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import { createRenderer, updateRenderer } from "@arcgis/core/smartMapping/renderers/heatmap.js";
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.11

This object contains a helper method for generating a HeatmapRenderer for a point Layer.

It is important to note that the input layer must have features available in the input view for the createRenderer() method to generate a meaningful heatmap. Otherwise, the method will fail.

Known Limitation

Only layers with point geometries are supported.

See also

Functions

createRenderer

Function

Generates a HeatmapRenderer that may be applied directly to the layer used to call this method. The renderer represents points as a continuous surface using optimal colors for the view's background.

This method should be called when at least some points are visible in the input view's extent. If no points are visible in the view, then the response will not return a useful visualization.

In most cases you will provide a layer, view, and optional field to generate this renderer. This is a scenario in which the statistics and the distribution of the data aren't well known and the user doesn't know what colors to use in the visualization.

The other options are provided for convenience for more involved custom visualization authoring applications. For example, if you already generated statistics in another operation, you can pass the statistics object to the statistics parameter to avoid making an extra call to the server.

Signature
createRenderer (parameters: HeatmapRendererParameters): Promise<HeatmapRendererResult>
Parameters
ParameterTypeDescriptionRequired
parameters

Input parameters for generating a heatmap visualization based on data returned from a given field.

Returns
Promise<HeatmapRendererResult>

Resolves to an instance of HeatmapRendererResult.

Example
let earthquakeLayer = new FeatureLayer({
// url to a point dataset
});
// visualization based on field
let heatmapParams = {
layer: earthquakeLayer,
view: view,
field: "magnitude"
};
// when the promise resolves, apply the renderer to the layer
heatmapRendererCreator.createRenderer(heatmapParams)
.then(function(response){
earthquakeLayer.renderer = response.renderer;
});

updateRenderer

Function
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25

Allows you to update the HeatmapRenderer.colorStops of a HeatmapRenderer with opacity, making the low density areas of the heat map to fade out.

Signature
updateRenderer (parameters: UpdateHeatmapRendererParameters): HeatmapRenderer
Parameters
ParameterTypeDescriptionRequired
parameters

Input parameters for updating a heatmap renderer with a given fadeRatio.

Returns
HeatmapRenderer

The updated HeatmapRenderer.

Example
const renderer = heatmapRendererCreator.updateRenderer({
renderer: layer.renderer
fadeRatio: 0.7
});
layer.renderer = renderer;

Type definitions

HeatmapRendererParameters

Type definition
Supertypes
AbortOptions

layer

Property
Type
Exclude<SupportedLayer, ImageryLayer | KnowledgeGraphSublayer | PointCloudLayer> | null | undefined

The point layer for which the visualization is generated. When a client-side layer type is provided, attribute statistics are calculated only from features in the view's extent. When a server-side layer type is provided, the statistics are calculated from the entire layer.

field

Property
Type
string | null | undefined

The name of the field whose data will be queried for statistics and used for the basis of the data-driven visualization. The value of the field is used as a multiplier in the heatmap, making areas with high field values hotter than areas where the features have low field values.

radius

Property
Type
number | null | undefined

The HeatmapRenderer.radius in points that determines the area of influence of each point. A higher radius indicates points have more influence on surrounding points.

Default value
18

minRatio

Property
Type
number | null | undefined

The minimum HeatmapColorStop.ratio used in the HeatmapRenderer.colorStops of the output renderer.

Default value
0.01

maxRatio

Property
Type
number | null | undefined

The maximum HeatmapColorStop.ratio used in the HeatmapRenderer.colorStops of the output renderer.

Default value
1

fadeToTransparent

Property
Type
boolean | null | undefined

Indicates whether the heatmap should fade its colors to transparent. When false, the fadeRatio parameter is ignored.

Default value
true

fadeRatio

Property
Type
number | null | undefined

Indicates how much to fade the lower color stops with transparency to create a fuzzy boundary on the edge of the heatmap. A value of 0 makes a discrete boundary on the lower color stop.

Default value
0.2

filter

Property
Type
FeatureFilter | null | undefined
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.31

When defined, only features included in the filter are considered in the attribute and spatial statistics calculations when determining the final renderer. This is useful when a lot of variation exists in the data that could result in undesired data ranges. A common use case would be to set a filter that only includes features in the current extent of the view where the data is most likely to be viewed. Currently, only geometry filters with an intersects spatial relationship are supported. All other filter types (including where) are ignored.

statistics

Property
Type
HeatmapStatisticsResult | null | undefined

A statistics object generated from the heatmapStatistics function. If statistics for the field have already been generated, then pass the object here to avoid making a second statistics query to the server.

heatmapScheme

Property
Type
HeatmapScheme | null | undefined

In authoring apps, the user may select a pre-defined heatmap scheme. Pass the scheme object to this property to avoid getting one based on the view's background.

view

Property
Type
MapViewOrSceneView | null | undefined

The view instance in which the visualization will be rendered.

HeatmapRendererResult

Type definition

The result object of the createRenderer() method. See the table below for details of each property.

renderer

Property
Type
HeatmapRenderer

The renderer object configured to best match the view's background and the spread of the data. Set this on a layer's renderer property to update its visualization.

statistics

Property
Type
HeatmapStatisticsResult

Basic statistics required for generating a renderer with optimal values for the given layer and view.

defaultValuesUsed

Property
Type
boolean

Indicates whether default values are used in the absence of sufficient data and/or statistics from the layer. Default values are typically used when all features have the same field value or no value at all.

scheme

Property
Type
HeatmapScheme | null | undefined

The color scheme used by the renderer.

basemapId

Property
Type
string | null | undefined

The ID of the basemap used to determine the optimal color stops of the heatmap.

basemapTheme

Property
Type
BasemapTheme | null | undefined

Indicates whether the average color of the input view's basemap is light or dark.

UpdateHeatmapRendererParameters

Type definition

fadeRatio

Property
Type
number | null | undefined

Indicates how much to fade the lower color stops with transparency to create a fuzzy boundary on the edge of the heatmap. A value of 0 makes a discrete boundary on the lower color stop.

renderer

Property
Type
HeatmapRenderer

The heatmap renderer for which to add or remove opacity.