[UW-GIS-L] Local Geocoding in Docker Container with ArcGIS

[Luke Rogers via Uw-gis-l]

Logan-

I *think* that the Docker container solution you reference is just for the client-side and I don't believe there is any way to license BA Data for use that way. My understanding is that the server side is a bit different (https://enterprise-k8s.arcgis.com/en/latest/deploy/system-requirements.htm) but would allow you to license Business Analyst Enterprise and then publish a geocoding service (https://doc.arcgis.com/en/business-analyst/enterprise/latest/windows/publishing-a-geocode-utility-service.htm ) that could be consumed from the Docker solution you reference to do geocoding.

I have never done any of this. Just tangentially aware that it could be done.

-Luke

From: Uw-gis-l <uw-gis-l-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Logan Piepmeier via Uw-gis-l
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2024 11:29 AM
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Subject: [UW-GIS-L] Local Geocoding in Docker Container with ArcGIS

I'm working on a project comparing geocoding services. We'd like to include ArcGIS in our comparison, but our use-case will require us to be able to:

  1.  Deploy the tool in a Docker container (The documentation<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/developers.arcgis.com/python/guide/docker/__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!g77xEoXUysQ25vRbWSWw4Q4ObI-T0nqq38-30kMLQbSfYq0QTgJ0wgi8e9vMoalGPOyymyPdh8kCFkteTA4MTekfGPYdNVRh$> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/developers.arcgis.com/python/guide/docker/__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!g77xEoXUysQ25vRbWSWw4Q4ObI-T0nqq38-30kMLQbSfYq0QTgJ0wgi8e9vMoalGPOyymyPdh8kCFkteTA4MTekfGPYdNVRh$> says you can interact with ArcGIS via ArcPy in Docker, but I'm not clear if all of the necessary software lives in that container or what the limitations are)

  1.  License and host the underlying address data locally, as our contract with NIH won't allow external API calls in order to protect participant data. We've previously used the Business Analyst extension to ArcGIS Desktop for this purpose.

Has anyone had experience with or talked to ESRI about deploying ArcGIS services in a container? If so, I'd love to pick your brain. We spoke with a sales rep at ESRI today, but he didn't have the technical background to answer our questions.

Happy Mapping,
Logan Piepmeier
Research Consultant
UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
Pronouns: he/him/his

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