Display device location with autopan modes

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Display your position on the map and switch between different types of autopan modes.

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Use case

When using a map within a GIS, it may be helpful for a user to know their own location within a map, whether that's to aid the user's navigation or to provide an easy means of identifying/collecting geospatial information at their location.

How to use the sample

The sample loads with a symbol marking a simulated location on the map. Explore the available autopan modes by selecting an option from the drop down box:

  • Off - Shows the location with no autopan mode set.
  • Re-Center - In this mode, the map re-centers on the location symbol when the symbol moves outside a "wander extent".
  • Navigation - This mode is best suited for in-vehicle navigation.
  • Compass - This mode is better suited for waypoint navigation when the user is walking.

Uncheck the box to stop the location display.

How it works

  1. Create a MapView.
  2. Get the LocationDisplay object by calling getLocationDisplay() on the map view.
  3. Create a SimulatedLocationDataSource and call its setLocations() method, passing the route Polyline and new SimulationParameters as parameters.
  4. Start the location display with startAsync() to begin receiving location updates.
  5. Use locationDisplay.setAutoPanMode() to change how the map view behaves when location updates are received.

Relevant API

  • LocationDisplay
  • LocationDisplay.AutoPanMode
  • MapView
  • SimulatedLocationDataSource
  • SimulationParameters

Additional information

A custom set of points (provided in JSON format) is used to create a Polyline and configure a SimulatedLocationDataSource. The simulated location data source enables easier testing and allows the sample to be used on devices without an actively updating GPS signal. To display a user's real position, use NMEALocationDataSource instead.

Tags

compass, GPS, location, map view, mobile, navigation

Sample Code

DisplayDeviceLocationWithAutopanModesSample.java
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/*
 * Copyright 2020 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.
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package com.esri.samples.display_device_location_with_autopan_modes;

import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
import java.util.Calendar;

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.geometry.Pos;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Alert;
import javafx.scene.control.CheckBox;
import javafx.scene.control.ComboBox;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.input.MouseButton;
import javafx.scene.layout.Background;
import javafx.scene.layout.BackgroundFill;
import javafx.scene.layout.CornerRadii;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.scene.paint.Paint;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

import com.esri.arcgisruntime.ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.Geometry;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.Polyline;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.SpatialReferences;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.loadable.LoadStatus;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.location.SimulatedLocationDataSource;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.location.SimulationParameters;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.ArcGISMap;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.BasemapStyle;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.LocationDisplay;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.MapView;

import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;

public class DisplayDeviceLocationWithAutopanModesSample extends Application {

  private MapView mapView;

  @Override
  public void start(Stage stage) {

    try {
      // create the stack pane and the application scene
      StackPane stackPane = new StackPane();
      Scene scene = new Scene(stackPane);

      // set a title, size, and add the scene to stage
      stage.setTitle("Display Device Location With Autopan Modes Sample");
      stage.setWidth(800);
      stage.setHeight(700);
      stage.setScene(scene);
      stage.show();
      scene.getStylesheets().add(getClass().getResource("/display_device_location_with_autopan_modes/style.css").toExternalForm());

      // authentication with an API key or named user is required to access basemaps and other location services
      String yourAPIKey = System.getProperty("apiKey");
      ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.setApiKey(yourAPIKey);

      // create a map with the standard imagery basemap style
      ArcGISMap map = new ArcGISMap(BasemapStyle.ARCGIS_IMAGERY_STANDARD);

      // create a map view and set the map to it
      mapView = new MapView();
      mapView.setMap(map);

      // create a combo box
      ComboBox<String> comboBox = new ComboBox<>();
      comboBox.setMaxWidth(Double.MAX_VALUE);
      comboBox.setDisable(true);
      // add the autopan modes to the combo box
      comboBox.getItems().addAll("Re-Center", "Navigation", "Compass", "Off");
      comboBox.setValue("Re-Center");

      // add a label
      Label autopanModeLabel = new Label("Choose an autopan mode:");
      // add a checkbox that toggles the visibility of the location display
      CheckBox checkBox = new CheckBox("Show device location");
      checkBox.setDisable(true);

      // access the json of the location points
      String polylineData = IOUtils.toString(getClass().getResourceAsStream(
        "/display_device_location_with_autopan_modes/polyline_data.json"), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
      // create a polyline from the location points
      Polyline locations = (Polyline) Geometry.fromJson(polylineData, SpatialReferences.getWgs84());

      // create a simulated location data source
      SimulatedLocationDataSource simulatedLocationDataSource = new SimulatedLocationDataSource();
      // set the location of the simulated location data source with simulation parameters to set a consistent velocity
      simulatedLocationDataSource.setLocations(
        locations, new SimulationParameters(Calendar.getInstance(), 5.0, 0.0, 0.0));

      // configure the map view's location display to follow the simulated location data source
      LocationDisplay locationDisplay = mapView.getLocationDisplay();
      locationDisplay.setLocationDataSource(simulatedLocationDataSource);
      locationDisplay.setAutoPanMode(LocationDisplay.AutoPanMode.RECENTER);
      locationDisplay.setInitialZoomScale(1000);

      // enable the checkbox and combo box interactions when the map is loaded
      map.addDoneLoadingListener(() -> {
        if (map.getLoadStatus() == LoadStatus.LOADED) {
          checkBox.setDisable(false);
          checkBox.setSelected(true);
          comboBox.setDisable(false);

          // start the location display
          locationDisplay.startAsync();
        } else {
          new Alert(Alert.AlertType.ERROR, "Map failed to load: " + map.getLoadError().getCause().getMessage()).show();
        }
      });

      // control location display updates and visibility
      checkBox.setOnAction(event -> {
        if (checkBox.isSelected()) {
          // start receiving location updates and display the current location with a default round blue symbol
          locationDisplay.startAsync();

        } else {
          // stop receiving location updates and displaying location symbol
          locationDisplay.stop();
        }
        // toggle the combo box interactions
        comboBox.setDisable(!checkBox.isSelected());
      });

      // set the autopan mode of the location display based on the mode chosen from the combo box
      comboBox.getSelectionModel().selectedItemProperty().addListener(e -> {

        // set the scale that the map view will zoom to when the autopan mode is changed
        locationDisplay.setInitialZoomScale(1000);

        switch (comboBox.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem()) {
          case "Off":
            locationDisplay.setAutoPanMode(LocationDisplay.AutoPanMode.OFF);
            break;
          case "Re-Center":
            locationDisplay.setAutoPanMode(LocationDisplay.AutoPanMode.RECENTER);
            break;
          case "Navigation":
            locationDisplay.setAutoPanMode(LocationDisplay.AutoPanMode.NAVIGATION);
            break;
          case "Compass":
            locationDisplay.setAutoPanMode(LocationDisplay.AutoPanMode.COMPASS_NAVIGATION);
            break;
        }
      });

      mapView.setOnMouseClicked(event -> {
        if (event.getButton() == MouseButton.PRIMARY) {
          // if the user has panned away from the location display
          if (locationDisplay.getAutoPanMode() == LocationDisplay.AutoPanMode.OFF) {
            // set the combo box
            comboBox.setValue("Off");
          }
        }
      });

      // create a control panel
      VBox controlsVBox = new VBox(6);
      controlsVBox.setBackground(new Background(new BackgroundFill(Paint.valueOf("rgba(0,0,0,0.3)"), CornerRadii.EMPTY,
        Insets.EMPTY)));
      controlsVBox.setPadding(new Insets(10.0));
      controlsVBox.setMaxSize(230, 50);
      controlsVBox.getStyleClass().add("panel-region");
      // add the checkbox, label and combo box to the control panel
      controlsVBox.getChildren().addAll(checkBox, autopanModeLabel, comboBox);

      // add the map view and control panel to the stack pane
      stackPane.getChildren().addAll(mapView, controlsVBox);
      StackPane.setAlignment(controlsVBox, Pos.TOP_RIGHT);
      StackPane.setMargin(controlsVBox, new Insets(10, 10, 0, 0));
    } catch (Exception e) {
      // on any error, display the stack trace.
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }

  /**
   * Stops and releases all resources used in application.
   */
  @Override
  public void stop() {

    if (mapView != null) {
      mapView.dispose();
    }
  }

  /**
   * Opens and runs application.
   *
   * @param args arguments passed to this application
   */
  public static void main(String[] args) {

    Application.launch(args);
  }
}

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