Cloud support in ArcGIS Reality Studio
ArcGIS Reality Studio supports cloud-based inputs and processing using ArcGIS Cloud Storage connection files (.acs). These connection files let you reference cloud object storage for reading inputs, writing outputs and scaling distributed processing across on-premise workstations and cloud virtual machines.
This helps you as a user by allowing you to connect from virtually anywhere using any device, and still experience the full power of ArcGIS Reality Studio, complete with high-fidelity graphics, processing power and responsive workflows.
Cloud connection support
Cloud connections through (
.acs) files. Create a cloud storage connection file (.acs) and use it anywhere you would browse to a folder. Created (.acs) behave as mounted locations in Reality Studio.Mounted location example:
C:\paths\myStore.acs\folder\datasetCreate cloud virtualization from major providers, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. These environments provide GPU-enabled Windows desktops suitable for Reality Studio's workloads.
The cloud environment must meet the system requirements for ArcGIS Reality Studio based on your workflow needs.
You can find the information about different Amazon Web Services and Azure instances examples in the cloud instances examples.
Store inputs in cloud storage and write results back to cloud storage, even across different cloud storages and providers. Contribute from on-premise workstations, cloud virtual machines, or a combination of both. Reality Studio's distributed processing model and user experience is unchanged in the cloud.
Credential best practices
Use long-lived or renewable credentials suitable for your estimated runtimes. Consider some processes can run for multiple weeks. Avoid short-expiry tokens to avoid interruptions in the processing.
Keep the (
.acs) files consistent across contributors. Be sure all of them have the necessary permissions to read from the inputs and write to the workspace.
Licensing in virtualized environments
ArcGIS Reality Studio can be configured as single use only. This applies both for on-premise and virtualized setups.
A single use license authorizes one person to use ArcGIS Reality Studio. That person can use the software on one computer at a time, while having it installed on a maximum of two computers. A single use license does not require signing in to an ArcGIS organization to use the software.
For cloud environments, be aware the license must be deauthorized before terminating the instance.
Learn more about ArcGIS Reality Studio licensing
Learn how to authorize and deauthorize ArcGIS Reality Studio
Reality Studio in the cloud
Reality Studio follows the same operational model both on-premise and in the cloud with few exceptions:
Contributors joining processes that require (
.acs) files connection, need to select them when starting the contribution. This means there are now three parameters to configure: the workspace path, the temporary processing directory path and the necessary (.acs) files.Reconstructions results can not be shared, exported, or inspected directly in the application if they are in the cloud. You can improve your reconstruction results anyway but the process of quality assurance and corrections drawing requires to download your results and add them as references. You can also share and export your reconstruction results through ArcGIS Pro.