Export tiles

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Download tiles to a local tile cache file stored on the device.

Image of export tiles

Use case

Field workers with limited network connectivity can use exported tiles as a basemap for use offline.

How to use the sample

Pan and zoom into the desired area, making sure the area is within the red boundary. Click the 'Export Tiles' button to start the process. On successful completion you will see a preview of the downloaded tile package.

How it works

  1. Create an ExportTileCacheTask, passing in the URI of the tiled layer.
  2. Create default ExportTileCacheParameters for the task, specifying extent, minimum scale and maximum scale.
  3. Use the parameters and a path to create an ExportTileCacheJob from the task.
  4. Start the job, and when it completes successfully, get the resulting TileCache.
  5. Use the tile cache to create an ArcGISTiledLayer, and display it in the map.

Relevant API

  • ArcGISTiledLayer
  • ExportTileCacheJob
  • ExportTileCacheParameters
  • ExportTileCacheTask
  • TileCache

Additional information

ArcGIS tiled layers do not support reprojection, query, select, identify, or editing. See the Layer types discussion in the ArcGIS Developers Java guide to learn more about the characteristics of ArcGIS tiled layers.

Tags

cache, download, offline

Sample Code

ExportTilesSample.java
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/*
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 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
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 */

package com.esri.samples.export_tiles;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.geometry.Point2D;
import javafx.geometry.Pos;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Alert;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.ProgressBar;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

import com.esri.arcgisruntime.ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.concurrent.Job;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.data.TileCache;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.Envelope;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.Point;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.layers.ArcGISTiledLayer;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.layers.Layer;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.loadable.LoadStatus;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.ArcGISMap;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.Basemap;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.BasemapStyle;
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.mapping.Viewpoint;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.symbology.SimpleLineSymbol;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.tasks.tilecache.ExportTileCacheParameters;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.tasks.tilecache.ExportTileCacheTask;

public class ExportTilesSample extends Application {

  private MapView mapView;

  @Override
  public void start(Stage stage) {

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

      // set title, size, and add scene to stage
      stage.setTitle("Export Tiles Sample");
      stage.setWidth(800);
      stage.setHeight(700);
      stage.setScene(scene);
      stage.show();

      // 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 new map with the imagery basemap style
      ArcGISMap map = new ArcGISMap(BasemapStyle.ARCGIS_IMAGERY);

      // set the map to the map view
      mapView = new MapView();
      mapView.setMap(map);
      // set the viewpoint over California, USA
      mapView.setViewpointAsync(new Viewpoint(35, -117, 1e7));

      // create a graphics overlay for the map view
      var graphicsOverlay = new GraphicsOverlay();
      mapView.getGraphicsOverlays().add(graphicsOverlay);

      // create a graphic to show a red outline square around the tiles to be downloaded
      Graphic downloadArea = new Graphic();
      graphicsOverlay.getGraphics().add(downloadArea);
      var simpleLineSymbol = new SimpleLineSymbol(SimpleLineSymbol.Style.SOLID, Color.RED, 2);
      downloadArea.setSymbol(simpleLineSymbol);

      // update the square whenever the viewpoint changes
      mapView.addViewpointChangedListener(viewpointChangedEvent -> {
        if (map.getLoadStatus() == LoadStatus.LOADED) {
          // upper left corner of the downloaded tile cache area
          Point2D minScreenPoint = new Point2D(50, 50);
          // lower right corner of the downloaded tile cache area
          Point2D maxScreenPoint = new Point2D(mapView.getWidth() - 50, mapView.getHeight() - 50);
          // convert screen points to map points
          Point minPoint = mapView.screenToLocation(minScreenPoint);
          Point maxPoint = mapView.screenToLocation(maxScreenPoint);
          // use the points to define and return an envelope
          if (minPoint != null && maxPoint != null) {
            Envelope envelope = new Envelope(minPoint, maxPoint);
            downloadArea.setGeometry(envelope);
          }
        }
      });

      // when the map has loaded, create a tiled layer from it and export tiles
      map.addDoneLoadingListener(() -> {
        if (map.getLoadStatus() == LoadStatus.LOADED) {

          // check that the layer from the basemap is a tiled layer
          Layer layer = map.getBasemap().getBaseLayers().get(0);
          if (layer instanceof ArcGISTiledLayer) {
            ArcGISTiledLayer tiledLayer = (ArcGISTiledLayer) layer;
            // create progress bar to show task progress
            var progressBar = new ProgressBar(0.0);
            progressBar.setVisible(false);

            // create button to export tiles
            Button exportTilesButton = new Button("Export Tiles");
            // when the button is clicked, export the tiles to a temporary file
            exportTilesButton.setOnAction(e -> {
              try {
                // disable the button and show the progress bar
                exportTilesButton.setDisable(true);
                progressBar.setVisible(true);

                // create a file
                File tempFile = File.createTempFile("tiles", ".tpkx");
                tempFile.deleteOnExit();

                // create a new export tile cache task
                var exportTileCacheTask = new ExportTileCacheTask(tiledLayer.getUri());

                // create parameters for the export tiles job
                double mapScale = mapView.getMapScale();
                // the max scale parameter is set to 10% of the map's scale to limit the
                // number of tiles exported to within the tiled layer's max tile export limit
                ListenableFuture<ExportTileCacheParameters> exportTileCacheParametersListenableFuture =
                  exportTileCacheTask.createDefaultExportTileCacheParametersAsync(downloadArea.getGeometry(), mapScale, mapScale * 0.1);

                exportTileCacheParametersListenableFuture.addDoneListener(() -> {
                  try {
                    var exportTileCacheParameters = exportTileCacheParametersListenableFuture.get();

                    // create a job with the parameters
                    var exportTileCacheJob = exportTileCacheTask.exportTileCache(exportTileCacheParameters, tempFile.getAbsolutePath());

                    // start the job and wait for it to finish
                    exportTileCacheJob.start();
                    exportTileCacheJob.addProgressChangedListener(() -> progressBar.setProgress(exportTileCacheJob.getProgress() / 100.0));
                    exportTileCacheJob.addJobDoneListener(() -> {
                      if (exportTileCacheJob.getStatus() == Job.Status.SUCCEEDED) {

                        // show preview of exported tiles in alert window
                        TileCache tileCache = exportTileCacheJob.getResult();
                        Alert preview = new Alert(Alert.AlertType.INFORMATION);
                        preview.initOwner(mapView.getScene().getWindow());
                        preview.setTitle("Preview");
                        preview.setHeaderText("Exported to " + tileCache.getPath());
                        MapView previewMapView = new MapView();
                        previewMapView.setMinSize(400, 400);
                        ArcGISTiledLayer tiledLayerPreview = new ArcGISTiledLayer(tileCache);
                        ArcGISMap previewMap = new ArcGISMap(new Basemap(tiledLayerPreview));
                        previewMapView.setMap(previewMap);
                        preview.getDialogPane().setContent(previewMapView);
                        preview.show();
                        // dispose of the preview mapview's resources
                        preview.setOnCloseRequest(event -> previewMapView.dispose());

                      } else {
                        new Alert(Alert.AlertType.ERROR, exportTileCacheJob.getError().getMessage()).show();
                      }
                      // reset the UI
                      progressBar.setVisible(false);
                      progressBar.setProgress(0);
                      exportTilesButton.setDisable(false);
                    });

                  } catch (InterruptedException | ExecutionException ex) {
                    new Alert(Alert.AlertType.ERROR, ex.getMessage()).show();
                    progressBar.setVisible(false);
                    progressBar.setProgress(0);
                  }
                });

              } catch (IOException ex) {
                new Alert(Alert.AlertType.ERROR, "Failed to create temporary file").show();
              }

            });
            // add the map view, button, and progress bar to stack pane
            stackPane.getChildren().addAll(mapView, exportTilesButton, progressBar);
            StackPane.setAlignment(exportTilesButton, Pos.BOTTOM_CENTER);
            StackPane.setMargin(exportTilesButton, new Insets(0, 0, 100, 0));
            StackPane.setAlignment(progressBar, Pos.BOTTOM_CENTER);
            StackPane.setMargin(progressBar, new Insets(0, 0, 80, 0));
          }

        } else {
          new Alert(Alert.AlertType.ERROR, "Map could not be loaded").show();
        }
      });

    } 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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