Create a raster layer from a raster image service.
Use case
Accessing a raster image from an online service can be useful for analysing the most up-to-date data available for an area. For example, retrieving recent results of bathymetry surveys within a shipping channel monitored for its sediment build-up would allow planners to assess dredging needs.
How to use the sample
Simply launch the sample to see a raster from an image service being used on a map.
How it works
- Create an
ImageServiceRasterusing the service's URL. - Create a
RasterLayerfrom the image service raster. - Add the raster layer to the map.
Relevant API
- ImageServiceRaster
- RasterLayer
About the data
This sample uses a NOAA raster image service. The service computes a hillshade image from the depth (in meters) of U.S. coastal waters.
Tags
image service, raster
Sample Code
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package com.esri.arcgismaps.sample.addrasterfromservice.components
import android.app.Application
import androidx.lifecycle.AndroidViewModel
import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
import com.arcgismaps.LoadStatus
import com.arcgismaps.geometry.Point
import com.arcgismaps.geometry.SpatialReference
import com.arcgismaps.mapping.ArcGISMap
import com.arcgismaps.mapping.BasemapStyle
import com.arcgismaps.mapping.Viewpoint
import com.arcgismaps.mapping.layers.RasterLayer
import com.arcgismaps.raster.ImageServiceRaster
import com.esri.arcgismaps.sample.sampleslib.components.MessageDialogViewModel
import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asStateFlow
import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
/**
* ViewModel for the Add raster from service sample.
*/
class AddRasterFromServiceViewModel(application: Application) : AndroidViewModel(application) {
// Map used by the Compose MapView
var arcGISMap = ArcGISMap(BasemapStyle.ArcGISDarkGray).apply {
initialViewpoint = Viewpoint(
center = Point(-13637000.0, 4550000.0, SpatialReference.webMercator()),
scale = 100000.0
)
}
// The image service raster (NOAA bathymetry service)
private val imageServiceRaster = ImageServiceRaster(
url = "https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/bag_bathymetry/ImageServer"
)
// Raster layer that will display the image service raster
private val rasterLayer = RasterLayer(imageServiceRaster)
// Flow exposing the current load status of the raster layer for the UI to observe
private val _rasterLoadStatus = MutableStateFlow<LoadStatus>(LoadStatus.NotLoaded)
val rasterLoadStatus = _rasterLoadStatus.asStateFlow()
// Message dialog view model for error reporting
val messageDialogVM = MessageDialogViewModel()
init {
// Add the raster layer to the map's operational layers
arcGISMap.operationalLayers.add(rasterLayer)
// Start loading the raster layer and observe its load status
viewModelScope.launch {
// Attempt to load the raster layer and report any immediate failures
rasterLayer.load().onFailure { throwable ->
messageDialogVM.showMessageDialog(throwable)
}.onSuccess {
_rasterLoadStatus.value = LoadStatus.Loaded
}
}
}
}