Python api running in google colab

[salmagro]

Dear awesome ESRI community.

Are there plans or a method to run the API and the deep learning capabilities in google colab?

If yes, what will be the process to have it running?

There is some discussion around this topic on googlecolab/colabtools#498 and googlecolab/colabtools#1255

Appreciate your comments.

[priyankatuteja]

@salmagro Thanks for reaching out to us.

Steps for using arcgis api for python and deep learning capabilities on google colab:

1. Run the following block of code in one cell.

%%bash
MINICONDA_INSTALLER_SCRIPT=Miniconda3-4.5.4-Linux-x86_64.sh
MINICONDA_PREFIX=/usr/local
wget https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/$MINICONDA_INSTALLER_SCRIPT
chmod +x $MINICONDA_INSTALLER_SCRIPT
./$MINICONDA_INSTALLER_SCRIPT -b -f -p $MINICONDA_PREFIX

conda install -c esri -c fastai -c pytorch -c anaconda arcgis=1.8.4 ujson scikit-image=0.15.0 pillow=7.1.2 libtiff=4.1.0 fastai=1.0.60 pytorch=1.4.0 torchvision=0.5.0 python=3.7.9 --yes --no-pin

2. Run the following block of code in another cell.

import sys
sys.path
 
 
import sys
_ = (sys.path
 .append("/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages"))

3. Continue with usual workflow, to refer please see this notebook.

Steps to run arcgis without deep learning capability:

1. Run the following block of code in one cell.

%%bash
MINICONDA_INSTALLER_SCRIPT=Miniconda3-4.5.4-Linux-x86_64.sh
MINICONDA_PREFIX=/usr/local
wget https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/$MINICONDA_INSTALLER_SCRIPT
chmod +x $MINICONDA_INSTALLER_SCRIPT
./$MINICONDA_INSTALLER_SCRIPT -b -f -p $MINICONDA_PREFIX

conda install -c esri arcgis --yes --no-pin

2. Run the following block of code in another cell.

import sys
sys.path
 
 
import sys
_ = (sys.path
 .append("/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages"))

3. Continue with usual workflow, to refer please see this notebook.

Please note: Third party map widgets do not display in colab's env.

[priyankatuteja]

@salmagro We are glad to tell that, we offer ArcGIS Notebook Server with a ready to use deep learning environment which is GPU enabled.

To utilize GPU, create a notebook using 'Advanced with GPU support' option.

[schenardi]

I was not successful with the hints of @priyankatuteja to make arcgis deep learning running in colab. Since I do not want to move everything inside ArcGIS Notebook server (for cost reason but also because I do not have it in my developer account) it would be very desirable that Esri supports common patterns/environments for python and machine learning.

We all want to bring GIS and ML together and this only works with useful setups.

Thanks for leaving the "GIS-Bubble"...