Set initial map location

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Display a basemap centered at an initial location and scale.

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Use case

You can set a map's initial location when you want to highlight a particular feature or area to establish the context.

How to use the sample

When the map loads, note the specific location and scale of the initial map view.

How it works

  1. Create an ArcGISMap, specifying a basemap style.
  2. Display the map in a map view.
  3. Set a Viewpoint on the map view, specifying the latitude, longitude and scale.

Relevant API

  • ArcGISMap
  • BasemapStyle
  • MapView
  • Viewpoint

About the data

The map opens with a basemap centred over East Scotland.

Tags

basemap, center, envelope, extent, initial, lat, latitude, level of detail, location, LOD, long, longitude, scale, zoom level

Sample Code

SetInitialMapLocationSample.java
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/*
 * Copyright 2017 Esri.
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 * 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.set_initial_map_location;

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

import com.esri.arcgisruntime.ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.ArcGISMap;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.BasemapStyle;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.Viewpoint;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.MapView;

public class SetInitialMapLocationSample 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("Set Initial Map Location 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 map with the navigation basemap style
      ArcGISMap map = new ArcGISMap(BasemapStyle.ARCGIS_NAVIGATION);

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

      // set a viewpoint on the map view specifying latitude, longitude and scale
      mapView.setViewpoint(new Viewpoint(56.075844, -2.681572, 577790));

      // add the map view to stack pane
      stackPane.getChildren().add(mapView);

    } 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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