Deployment Considerations

When you deploy an ArcGIS Location PlatformArcGIS Location Platform, formerly known as ArcGIS Platform, is a Platform as a Service (PaaS) product that gives developers access to location services, APIs, and tools to build mapping and spatial analysis applications. It is subscription-based and requires an ArcGIS Location Platform account.Learn more application, your choices affect how you access services, manage costs, and meet attribution and data-use requirements. Use this guide to review supported deployment options, prepare for production billing, and understand the compliance requirements for your application.

In this topic, you will learn about:

• Deployment support capabilities
• Operational readiness
• Compliance and attribution requirements

Deployment support capabilities

Your ArcGIS Location Platform subscription supports the deployment options below.

	ArcGIS Location Platform subscription
Build and deploy private applicationsA private application is an application that requires users to sign in with an ArcGIS account. It supports user authentication.Learn more
Build and deploy public applicationsA 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
Build and deploy non-commercial applications
Build and deploy commercial applications
Build web and native applications with ArcGIS and open source APIs
Build and deploy applications that access private content in ArcGIS
Distribute applications through app stores
Build and deploy applications with offline capability	1

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Operational readiness

As you build and deploy your application, enable pay-as-you-goPay-as-you-go is a payment option in ArcGIS Location Platform that allows you to exceed the free usage tier and pay for additional location services and capabilities based on usage.Learn more so your services keep running once a service exceeds its free tier. Every 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 includes:

• A free tier for select 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 Static Maps 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.
• Pay-as-you-goPay-as-you-go is a payment option in ArcGIS Location Platform that allows you to exceed the free usage tier and pay for additional location services and capabilities based on usage.Learn more disabled by default.

You can use API keysAn API key is a long-lived access token created using API key credentials. They are valid for up to one year and are typically embedded directly into client applications.Learn more or OAuth 2.0OAuth 2.0 is an industry standard protocol for authorization. It defines how to obtain and manage credentials for web, desktop, and mobile applications. It is supported by ArcGIS.Learn more with the free tier. As part of your production readiness review, evaluate your expected service usage, authentication strategy, monitoring approach, and billing configuration.

Billing guidance

The table below shows what to expect in common deployment scenarios. For more detail, see the pricing documentation.

Location service transactions are charged in USD.

Production readiness checklist

Before you release, make sure you have:

• Selected the correct deployment type.
• Chosen an authentication method that matches your access requirements.
• Enabled pay-as-you-goPay-as-you-go is a payment option in ArcGIS Location Platform that allows you to exceed the free usage tier and pay for additional location services and capabilities based on usage.Learn more for production workloads.
• Verified expected usage against service limits and costs.
• Reviewed required attribution and data terms.

Compliance and attribution requirements

Basemap attribution

When you use basemapA basemap is the foundational layer and data that provides the overall visual and geographic context for a map or scene. It typically includes geographic features and labels for land, water, roads, buildings, cities, places, and administrative boundaries, but can also include raster data such as satellite and areal images.Learn more data in a mapping application, include the required provider attribution. This satisfies the applicable licensing and attribution requirements.

You need basemap attribution when you build and deploy a mapping application that uses the Basemap Styles service.

Data terms and attribution

Data terms explain how you can use data, while attribution requirements explain how to credit its providers. The requirements depend on the data type and source. ArcGIS Location Platform provides access to Esri and third-party data through ArcGIS OnlineArcGIS Online is a GIS mapping, analytics, data hosting, and content management software as a service (SaaS) product. It includes applications, tools, APIs, and location services for users and developers. It is subscription-based and requires an ArcGIS Online account.Learn more, ArcGIS HubArcGIS Hub is a cloud-based platform for building data-driven websites that let organizations share content and collaborate with stakeholders.Learn more, and ArcGIS Living Atlas.

Esri data

Esri data includes basemapsA basemap is the foundational layer and data that provides the overall visual and geographic context for a map or scene. It typically includes geographic features and labels for land, water, roads, buildings, cities, places, and administrative boundaries, but can also include raster data such as satellite and areal images.Learn more, reference layers, demographic data, and other contentContent is a collection of items in a portal that belong to a user, group, or organization.Learn more provided by Esri. If you use Esri data in your application, review the applicable terms of use and provide attribution when required.

Terms of use for Esri data stored in ArcGIS Living Atlas are defined on the item pageAn item page is a web page in ArcGIS Online or the developer dashboard used to access and manage the properties for an item and the content it references such as a web map, hosted layer, or file.Learn more for that data. In many cases, those terms reference the Esri Master Agreement. The item page also identifies data source providers in the Credits section.

Third-party data

Third-party data is data provided by someone other than Esri, such as a government agency, nonprofit organization, or commercial provider. These providers may host their content in ArcGIS and make it available through ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Hub, or ArcGIS Living Atlas.

When you use third-party data in your application, review the provider's terms of use and provide attribution as required.

Before you use third-party data in your application:

• Review the applicable terms of use.
• Confirm whether attribution is required.
• Follow any provider-specific requirements.

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