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ArcGIS Online (SaaS)

This logical view of the reference architecture supports implementations of network information management systems with Option 1: User provided non-topological data models. It defines individual software components, how they are separated or combined, and key interactions between them.

Logical reference architecture for a network information management system in SaaS

Download a Microsoft Visio file of this logical architecture.
Learn more about diagramming resources for ArcGIS systems.

Note:

This reference architecture was designed with a focus on specific workflows and capabilities.

Software components

The diagram contains a variety of software components that contribute to the overall system design, including:

  • ArcGIS Online, including standard portal components such as users, groups, and items, as well as location services such as basemaps and geocoding services. The location services powering the data editing and management system may also come in part or full from another location services system.
  • Editing capabilities are provided by ArcGIS Online hosted feature services. The data being edited is also stored within ArcGIS Online, in cloud-based storage managed by Esri. Both standard and premium feature data stores options are available to meet storage and data compute needs. Data can be published to ArcGIS Online from several sources.
  • There are several applications commonly used in this pattern. Learn more about applications used in data editing and management systems.

Key interactions

The software components described above interact with each other in the following ways:

  • Client applications communicate with data services as well as location services over HTTPS, typically via stateless REST APIs.
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