials.

Dashboard

Use the dashboard to manage your developer resources such as developer credentials and data services.

Developer credentials

Learn how to manage your API keys and OAuth apps.

Layers and data services

Learn how to manage your data services.

Usage

Understand the information available to you on the usage page.

Billing

Understand the information available to you on the billing page.

Account management

Manage your ArcGIS Location Platform account settings and preferences.

Features

Learn more about the many location services available to leverage in your apps.

Tutorials

Ready to build your app? Get started quickly with our tutorials.

Deploy your app

Learn about the requirements for distributing and deploying applications built with ArcGIS location services.

FAQ

Get your questions answered in our frequently asked questions knowledge base.

Additional help resources

Community Support

Ask questions in our developer forum on Esri Community or explore other ways to connect with our developer community.

Customer Service

Do you have a billing question? Contact Esri Customer Service.

Technical Support

Ask an expert and find authoritative content for a specific product.

Knowledge base

Find authoritative content such as technical articles and whitepapers for a specific product.

API Status

Check the status of our backend APIs.

Blog

A helpful resource to read about the latest info on product updates, tips and tricks, best practices and more.

Videos

Watch engaging videos about ArcGIS Location Platform, developer best practices, use cases, success stories, and more.

Early Adopter Community

Be the first to try out new services and provide helpful feedback to our development team.