Display a map

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Display a map with an imagery basemap.

Image of display map

Use case

The map is the fundamental building block of any GIS application and is used to specify how geographic data is organized and communicated to your users.

How to use the sample

Run the sample to view the map. Pan and zoom to navigate the map.

How it works

  1. Create an AGSMap object with an AGSBasemapStyle.arcGISImageryStandard basemap style.
  2. Create an AGSMapView object to display the map.
  3. Set the map to the map view.

Relevant API

  • AGSBasemapStyle
  • AGSMap
  • AGSMapView

Tags

basemap style, map

Sample Code

DisplayMapViewController.swift
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// Copyright 2016 Esri.
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.

import UIKit
import ArcGIS

class DisplayMapViewController: UIViewController {
    @IBOutlet private weak var mapView: AGSMapView!

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()

        // initialize map with a basemap
        let map = AGSMap(basemapStyle: .arcGISImageryStandard)

        // assign the map to the map view
        self.mapView.map = map

        // add the source code button item to the right of navigation bar
        (self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem as! SourceCodeBarButtonItem).filenames = ["DisplayMapViewController"]
    }
}

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