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import SpatialReference from "@arcgis/core/geometry/SpatialReference.js";
Inheritance:
SpatialReferenceAccessor
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.0

Defines the spatial reference of a view, layer, or method parameters. This indicates the projected or geographic coordinate system used to locate geographic features in the map. Each projected and geographic coordinate system is defined by either a well-known ID (WKID) or a definition string (WKT). Note that for versions prior to ArcGIS 10, only wkid was supported. For a full list of supported spatial reference IDs and their corresponding definition strings, see Using spatial references.

Examples
// set the spatial reference of a view to WebMercator using wkid
const view = new SceneView({
container: "viewDiv",
map: map,
spatialReference: {
wkid: 3857
}
});
// set the spatial reference of a geometry
// to WGS84 using the WGS84 property
const point = new Point({
x: 10.1,
y: 47.4,
spatialReference: SpatialReference.WGS84
});

Constructors

Constructor

Constructor
Parameters
ParameterTypeDescriptionRequired
properties
See the properties table for a list of all the properties that may be passed into the constructor.

Properties

Any properties can be set, retrieved or listened to. See the Watch for changes topic.

WebMercator

readonlystatic Property
Type
SpatialReference

A convenience spatial reference instance for Web Mercator.

Example
// returns true if the webMercatorUtils can
// project geometries from WGS84 to Web Mercator
let canProjectWGS84toWebMercator = webMercatorUtils.canProject(SpatialReference.WGS84, SpatialReference.WebMercator);

WGS84

readonlystatic Property
Type
SpatialReference

A convenience spatial reference instance for WGS84.

Example
// returns true if the webMercatorUtils can
// project geometries from WGS84 to Web Mercator
let canProjectWGS84toWebMercator = webMercatorUtils.canProject(SpatialReference.WGS84, SpatialReference.WebMercator);

declaredClass

readonlyinherited Property
Type
string
Inherited from: Accessor
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.7

The name of the class. The declared class name is formatted as esri.folder.className.

falseM

Property
Type
number | null | undefined
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 5.0

The false origin of coordinate M values. The default is determined by the spatial reference.

falseX

Property
Type
number | null | undefined
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 5.0

The false origin of coordinate X values. The default is determined by the spatial reference.

falseY

Property
Type
number | null | undefined
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 5.0

The false origin of coordinate Y values. The default is determined by the spatial reference.

falseZ

Property
Type
number | null | undefined
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 5.0

The false origin of coordinate Z values. The default is determined by the spatial reference.

imageCoordinateSystem

Property
Type
any | null | undefined
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.13

An image coordinate system defines the spatial reference used to display the image in its original coordinates without distortion, map transformations or ortho-rectification. Typically, ImageryLayer is displayed in the MapView.spatialReference of the view. In some cases, converting images into map coordinates can cause your images to look skewed or distorted because of the various transformations and terrain corrections that are used. Since there is no distortion with images in the image coordinate system, it is ideal for using with oblique imagery and mensuration.

The image can be displayed in its original coordinates only in 2D MapView with a top-uprotation which is always oriented in the look of direction of the dataset. This works similarly to an in-car navigation system where the choices are often either north is at the top of the screen (therefore, not using a top up option) or the screen rotates so the travel direction is always displayed at the top.

See also
Example
// get image coordinate system of the specified catalog item
// for example Raster.OBJECTID = 1600
layer.getCatalogItemICSInfo(imageId).then(function(info) {
// create a spatialReference object and set its
// imageCoordinateSystem property
let sr = { // autocasts to esri/geometry/SpatialReference
imageCoordinateSystem: { id: imageId }
};
// Calculate an extent for the mapview based on the image's extent
// in its original coordinate system
const width = document.getElementById("viewDiv").getBoundingClientRect().width;
const height = document.getElementById("viewDiv").getBoundingClientRect().height;
const newExt = info.icsExtent.clone();
const scaleFactor = 5;
newExt.xmin = (newExt.xmin + newExt.xmax - width * scaleFactor) / 2;
newExt.xmax = newExt.xmin + width * scaleFactor;
newExt.ymin = (newExt.ymin + newExt.ymax - height * scaleFactor) / 2;
newExt.ymax = newExt.ymin + height * scaleFactor;
newExt.spatialReference = sr;
// set the MapView's spatialReference to the image's coordinate system
// and the extent to the extent calculated above
view = new MapView({
container: "viewDiv",
map: map,
spatialReference: sr,
extent: newExt
});
});

isGeographic

readonly Property
Type
boolean

Indicates if the spatial reference refers to a geographic coordinate system.

isWebMercator

readonly Property
Type
boolean

Indicates if the wkid of the spatial reference object is one of the following values: 102113, 102100, 3857.

isWGS84

readonly Property
Type
boolean

Indicates if the wkid of the spatial reference object is 4326.

isWrappable

readonly Property
Type
boolean

Indicates if the spatial reference of the map supports wrapping around the International Date Line. Value is true if the spatial reference is Web Mercator or WGS84.

latestVcsWkid

Property
Type
number | null | undefined
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 5.0

The latest vertical coordinate system well-known ID of the spatial reference.

latestWkid

Property
Type
number | null | undefined
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 5.0

The latest well-known ID of the spatial reference.

metersPerUnit

readonly Property
Type
number
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.26

The factor to convert one unit value in the spatial reference's unit to meters.

Examples
// Convert 1 pixel in a MapView to meters
const pixelInMeter = view.resolution * view.spatialReference.metersPerUnit;
// Measure the geodesic distance between two points in the view's unit
const distanceInViewUnit = geodesicUtils.geodesicDistance(pointA, pointB, "meters") / view.spatialReference.metersPerUnit;
const DPI = 96
const inchesPerMeter = 39.37;
// Get the scale for an extent
function getScale(extent, viewWidth) {
const unitValue = extent.spatialReference.metersPerUnit;
return (extent.width / viewWidth) * unitValue * inchesPerMeter * DPI;
}

mTolerance

Property
Type
number | null | undefined
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 5.0

The tolerance value reflects the accuracy of coordinates. If one coordinate is within the tolerance value of another, they are interpreted as being at the same location. This value is used in relational and topological operations when determining whether two points are close enough to be given the same coordinate value or they are far enough apart to each have their own coordinate value. The default tolerance is set to 0.001 meters or its equivalent in map units.

mUnits

Property
Type
number | null | undefined
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 5.0

The number of distinct values that can be represented per one unit of floating point coordinates. The resolution for M is 1/mUnits. The default resolution is set to 0.0001 meters or its equivalent in map units.

unit

readonly Property
Type
ProjectionLengthUnit | "degrees" | null | undefined
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.26

The unit of the spatial reference. Returns null if no unit could be determined.

Some values of the possible values listed here cannot be used as parameters for certain functions. For example, geodesicDistance() only accepts meters, feet, us-feet. For other values, you can use the meters unit and use metersPerUnit convert to the spatial reference's unit.

See also

vcsWkid

Property
Type
number | null | undefined
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 5.0

The vertical coordinate system well-known ID of the spatial reference.

wkid

Property
Type
number | null | undefined

The well-known ID of a spatial reference. See Using spatial references for a list of supported spatial references.

wkt

Property
Type
string | null | undefined

The well-known text that defines a spatial reference.

wkt2

Property
Type
string | null | undefined
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.28

The well-known text of the coordinate system as defined by OGC standard for well-known text strings.

xyTolerance

Property
Type
number | null | undefined
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 5.0

The tolerance value reflects the accuracy of coordinates. If one coordinate is within the tolerance value of another, they are interpreted as being at the same location. This value is used in relational and topological operations when determining whether two points are close enough to be given the same coordinate value or they are far enough apart to each have their own coordinate value. The default tolerance is set to 0.001 meters or its equivalent in map units.

xyUnits

Property
Type
number | null | undefined
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 5.0

The number of distinct values that can be represented per one unit of floating point coordinates. The resolution for X and Y is 1/xyUnits. The default resolution is set to 0.0001 meters or its equivalent in map units.

zTolerance

Property
Type
number | null | undefined
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 5.0

The tolerance value reflects the accuracy of coordinates. If one coordinate is within the tolerance value of another, they are interpreted as being at the same location. This value is used in relational and topological operations when determining whether two points are close enough to be given the same coordinate value or they are far enough apart to each have their own coordinate value. The default tolerance is set to 0.001 meters or its equivalent in map units.

zUnits

Property
Type
number | null | undefined
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 5.0

The number of distinct values that can be represented per one unit of floating point coordinates. The resolution for Z is 1/zUnits. The default resolution is set to 0.0001 meters or its equivalent in map units.

Methods

MethodSignatureClass
fromJSON
inherited static
fromJSON(json: any): any
clone(): SpatialReference
equals(spatialReference: SpatialReference | null | undefined): boolean
toJSON
inherited
toJSON(): any

fromJSON

inheritedstatic Method
Signature
fromJSON (json: any): any
Inherited from: JSONSupportMixin

Creates a new instance of this class and initializes it with values from a JSON object generated from an ArcGIS product. The object passed into the input json parameter often comes from a response to a query operation in the REST API or a toJSON() method from another ArcGIS product. See the Using fromJSON() topic in the Guide for details and examples of when and how to use this function.

Parameters
ParameterTypeDescriptionRequired
json
any

A JSON representation of the instance in the ArcGIS format. See the ArcGIS REST API documentation for examples of the structure of various input JSON objects.

Returns
any

Returns a new instance of this class.

clone

Method
Signature
clone (): SpatialReference

Returns a deep clone of the spatial reference object.

Returns
SpatialReference

Returns a deep clone of the spatial reference object.

equals

Method
Signature
equals (spatialReference: SpatialReference | null | undefined): boolean

Checks if the specified spatial reference object has the same wkid or wkt as this spatial reference object.

Parameters
ParameterTypeDescriptionRequired
spatialReference

The spatial reference to compare to.

Returns
boolean

Returns true if the input spatial reference object has the same wkid or wkt as this spatial reference object.

Example
const SpatialReference = await $arcgis.import("@arcgis/core/geometry/SpatialReference.js");
const sr1 = new SpatialReference({ wkid: 4326 });
const sr2 = new SpatialReference({ wkid: 4326 });
console.log(sr1.equals(sr2)); // true

toJSON

inherited Method
Signature
toJSON (): any
Inherited from: JSONSupportMixin

Converts an instance of this class to its ArcGIS portal JSON representation. See the Using fromJSON() guide topic for more information.

Returns
any

The ArcGIS portal JSON representation of an instance of this class.