Calculate a geodesic path between two points and measure its distance.
Use case
A geodesic distance provides an accurate, real-world distance between two points. Visualizing flight paths between cities is a common example of a geodesic operation since the flight path between two airports takes into account the curvature of the earth, rather than following the planar path between those points, which appears as a straight line on a projected map.
How to use the sample
Tap anywhere on the map. A line graphic will display the geodesic line between the two points. In addition, text that indicates the geodesic distance between the two points will be updated. Tap elsewhere and a new line will be created.
How it works
Create a Point and display it as a Graphic.
Obtain a new point when a tap occurs on the MapView and add this point as a graphic.
Create a Polyline from the two points.
Execute GeometryEngine.densifyGeodetic(...) by passing in the created polyine then create a graphic from the returned Geometry.
Execute GeometryEngine.lengthGeodetic(...) by passing in the two points and display the returned length on the screen.
Relevant API
GeometryEngine.densifyGeodetic
GeometryEngine.lengthGeodetic
About the data
The Imagery basemap provides the global context for the displayed geodesic line.
Tags
densify, distance, geodesic, geodetic
Sample Code
MainActivity.kt
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*/package com.esri.arcgisruntime.sample.geodesicoperations
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.GeodeticCurveType
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.GeometryEngine
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.LinearUnit
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.LinearUnitId
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.Point
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.PointCollection
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.Polyline
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.SpatialReferences
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.ArcGISMap
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.BasemapStyle
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.SimpleLineSymbol
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.symbology.SimpleMarkerSymbol
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.sample.geodesicoperations.databinding.ActivityMainBinding
import kotlin.math.roundToInt
classMainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
privateval srWgs84 = SpatialReferences.getWgs84()
privateval unitOfMeasurement = LinearUnit(LinearUnitId.KILOMETERS)
privateval units = "Kilometers"privateval activityMainBinding by lazy {
ActivityMainBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
}
privateval mapView: MapView by lazy {
activityMainBinding.mapView
}
overridefunonCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
setContentView(activityMainBinding.root)
// authentication with an API key or named user is required to access basemaps and other// location services ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.setApiKey(BuildConfig.API_KEY)
// create a mapval map = ArcGISMap(BasemapStyle.ARCGIS_IMAGERY)
// set a map to a map view mapView.map = map
// create a graphic overlayval graphicOverlay = GraphicsOverlay()
mapView.graphicsOverlays.add(graphicOverlay)
// add a graphic at JFK to represent the flight start locationval start = Point(-73.7781, 40.6413, srWgs84)
val locationMarker =
SimpleMarkerSymbol(SimpleMarkerSymbol.Style.CIRCLE, 0xFF0000FF.toInt(), 10f)
val startLocation = Graphic(start, locationMarker)
// create a graphic for the destinationval endLocation = Graphic()
endLocation.symbol = locationMarker
// create a graphic representing the geodesic path between the two locationsval path = Graphic()
path.symbol = SimpleLineSymbol(SimpleLineSymbol.Style.DASH, 0xFF0000FF.toInt(), 5f)
// add graphics to graphics overlay graphicOverlay.graphics.apply {
add(startLocation)
add(endLocation)
add(path)
}
// create listener to get the location of the tap in the screen mapView.onTouchListener = object : DefaultMapViewOnTouchListener(this, mapView) {
overridefunonSingleTapConfirmed(e: MotionEvent): Boolean {
// get the point that was clicked and convert it to a point in the mapval clickLocation = android.graphics.Point(e.x.roundToInt(), e.y.roundToInt())
val mapPoint = mapView.screenToLocation(clickLocation)
val destination = GeometryEngine.project(mapPoint, SpatialReferences.getWgs84())
endLocation.geometry = destination
// create a straight line path between the start and end locationsval points = PointCollection(listOf(start, destination as Point), srWgs84)
val polyLine = Polyline(points)
// densify the path as a geodesic curve with the path graphicval pathGeometry = GeometryEngine.densifyGeodetic(
polyLine,
1.0,
unitOfMeasurement,
GeodeticCurveType.GEODESIC
)
path.geometry = pathGeometry
// calculate path distanceval distance =
GeometryEngine.lengthGeodetic(
pathGeometry,
unitOfMeasurement,
GeodeticCurveType.GEODESIC
)
// create a textView for the calloutval calloutContent = TextView(applicationContext)
calloutContent.setTextColor(Color.BLACK)
calloutContent.setSingleLine()
// format coordinates to 2 decimal placesval distanceString = String.format("%.2f", distance)
// display distance as a callout calloutContent.text = "Distance: $distanceString$units"val callout = mapView.callout
callout.location = mapPoint
callout.content = calloutContent
callout.show()
returntrue }
}
}
overridefunonPause() {
super.onPause()
mapView.pause()
}
overridefunonResume() {
super.onResume()
mapView.resume()
}
overridefunonDestroy() {
super.onDestroy()
mapView.dispose()
}
}