ArcGIS Location Platform provides cloud services that help you build map-centric apps, run location analysis, and host your own spatial data. This page gives a high-level view of the available service types and where to go next.
Service categories
ArcGIS Location Platform services are organized into three primary categories:
- Location services: ready-to-use services for basemaps, geocoding, places, routing, elevation, and other app capabilities.
- Data services: hosted services for storing, querying, editing, and publishing your own spatial data.
- Spatial analysis services: services for solving geographic problems, modeling patterns, and generating insights.
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Location services
Location services power common end-user experiences in web, mobile, and desktop apps.
Common capabilities include:
- Displaying basemaps and map tiles
- Searching for addresses and places
- Getting route directions and travel-time areas
- Retrieving elevation values
- Finding nearby points of interest
See service fundamentals and examples in Mapping and location services.
Data services
Data services let you host and manage your own geospatial content in ArcGIS.
Common capabilities include:
- Publishing hosted feature layers
- Querying and editing spatial records
- Publishing vector tile and map tile services
- Organizing data items in your portal
You can manage these items from Layers and data services and review usage in Usage.
Spatial analysis services
Spatial analysis services help you answer geographic questions and build decision-support workflows.
Common capabilities include:
- Measuring proximity and accessibility
- Summarizing patterns across geography
- Enriching data with contextual demographics
- Automating repeatable geoprocessing tasks
Explore available operations in Spatial analysis services.
Access and authentication
To call services, use a developer credential such as an API key or OAuth app.
- Create and manage credentials in Developer credentials
- Learn authentication approaches in Security and authentication
- Start from Get started if you are setting up a new account
Monitor usage and cost
Use ArcGIS Location Platform tools to monitor service consumption and billing status:
- Dashboard for current activity and quick status
- Usage for service-level usage details and trends
- Billing for billing-cycle and pay-as-you-go details
Next steps
- New to ArcGIS Location Platform? Begin with Get started.
- Ready to build? Browse Tutorials.
- Need deployment guidance? Review Deployment.