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View a point scene layer from a scene service.

Screenshot of Add point scene layer sample

Use case

Point scene layers can efficiently display large amounts of point features. While point cloud layers can only display simple symbols, point scene layers can display any type of billboard symbol or even 3D models, as long as the location of the symbol can be described by a point. Points are cached and automatically thinned when zoomed out to improve performance.

How to use the sample

Pan around the scene and zoom in. Notice how many thousands of additional features appear at each successive zoom scale.

How it works

  1. Create an ArcGISScene.
  2. Create an ArcGISSceneLayer with the URL to a point scene layer service.
  3. Add the layer to the scene’s operational layers.
  4. Add an elevation source to the scene’s base surface.
  5. Display the scene in a SceneView.

Relevant API

  • ArcGISScene
  • ArcGISSceneLayer
  • ArcGISTiledElevationSource
  • SceneView

About the data

This dataset contains more than 40,000 points representing world airports. Points are retrieved on demand by the scene layer as the user navigates the scene.

Additional information

Point scene layers can also be retrieved from scene layer packages (.slpk) and mobile scene packages (.mspk).

Tags

3D, layers, point scene layer

Sample Code

MainActivity.kt MainActivity.kt AddPointSceneLayerViewModel.kt AddPointSceneLayerScreen.kt
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package com.esri.arcgismaps.sample.addpointscenelayer
import android.os.Bundle
import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.activity.enableEdgeToEdge
import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
import androidx.compose.material3.Surface
import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
import com.arcgismaps.ApiKey
import com.arcgismaps.ArcGISEnvironment
import com.esri.arcgismaps.sample.sampleslib.theme.SampleAppTheme
import com.esri.arcgismaps.sample.addpointscenelayer.screens.AddPointSceneLayerScreen
class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
// authentication with an API key or named user is
// required to access basemaps and other location services
ArcGISEnvironment.apiKey = ApiKey.create(BuildConfig.ACCESS_TOKEN)
enableEdgeToEdge()
setContent {
SampleAppTheme {
AddPointSceneLayerApp()
}
}
}
@Composable
private fun AddPointSceneLayerApp() {
Surface(color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.background) {
AddPointSceneLayerScreen(
sampleName = getString(R.string.add_point_scene_layer_app_name)
)
}
}
}