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import GeographicTransformation from "@arcgis/core/geometry/operators/support/GeographicTransformation.js";
Inheritance:
GeographicTransformationAccessor
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.32

Create a geographic transformation that can be used to project 2D geometries between different geographic coordinate systems to ensure that data is properly aligned within a map. These transformations are used to transform coordinates between spatial references that have different geographic coordinate systems, and thus different datums.

A geographic transformation converts everything that needs to be changed, including the units, prime meridian, and the ellipsoid. The transformation is defined by a series of steps, each of which is defined by a well-known text (WKT) string or a well-known ID (WKID). Using the most suitable transformation ensures the best possible accuracy when converting geometries from one spatial reference to another.

The geographicTransformationUtils module provides the getTransformation() and getTransformations() methods which return the default geographic transformation for the given projection or a list of suitable geographic transformations.

Known Limitations

Currently, the client-side projectOperator only supports equation-based geographic transformations.

See also

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.
PropertyTypeClass
declaredClass
readonly inherited

declaredClass

readonlyinherited Property
Type
string
Inherited from: Accessor

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

steps

autocast Property
Type
GeographicTransformationStep[]

An ordered list of geographic transformation steps that represent the process of transforming coordinates from one geographic coordinate system to another. The steps are applied in the order in which they are defined.

To define the steps use the GeographicTransformationStep module.

Default value
[]

Methods

MethodSignatureClass
fromJSON
inherited static
fromJSON(json: any): any
clone
inherited
clone(): this
getInverse(): GeographicTransformation
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

inherited Method
Signature
clone (): this
Inherited from: ClonableMixin

Creates a deep clone of this object. Any properties that store values by reference will be assigned copies of the referenced values on the cloned instance.

Returns
this

A deep clone of the class instance that invoked this method.

getInverse

Method
Signature
getInverse (): GeographicTransformation

Returns the inverse of this geographic transformation. The inverse of a transformation converts coordinates using the same method and parameters, but in the opposite direction of the original object. For example if the original object represents the NAD_1983_HARN_To_NAD_1983_NSRS2007_1 transformation, then the inverse will transform from NAD 83 (NSRS 2007) to NAD 83 (HARN).

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.