Create an Enterprise Geodatabase in an Azure Database for PostgreSQL (Flexible Server) using Azure Portal and pgAdmin.

An ArcGIS Enterprise Geodatabase is a collection of geographic datasets of various types stored in a multi-user relational database such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and PostgreSQL.

Several vendors, such as Microsoft and Amazon, offer cloud-based database services that are supported by ArcGIS, and you can create enterprise geodatabases in these database service offerings as well.

ArcGIS Image Dedicated (AID)

Part I – ArcGIS Image Dedicated Capabilities, Components and Configurations

Introduction

ArcGIS Image Dedicated or AID introduces raster analytics and streaming features directly to imagery within your Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure cloud setup. This service entails Esri overseeing dedicated servers positioned alongside your imagery, aiming to minimize egress costs and facilitate scalability.

ArcGIS Image Dedicated (AID) features a distinct collection of geoprocessing tools that enable users to publish and manage imagery services.

Unlocking Capabilities with ArcGIS Image Dedicated (AID)

With AID, you can accomplish the following:

How to add an Azure Storage Container to ArcGIS Pro as a Cloud Store

Cloud storage, such as Azure Storage Containers, are often used as locations to store various kinds of GIS data. An example of this is when image files (rasters) are stored in the cloud and used for analysis by clients such as ArcGIS Pro.

There are two methods for authenticating and connecting to Azure Storage. The first is Azure Storage Account Access Keys, which grant unlimited access to resources within a specific storage account.

The second is Shared Access Signatures (SAS), which grant limited access to resources within a storage account. You can provide a SAS to clients who should not be trusted with your Storage Account Access Key, but whom you wish to delegate access to certain storage account resources.

The workflows in the blog were performed with ArcGIS Pro 3.1.0 installed on a machine in Azure.

Grant access with an Access Key

Grant access with a Shared Access Signature

Enable an Enterprise Geodatabase in an Azure SQL Managed Instance database using SQL Server Management Studio and ArcGIS Pro.

An ArcGIS Enterprise Geodatabase is a collection of geographic datasets of various types stored in a multi-user relational database such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and PostgreSQL.

Several vendors, such as Microsoft and Amazon, offer cloud-based database services that are supported by ArcGIS, and you can create enterprise geodatabases in these database service offerings as well.

Log and other folder locations for ArcGIS Enterprise deployed with ArcGIS Enterprise Cloud Builder for Microsoft Azure 10.9.1.

ArcGIS Enterprise Cloud Builder for Microsoft Azure installs ArcGIS Enterprise with some non-standard folder locations, compared with deployments built with the standard Windows installers. This blog details some of the locations that are specific to Azure-based ArcGIS Enterprise environments.

Note that this information relates to an ArcGIS Enterprise single-tier deployment created with ArcGIS Enterprise Cloud Builder for Microsoft Azure 10.9.1. Azure Storage is not used for the ArcGIS Enterprise configuration and content stores.

Resource	Location
ArcGIS Enterprise Portal logs	C:\portalforarcgis\content\arcgisportal\logs\
ArcGIS Server logs	C:\arcgisserver\logs\
ArcGIS Data Store logs	C:\ArcGIS\DataStore\content\logs
ArcGIS Enterprise Portal installation folder	C:\ArcGIS\Portal
ArcGIS Server installation folder	C:\ArcGIS\Server
ArcGIS Data Store installation folder	C:\ArcGIS\DataStore
ArcGIS Enterprise Portal content folder	\\hostname\fileshare\foldername*\portal\content
ArcGIS Enterprise Portal index folder	C:\portalforarcgis\content\arcgisportal\index
ArcGIS Enterprise Portal db folder	C:\portalforarcgis\content\arcgisportal\db
ArcGIS Enterprise Portal temp folder	C:\portalforarcgis\content\arcgisportal\temp
ArcGIS Server Configuration Store	\\hostname\fileshare\foldername*\server\config-store
ArcGIS Server Directories	\\hostname\fileshare\foldername*\server\server-dirs

Note: the name of the folder created in the “fileshare” location varies depending on the options used during deployment.

Please check back regularly as this blog is updated with information related to multi-tier deployments and deployments which utilize Azure Storage (Files, Tables and Blobs).

Create an Enterprise Geodatabase in an Azure SQL Database using Azure Portal and SQL Server Management Studio.

An ArcGIS Enterprise Geodatabase is a collection of geographic datasets of various types stored in a multi-user relational database such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and PostgreSQL.

Several vendors, such as Microsoft and Amazon, offer cloud-based database services that are supported by ArcGIS, and you can create enterprise geodatabases in these database service offerings as well.

Publish imagery from a Microsoft Azure Blob storage container to ArcGIS Enterprise

Raster and image data can be shared as image layers to ArcGIS Enterprise. An image layer provides access to raster data through a web service. Adding a cloud data store item to portal allows you to publish imagery layers from image files stored in a cloud storage location such as an Azure Blob storage container or Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3).

This blog provides a brief overview of the main requirements and workflow to publish imagery stored in an Azure Blob storage container to ArcGIS Enterprise.