You can track device location history and display it as lines and points on the map. The history can be used to visualize how the user moved through the world, to retrace their steps, or to create new feature geometry. For example, an unmapped trail could be added to the map using this technique.
How to use the sample
The sample loads with a moving simulated location data source. Click the button to start tracking the location, which will appear as red points on the map. A green line will connect the points for easier visualization. Click the button again to stop updating the location history.
How it works
Create a GraphicsOverlay to show each point and another GraphicsOverlay for displaying the route line.
Create a SimulatedLocationDataSource and call its setLocations() method, passing the route Polyline and new SimulationParameters as parameters. Start the SimulatedLocationDataSource to begin receiving location updates.
Use a LocationChangedListener on the simulatedLocationDataSource to get location updates.
When the location updates store that location, display a point on the map at the location, and re-create the route polyline.
Relevant API
LocationDataSource.LocationChangedEvent
LocationDataSource.LocationChangedListener
LocationDisplay.AutoPanMode
MapView.LocationDisplay
SimulatedLocationDataSource
SimulationParameters
About the data
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 track a user's real position, use NMEALocationDataSource instead.
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/*
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*/package com.esri.samples.show_location_history;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
import java.util.Arrays;
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.Label;
import javafx.scene.control.ToggleButton;
import javafx.scene.layout.Background;
import javafx.scene.layout.BackgroundFill;
import javafx.scene.layout.CornerRadii;
import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
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.Point;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.Polyline;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.PolylineBuilder;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.SpatialReferences;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.loadable.LoadStatus;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.location.LocationDataSource;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.location.LocationDataSource.LocationChangedListener;
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.Viewpoint;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.Graphic;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.GraphicsOverlay;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.LocationDisplay;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.MapView;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.symbology.SimpleLineSymbol;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.symbology.SimpleMarkerSymbol;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.symbology.SimpleRenderer;
import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
publicclassShowLocationHistorySampleextendsApplication{
private MapView mapView;
private Point position;
@Overridepublicvoidstart(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("Show Location History Sample");
stage.setWidth(800);
stage.setHeight(700);
stage.setScene(scene);
stage.show();
scene.getStylesheets().add(getClass().getResource("/show_location_history/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 dark gray basemap style ArcGISMap map = new ArcGISMap(BasemapStyle.ARCGIS_DARK_GRAY);
// create a map view and set the map to it mapView = new MapView();
mapView.setMap(map);
// set a viewpoint on the map view centered on Los Angeles, California mapView.setViewpoint(new Viewpoint(new Point(-13185535.98, 4037766.28, SpatialReferences.getWebMercator()), 7000));
// create a label Label trackingLabel = new Label("Tracking Status: ");
// create a button that toggles the location tracking ToggleButton trackingButton = new ToggleButton("Start");
trackingButton.maxWidth(Double.MAX_VALUE);
trackingButton.setDisable(true);
// create a graphics overlay for the points and use a red circle for the symbols GraphicsOverlay locationHistoryOverlay = new GraphicsOverlay();
SimpleMarkerSymbol locationSymbol = new SimpleMarkerSymbol(SimpleMarkerSymbol.Style.CIRCLE, Color.RED, 10f);
SimpleRenderer locationHistoryRenderer = new SimpleRenderer(locationSymbol);
locationHistoryOverlay.setRenderer(locationHistoryRenderer);
// create a graphics overlay for the lines connecting the points and use a green line for the symbol GraphicsOverlay locationHistoryLineOverlay = new GraphicsOverlay();
SimpleLineSymbol locationLineSymbol = new SimpleLineSymbol(SimpleLineSymbol.Style.SOLID, Color.LIME, 2.0f);
SimpleRenderer locationHistoryLineRenderer = new SimpleRenderer(locationLineSymbol);
locationHistoryLineOverlay.setRenderer(locationHistoryLineRenderer);
// add the graphics overlays to the map view mapView.getGraphicsOverlays().addAll(Arrays.asList(locationHistoryOverlay, locationHistoryLineOverlay));
// create a polyline builder to connect the location points PolylineBuilder polylineBuilder = new PolylineBuilder(SpatialReferences.getWebMercator());
// access the json of the location points String polylineData = IOUtils.toString(getClass().getResourceAsStream("/show_location_history/polyline_data.json"), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
// create a polyline from the location points Polyline routePolyline = (Polyline) Geometry.fromJson(polylineData, SpatialReferences.getWebMercator());
// 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(
routePolyline, new SimulationParameters(Calendar.getInstance(), 30.0, 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(7000);
// create a listener to track the previous location, to draw a route line behind the location display symbol LocationChangedListener locationChangedListener =
(LocationDataSource.LocationChangedEvent locationChangedEvent) -> {
// reset the old polyline connecting the points locationHistoryLineOverlay.getGraphics().clear();
// add any previous position to the historyif (position != null) {
// add the new point to the polyline polylineBuilder.addPoint(position);
// add the new point to the graphics overlay locationHistoryOverlay.getGraphics().add(new Graphic(position));
}
// store the current position position = locationChangedEvent.getLocation().getPosition();
// add the updated polyline to the graphics overlay locationHistoryLineOverlay.getGraphics().add(new Graphic(polylineBuilder.toGeometry()));
};
trackingButton.setOnAction(event -> {
// if the user has panned away from the location display, turn it on againif (locationDisplay.getAutoPanMode() == LocationDisplay.AutoPanMode.OFF) {
locationDisplay.setAutoPanMode(LocationDisplay.AutoPanMode.RECENTER);
}
// toggle the location tracking when the button is clickedif (trackingButton.isSelected()) {
simulatedLocationDataSource.addLocationChangedListener(locationChangedListener);
trackingButton.setText("Active");
trackingButton.setStyle("-fx-focus-color: #00ff00;");
} else {
simulatedLocationDataSource.removeLocationChangedListener(locationChangedListener);
trackingButton.setText("Stopped");
trackingButton.setStyle("-fx-focus-color: #f16345;");
}
});
// enable the button interactions when the map is loaded map.addDoneLoadingListener(() -> {
if (map.getLoadStatus() == LoadStatus.LOADED) {
trackingButton.setDisable(false);
// start the simulated location data source simulatedLocationDataSource.startAsync();
} else {
new Alert(Alert.AlertType.ERROR, "Map failed to load: " + map.getLoadError().getCause().getMessage()).show();
}
});
// create a control panel and add the label and button UI components HBox controlsHBox = new HBox();
controlsHBox.setBackground(new Background(new BackgroundFill(Paint.valueOf("rgba(0,0,0,0.3)"), CornerRadii.EMPTY, Insets.EMPTY)));
controlsHBox.setPadding(new Insets(10.0));
controlsHBox.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER);
controlsHBox.setMaxSize(210, 50);
controlsHBox.getStyleClass().add("panel-region");
controlsHBox.getChildren().addAll(trackingLabel, trackingButton);
// add the map view and control panel to the stack pane stackPane.getChildren().addAll(mapView, controlsHBox);
StackPane.setAlignment(controlsHBox, Pos.TOP_LEFT);
StackPane.setMargin(controlsHBox, new Insets(10, 0, 0, 10));
} catch (Exception e) {
// on any error, display the stack trace. e.printStackTrace();
}
}
/**
* Stops and releases all resources used in application.
*/@Overridepublicvoidstop(){
if (mapView != null) {
mapView.dispose();
}
}
/**
* Opens and runs application.
*
* @param args arguments passed to this application
*/publicstaticvoidmain(String[] args){
Application.launch(args);
}
}