{"id":31602,"date":"2018-06-24T23:55:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T06:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=arcnews&p=31602"},"modified":"2023-08-04T15:59:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T22:59:50","slug":"esri-collaborates-with-alibaba-cloud","status":"publish","type":"arcnews","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcnews\/esri-collaborates-with-alibaba-cloud","title":{"rendered":"Esri Collaborates with Alibaba Cloud, Greatly Extending Location Intelligence"},"author":1162,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","castos_file_data":"","podmotor_file_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10432,1041],"tags":[871,12352,1631,281,12362],"arcnews_issues":[9332],"class_list":["post-31602","arcnews","type-arcnews","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arcgis-enterprise","category-collaboration","tag-big-data","tag-cloud-technology","tag-collaboration","tag-location-intelligence","tag-scalable-computing","arcnews_issues-arcnews-summer-2018","arcnews_sections-news"],"acf":{"short_description":"Esri and Alibaba Cloud are working together to ensure that their technology is interoperable.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Esri users now have another compelling option when deploying their ArcGIS technology in the cloud. As of April, Esri and Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing unit of the Alibaba Group, are collaborating to ensure that their technology is interoperable.\r\n\r\nThis is an important step forward for Esri in driving the expansion of GIS and The Science of Where throughout the world, especially in the Asia Pacific region. Alibaba Cloud is Mainland China\u2019s largest public cloud service provider and the third-largest in the world. The Hangzhou, China-based company currently has 18 data centers worldwide, including ones in Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo.\r\n\r\nThis collaborative agreement comes as Esri has observed rapid growth in successful ArcGIS implementations in Alibaba Cloud and is a testament to Esri\u2019s commitment to its partner ecosystem.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019ve seen our users achieve amazing results already with Esri technology in Alibaba Cloud,\u201d said Esri president Jack Dangermond.\r\n\r\nHe emphasized both companies\u2019 shared belief that location intelligence<\/a> in cloud infrastructure is pivotal to addressing users\u2019 needs and solving real-world problems\u2014particularly those that require scalable computing, storage, and networking capabilities.\r\n\r\n\u201cThis has been made possible as both organizations have engineered interoperable and compatible technology, based on industry standards,\u201d Dangermond added. \u201cThe agreement will now bring our engineers together to collaborate on shared initiatives that deliver the next wave of location intelligence innovation in the cloud.\u201d\r\n\r\nEsri\u2019s sole authorized distributor in Mainland China, Esri China, has a proven track record in helping customers implement ArcGIS technology in Alibaba Cloud. For example, the Ningxia Land and Resources Bureau has built its own foundational geospatial data platform using ArcGIS Enterprise in Alibaba Cloud. The department has consolidated its electronic map data, imagery, survey results, and 3D data into a one-stop catalog used by all agencies at all levels of the Ningxia Autonomous Region\u2019s government. Since the platform was released in 2016, an unprecedented amount of authoritative data has been made available to government and civilian users alike.\r\n\r\nEsri China\u2019s president, Francis Ho, has witnessed the rapid migration of location intelligence capabilities to cloud infrastructure\u2014and believes that this will only continue.\r\n\r\n\u201cOrganizations are rapidly adopting GIS and combining it with the capabilities of cloud technology,\u201d said Ho. \u201cOur users already rely on ArcGIS Enterprise and Alibaba Cloud to do this reliably and efficiently, using world-class innovation from our GIS experts in China, the United States, and around the world.\u201d\r\n\r\nAlibaba Cloud provides robust and licensed images of popular operating systems, such as Windows Server 2016 and RedHat Enterprise Linux, in its Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances. Several of these available operating systems are already tested, certified, and supported by Esri. This means that organizations can deploy ArcGIS Enterprise technology in Alibaba Cloud ECS immediately.\r\n\r\nAs Esri\u2019s relationship with Alibaba Cloud moves forward, its product engineers and developers will continue to work on adding support for other systems and services."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":31852,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","layout":"standard","image_reference":null,"image_reference_figure":"","spotlight_image":null,"section_title":"","spotlight_name":"","position":"Center","content":"

Scaling ArcGIS Seamlessly in Alibaba Cloud<\/h2>\r\nThe Geographic Center of the Land and Resources Bureau in Ningxia, China, wanted to establish a one-stop, cross-agency geographic information management, processing, and shared cloud services platform for both government and private use. Such a platform would provide authoritative geographic information services and maps to government agencies to help them conduct development programs in a more holistic and integrated manner. It would also give residents of Ningxia access to high-quality geographic data and maps. The shared library would serve as the government\u2019s database for basic geographic information.\r\n\r\nTo meet all these requirements, Ningxia authorities chose to use ArcGIS Enterprise combined with cloud computing services from Alibaba Cloud. Esri China\u2019s partner GISUNI helped the bureau set it all up.\r\n

Consolidating, Accessing, and Managing Geographic Data<\/h3>\r\nThe implementation team discovered early on that there were no consistent inventories of or standards for the large volumes of data that each agency individually held. Consolidating the data was further complicated by the need to adhere to strict data confidentiality policies and ensure that storage and access to sensitive data conformed with all applicable laws.\r\n\r\nEngagement with potential users revealed that a majority were unfamiliar with managing and processing geographic information, yet they planned to use the data for advanced analysis and visualization. Furthermore, these potential users had expectations of a flexible, web-based, and easy-to-use system that could adapt to rapidly changing needs and a growing number of users in all agencies.\r\n

Setting Up ArcGIS Enterprise in Alibaba Cloud<\/h3>\r\nEach agency was provided with ArcGIS Desktop software and specialist support to inventory and standardize its data holdings. While still retaining ownership and control of their data, the agencies used ArcGIS Server to publish services that were compliant with Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC), standards.\r\n\r\nA single, unified geographic information portal was then established using ArcGIS Enterprise and hosted in Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Services (ECS). GISUNI\u2019s GIStack solution monitors and scales the software and services to match users\u2019 growing demands.\r\n\r\nOnce authenticated, all users are provided with distinct permissions to the appropriate and authoritative data services, which can be employed in 2D web maps and 3D web scenes. Users are also provided with access to Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS, which allows them to rapidly author smart and effective web apps without doing any coding.\r\n

Automatic Scaling Meets Publishing Needs<\/h3>\r\nThe platform, which was implemented in 10 months, has delivered on the promise of giving users real-time, analytical, and visualization tools to help them make effective 2D maps and highly realistic 3D scenes.\r\n\r\nSince the platform launched in 2016, the visitor frequency and number of data services published has increased beyond expectations. The growth has been seamlessly addressed by the automatic scaling of Alibaba Cloud, Esri, and GISUNI technology.\r\n\r\nThe system is now employed by all bureaus and agencies in the Ningxia region and provides standardized data to the national government. 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