{"id":2959390,"date":"2026-03-18T10:32:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2959390"},"modified":"2026-03-19T09:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T16:09:14","slug":"connecting-to-cloud-storage-in-arcgis-pro-a-step-by-step-guide","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/connecting-to-cloud-storage-in-arcgis-pro-a-step-by-step-guide","title":{"rendered":"Connecting to Cloud Storage in ArcGIS Pro: A Step-by-Step Guide"},"author":395792,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23851],"tags":[781026],"industry":[],"product":[36561],"class_list":["post-2959390","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-data-management","tag-cloud-storage","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":395792,"user_firstname":"Wynnie","user_lastname":"Gross","nickname":"Wynnie Gross","user_nicename":"wgrossesri-com_esriinc","display_name":"Wynnie Gross","user_email":"wgross@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2025-08-26 13:13:28","user_description":"Wynnie Gross is a Solution Engineer supporting the National Government Health and Sciences team at Esri. She currently holds both a B.A. in Geography and M.S. in Geographic Information Science from Clark University. She is passionate about exploring the intersection of public policy, data science, remote sensing, and planning.","user_avatar":""}],"short_description":"Learn how to create connections to cloud storage warehouses in ArcGIS Pro","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

As the volume of geospatial information continues to grow, tapping into cloud-hosted datasets is essential for GIS professionals. <\/span>C<\/span>loud platforms\u00a0<\/span>provide easy access to a wide variety of geospatial data<\/span>, making it easier than ever to\u00a0<\/span>enhance<\/span>\u00a0your analysis and visualizations in ArcGIS Pro.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Cloud p<\/span>roviders have amassed extensive repositories of\u00a0<\/span>openly accessible\u00a0<\/span>data<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Many federal agencies contribute data to these repositories<\/span>, like<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>NO<\/span>AA<\/span>\u00a0via the\u00a0<\/span>NODD P<\/span>rogra<\/span>m<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>or<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>NASA via the\u00a0<\/span>Earth Data<\/span>\u00a0Program<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Also, more organizations are\u00a0<\/span>hosting their\u00a0<\/span>internal<\/span>\u00a0data in the cloud,\u00a0<\/span>allowing teams to collaborate with a shared view. With ArcGIS Pro, you can directly connect to these cloud storage warehouses<\/span>\u00a0in the user interface<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

C<\/span>loud storage connections in ArcGIS Pro are saved as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>.<\/span>acs<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0files on your file system, which are generated using the\u00a0<\/span>Create Cloud Storage Connection<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>File\u00a0<\/span>tool<\/span><\/span>. Once a connection is\u00a0<\/span>established<\/span>, your cloud storage will appear in the ArcGIS Pro Catalog pane, allowing you to access available data.\u00a0<\/span>Currently<\/span>, you can view\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span>raster items and Apache Parquet files<\/span><\/span><\/strong> from cloud storage. You can\u00a0<\/span>either\u00a0<\/span>drag and drop data directly from the catalog\u00a0<\/span>pane into the map or<\/span>\u00a0use the data as an input to geoprocessing tools<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Example: Connecting to Registry of Open Data on AWS<\/strong><\/h2>\n

L<\/span>et\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0walk through an example of connecting to a public dataset from the Registry of Open Data on AWS to\u00a0<\/span>visualize\u00a0<\/span>multidimensional imagery.\u00a0<\/span>W<\/span>e\u2019ll<\/span>\u00a0connect\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>N<\/span>OA<\/span>A\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0Operational Forecast System (OFS)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>d<\/span>ataset, create a multidimensional <\/span>raster<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0our map, and visualize.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Connecting to Cloud Storage<\/strong><\/h3>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

1.\u00a0 Visit the main <\/span>Registry of Open Data on\u00a0AWS<\/span><\/a>\u00a0page\u00a0and search for\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>NOAA Operational Forecast System (OFS) Dataset<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2959756,"id":2959756,"title":"1","filename":"1-1.png","filesize":170410,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/connecting-to-cloud-storage-in-arcgis-pro-a-step-by-step-guide\/1-89","alt":"","author":"395792","description":"","caption":"","name":"1-89","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2959390,"date":"2026-03-10 18:50:40","modified":"2026-03-10 18:50:40","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":626,"height":395,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-1.png","medium-width":414,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-1.png","medium_large-width":626,"medium_large-height":395,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-1.png","large-width":626,"large-height":395,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-1.png","1536x1536-width":626,"1536x1536-height":395,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-1.png","2048x2048-width":626,"2048x2048-height":395,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-1.png","card_image-width":626,"card_image-height":395,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-1.png","wide_image-width":626,"wide_image-height":395}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

2.\u00a0 From the dataset page, gather the following parameters for your ArcGIS Pro connection:<\/p>\n