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Using the World Routing subscription

The ArcGIS Online World Routing subscription provides routing capabilities based on Tele Atlas 2008 reference data for North America and Tele Atlas 2007 reference data for Europe. The subscription services are available in blocks of 5,000 routes, including 20 route stops and 250 barriers per route, or for commercial purposes. You need ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 to be able to use the ArcGIS Online World Routing subscription.

The following routing services are available with the World Routing subscription:

North American Routing (ESRI_Route_NA): Use to perform point-to-point and optimized routing in the United States and Canada.
European Routing (ESRI_Route_EU): Use to perform point-to-point and optimized routing in Europe.

After you activate your subscription for World Routing, see the appropriate section below and follow the instructions to get started using the content:

ArcGIS Server Web ADF
ArcGIS Server APIs

ArcGIS Server Web ADF

To connect to ArcGIS Server Web ADFs, use the URL: http://premiumtasks.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/services.

When prompted for authentication, enter the ESRI Global Account username and password that was activated for the subscription service.

NOTE: Your ESRI Global Account username and password are case sensitive.

For information on using the ArcGIS Online routing services with the ArcGIS Server Web ADF, see the documentation for the appropriate ArcGIS Server Web ADF:

ArcGIS Server .NET ADF: Network Analyst Routing Sample
ArcGIS Server Java ADF: Working with Networks and Simple Routing Task in the code gallery

ArcGIS Server APIs

ArcGIS API for Flex, JavaScript, Silverlight and REST users should use the following server connection for Web applications: http://premiumtasks.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest

ArcGIS Server SOAP API users should use the following server connection for Web applications: http://premiumtasks.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/services

To use your subscription with ArcGIS Flex and REST APIs:

To see the content available with the World Routing subscription, use the following URL: http://premiumtasks.arcgisonline.com/server/rest. When you are prompted for a username and password, use your ESRI Global Account that was activated for the subscription.
NOTE: Your ESRI Global Account username and password are case sensitive.
Obtain a Development API Key (token) to use the World Routing subscription in your ArcGIS API applications.
To include the Development API Key (token) in your application, append the token to your URL. For example:
http://premiumtasks.arcgisonline.com/server/rest/NetworkAnalysis/ESRI_Route_NA/NAServer?token=abcdefg

Replace abcdefg with the Development API Key (token) you obtained in step 2.

For information on using the ArcGIS Online routing services with an ArcGIS API, see the documentation for the appropriate API: