.NET find nearby features REST SOE

This sample illustrates how to develop a REST server object extension (SOE) with a new spatial query operation. The spatial query operation returns all the features of a map service layer that fall within the user-defined search distance of a location point.

Deploying the SOE from the .soe file (..\FindNearFeaturesRESTSOE\bin\Release\NetFindNearFeaturesRESTSOE_ent.soe) does not require you to open Visual Studio. However, you can load the project (..\FindNearFeaturesRESTSOE\NetFindNearFeaturesRESTSOE.csproj) in Visual Studio to debug, modify, and recompile the SOE code.

Features

• RestOperation
• RestResource
• ISpatialFilter
• IMapServer.QueryData()
• CustomLayerInfo

Sample data

This sample uses the Vegetation map service as the sample service to test with the SOE.

Instructions

Deploy the SOE

1. Log in to ArcGIS Server Manager and click the Site tab.
2. Click Extensions.
3. Click Add Extension.
4. Click Choose File and choose the NetFindNearFeaturesRESTSOE_ent.soe file (..\FindNearFeaturesRESTSOE\bin\Release\NetFindNearFeaturesRESTSOE_ent.soe or ..\FindNearFeaturesRESTSOE\bin\Debug\NetFindNearFeaturesRESTSOE_ent.soe).
5. Click Add.

Enable the SOE on a map service

1. Make sure you have published the Vegetation map service using ArcGIS Pro. If not, refer to Vegetation map service.
2. Log in to ArcGIS Server Manager and click the Services tab. Select USA map service and select Capabilities.
3. In the list of available capabilities, find .NET Find Near Features REST SOE and check the box to enable it.
4. Under Operations Allowed section, make sure to check both GetInfo and FindFeatures.

5. Click the Save and Restart button to restart the service.

Test the SOE in the ArcGIS Server Services Directory

1. Open a browser and navigate to the REST services endpoint of the Vegetation map service (URL: http://<serverdomain>/<webadaptorname>/rest/services/Veg/MapServer).

2. Scroll to the bottom of the above page and click NetFindNearFeaturesRESTSOE in Supported Extensions.

   This leads to the SOE's root page, at the following URL:

   http://<serverdomain>/<webadaptorname>/rest/services/Veg/MapServer/exts/NetFindNearFeaturesRESTSOE
   

3. Click customLayers child resource.

   You should be able to see the customLayers JSON returned, with each layer's name, id, and extent.

   

4. Navigate back to the SOE's root page. Click veg.

   This leads to the customLayers: 0 child resource, which represents the veg layer defined as the customLayer.

   

5. Click findNearFeatures in Supported Operations.

   Type {x:544000,y:4900000} in the location box and 5000 in the distance box. The features within 5000 meters of the location point (x:544000, y:4900000) will be returned. Click the findNearFeatures button. You will see the JSON of 38 features returned.