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Use live traffic from the ArcGIS Online World Traffic Service with ArcGIS StreetMap Premium

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  1. Use live traffic
  2. Use live traffic with a routing service
License:

An ArcGIS StreetMap Premium Live Traffic license and the ArcGIS Network Analyst extension are required for this workflow.

Using a live traffic service with ArcGIS StreetMap Premium allows you access to high-quality live and predictive traffic data that can improve the results of Network Analyst functions such as routing. This is in addition to the historical traffic data provided with StreetMap Premium. Live traffic as a service is available for an additional fee as part of the ArcGIS StreetMap Premium product. Esri Customer Service will provide access to the ArcGIS Online World Traffic Service through your ArcGIS Online account after purchase.

Note:

Before purchasing the StreetMap Premium live traffic service, refer to the StreetMap Premium product coverage page and table to determine whether live traffic is available for your country. If your country of interest does not list either Predictive Traffic or Live Traffic as the Speed Data Source, only Historical Traffic, Speed Limits, or less-detailed traffic data is available for that country.

For information on Historical versus Live versus Predictive traffic data, see Live traffic data.

Use live traffic

To use live traffic in ArcGIS Pro, complete the following steps:

  1. Sign in to your ArcGIS Online account.
  2. In the Catalog pane, browse to the folder where either the StreetMap Premium mobile geodatabase (.geodatabase) and network dataset (main.Routing_ND) are stored or where the file geodatabase (.gdb) and network dataset (Routing_ND) are stored.
  3. Right-click main.Routing_ND or Routing_ND and click Properties.
  4. On the Network Dataset Properties dialog box, click Traffic, and click the Live Traffic tab.

    Network Dataset Properties dialog box for main.Routing_ND

    For 2024 ArcGIS StreetMap Premium releases and later, connect to the live traffic feed with OpenLR Live Traffic; otherwise, connect using TMC Live Traffic. For TMC Live Traffic, skip to step 6.

  5. To use OpenLR Live Traffic, use the following substeps:
    1. Under Use OpenLR Live Traffic, Traffic Service, click Active Portal.
    2. Click OK on the Network Dataset Properties dialog box.

    Network Dataset Properties dialog box for main.Routing_ND with Active portal selected for Use OpenLR Live Traffic

    OpenLR Live Traffic is now available to use.

  6. To use TMC Live Traffic, use the following substeps:
    1. Under Use TMC Live Traffic, Traffic Feed Type, click the Service option.

      If you signed in successfully to ArcGIS Online, under Portal, you will see a green check mark next to the ArcGIS Online World Traffic Service Web Address. Otherwise, a red exclamation point indicates that live traffic is not available through this portal. In the Portal drop-down list, click https://www.arcgis.com.

      Network Dataset Properties dialog box for main.Routing_ND showing Use TMC Live Traffic settings

      Note:

      You can select the Folder option to specify a download folder for the live traffic dynamic traffic format (DTF) files. To use this option, you must have a custom application tool to download the live traffic files as needed and use the files from this folder when you are running a Network Analyst function or redrawing the network dataset.

    2. Once the live traffic feed is available, from the Region drop-down list, choose the appropriate area of interest or region; for example, NorthAmericaTrafficFeed.

      The five StreetMap Premium regions are available (Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Middle East and Africa, and North America). Live traffic dynamic traffic format (DTF) files for your region will automatically download as needed whether you are running a Network Analyst function or redrawing the network dataset.

    3. Click OK on the Network Dataset Properties dialog box.

    TMC Live Traffic is now available to use.

Live traffic is now available to use in any Network Analyst function.

For additional details about configuring live traffic, refer to the Network Analyst documentation.

Use live traffic with a routing service

To use live traffic with a routing service in ArcGIS Pro, complete the following steps:

  1. Sign in to your organization's portal administrator account.
  2. In the Catalog pane, under Databases, right-click and click Add Database, and browse to the StreetMap Premium mobile geodatabase or file geodatabase; for example, northamerica.geodatabase or NorthAmerica.gdb, respectively.

    This is the mobile geodatabase or file geodatabase to use to publish a routing service. Either geodatabase may be copied to a local drive for setup purposes or accessed from a location on an ArcGIS Server machine.

  3. After the StreetMap Premium mobile geodatabase or file geodatabase is added, browse to the main.Routing or Routing feature dataset, double-click the feature dataset to expand, right-click the network dataset (main.Routing_ND or Routing_ND), and click Properties.
  4. On the Network Dataset Properties dialog box, click Traffic, and click the Live Traffic tab.

    For 2024 ArcGIS StreetMap Premium releases and later, connect to the live traffic feed with OpenLR Live Traffic; otherwise, connect using TMC Live Traffic. For TMC Live Traffic, skip to step 6.

  5. To use OpenLR Live Traffic, use the following substeps:
    1. Under Use OpenLR Live Traffic, Traffic Service, click Active Portal.
    2. Click OK on the Network Dataset Properties dialog box.

    Use OpenLR Live Traffic is now available to use.

  6. To use TMC Live Traffic, use the following substeps:
    1. Under Use TMC Live Traffic, Traffic Feed Type, click the Service option.
    2. From the Portal drop-down list, select your organization's portal.

      If your organization's portal does not have a live traffic feed set up, the Live Traffic properties display an error message. You will set up a traffic data service proxy item on your portal to proxy to ArcGIS Online.

      Network Dataset Properties dialog box for main.Routing_ND showing Use TMC Live Traffic settings

    3. In the error message (highlighted in red), click the Setup traffic data service link.
    4. On the Configure Traffic Data Service dialog box, type the username and password for the ArcGIS Online account that is enabled with live traffic. Click the Folder drop-down arrow and select a folder to contain the traffic data service proxy item. Click OK.

      Configure Traffic Data Service dialog box

      After the live traffic feed is set up correctly, you see a green check mark next to your portal on the Live Traffic tab.

    5. Once the live traffic feed is available, from the Region drop-down list, choose the appropriate area of interest or region; for example, NorthAmericaTrafficFeed.

      The five StreetMap Premium regions are available (Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Middle East and Africa, and North America). Live traffic dynamic traffic format (DTF) files for your region will automatically download as needed, whether you are running a Network Analyst function or redrawing the network dataset.

    6. Click OK on the Network Dataset Properties dialog box.

    TMC Live Traffic is now available to use.

Live traffic is now available to use in any Network Analyst function.

For additional details about configuring live traffic, refer to the Network Analyst documentation.

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In this topic
  1. Use live traffic
  2. Use live traffic with a routing service