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Project a point from one spatial reference to another.

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Use case

Being able to project between spatial references is fundamental to a GIS. An example of when you would need to re-project data is if you had data in two different spatial references, but wanted to perform an intersect analysis with the GeometryEngine.intersect function. This function takes two geometries as parameters, and both geometries must be in the same spatial reference. If they are not, you could first use GeometryEngine.project to convert the geometries so they match.

How to use the sample

Tap anywhere on the map. A callout will display the tapped location's coordinate in the original (basemap's) spatial reference and in the projected spatial reference.

How it works

  1. Call the static method, GeometryEngine.project(...), passing in the original Geometry and a SpatialReference to which it should be projected.

Relevant API

  • GeometryEngine
  • Point
  • SpatialReference

Additional information

In cases where the output spatial reference uses a different geographic coordinate system than that of the input spatial reference, see the GeometryEngine.project method that additionally takes in a DatumTransformation parameter.

Tags

coordinate system, coordinates, latitude, longitude, projected, projection, spatial reference, Web Mercator, WGS 84

Sample Code

MainActivity.java
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/* Copyright 2018 Esri
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package com.esri.arcgisruntime.sample.project;

import java.text.DecimalFormat;

import android.graphics.Color;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.widget.TextView;

import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.Envelope;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.Geometry;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.GeometryEngine;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.Point;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.SpatialReferences;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.ArcGISMap;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.Basemap;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.BasemapStyle;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.Callout;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.DefaultMapViewOnTouchListener;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.Graphic;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.GraphicsOverlay;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.MapView;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.symbology.SimpleMarkerSymbol;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

  private MapView mMapView;

  @Override
  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    // authentication with an API key or named user is required to access basemaps and other
    // location services
    ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.setApiKey(BuildConfig.API_KEY);

    // inflate MapView from layout
    mMapView = findViewById(R.id.mapView);
    // create a map with a web mercator basemap
    ArcGISMap map = new ArcGISMap(SpatialReferences.getWebMercator());
    map.setBasemap(new Basemap(BasemapStyle.ARCGIS_CHARTED_TERRITORY));

    // set the map to be displayed in this view
    mMapView.setMap(map);

    // zoom to Minneapolis
    Geometry startingEnvelope = new Envelope(-10995912.335747, 5267868.874421, -9880363.974046, 5960699.183877,
        SpatialReferences.getWebMercator());
    mMapView.setViewpointGeometryAsync(startingEnvelope);

    // create graphics to show the input location
    GraphicsOverlay graphicsOverlay = new GraphicsOverlay();
    mMapView.getGraphicsOverlays().add(graphicsOverlay);

    // create a red marker symbol for the input point
    final SimpleMarkerSymbol markerSymbol = new SimpleMarkerSymbol(SimpleMarkerSymbol.Style.CIRCLE, 0xFFFF0000, 5);
    final Graphic inputPointGraphic = new Graphic();
    inputPointGraphic.setSymbol(markerSymbol);
    graphicsOverlay.getGraphics().add(inputPointGraphic);

    final DecimalFormat decimalFormat = new DecimalFormat("#.00000");

    // show the input location where the user clicks on the map
    mMapView.setOnTouchListener(new DefaultMapViewOnTouchListener(this, mMapView) {

      @Override
      public boolean onSingleTapConfirmed(MotionEvent motionEvent) {
        android.graphics.Point clickedLocation = new android.graphics.Point(Math.round(motionEvent.getX()),
            Math.round(motionEvent.getY()));
        Point originalPoint = mMapView.screenToLocation(clickedLocation);
        inputPointGraphic.setGeometry(originalPoint);
        // project the web mercator point to WGS84 (WKID 4236)
        Point projectedPoint = (Point) GeometryEngine.project(originalPoint, SpatialReferences.getWgs84());

        // show the original and projected point coordinates in a callout from the graphic
        String ox = decimalFormat.format(originalPoint.getX());
        String oy = decimalFormat.format(originalPoint.getY());
        String px = decimalFormat.format(projectedPoint.getX());
        String py = decimalFormat.format(projectedPoint.getY());
        // create a textView for the content of the callout
        TextView calloutContent = new TextView(getApplicationContext());
        calloutContent.setTextColor(Color.BLACK);
        calloutContent.setText(String.format("Coordinates\nOriginal: %s, %s\nProjected: %s, %s", ox, oy, px, py));
        // create callout
        final Callout callout = mMapView.getCallout();
        callout.setLocation(originalPoint);
        callout.setContent(calloutContent);
        callout.show();
        return true;
      }
    });
  }

  @Override
  protected void onPause() {
    super.onPause();
    mMapView.pause();
  }

  @Override
  protected void onResume() {
    super.onResume();
    mMapView.resume();
  }

  @Override
  protected void onDestroy() {
    super.onDestroy();
    mMapView.dispose();
  }
}

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