Task Services

ArcGIS Online task services are geoprocessing services that ArcGIS users can access dynamically over the Web.

ArcGIS Online standard task services are available at no cost to ArcGIS users for internal use (personal or within an organization) and noncommercial, external use. To use these services for commercial purposes, you must purchase an annual subscription. ArcGIS Online standard task services can be used with ArcGIS 9.2, 9.3, 9.3.1 and ArcGIS Web Mapping APIs.

ArcGIS Online premium task services are available for internal and external, including commercial, use by purchasing an annual subscription. Subscription fees differ for ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Server, and ArcGIS Web Mapping API users. To use ArcGIS Online premium task services, you need ArcGIS 9.3 or 9.3.1 or ArcGIS Web Mapping APIs.

ArcGIS Online Standard Task Services include

• World Geocoding—Address geocoding, reverse geocoding, limited batch geocoding, and place finding
• World Routing—Point-to-point and optimized routing

ArcGIS Online Premium Task Services include

• USA Business Analyst Reporting—APIs for drive-time and ring analysis and demographic data reports