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Discover connected features in a utility network using connected, subnetwork, upstream, and downstream traces.

Image of trace utility network

Use case

You can use a trace to visualize and validate the network topology of a utility network for quality assurance. Subnetwork traces are used for validating whether subnetworks, such as circuits or zones, are defined or edited appropriately.

How to use the sample

Tap on one or more features while ‘Add starting locations’ or ‘Add barriers’ is selected. When a junction feature is identified, you may be prompted to select a terminal. When an edge feature is identified, the distance from the tapped location to the beginning of the edge feature will be computed. Select the type of trace using the drop down menu. Click ‘Trace’ to initiate a trace on the network. Click ‘Reset’ to clear the trace parameters and start over.

How it works

  1. Create a MapView and identify the feature onSingleTap event.
  2. Create and load an ArcGISMap with a web map item URL that contains an UtilityNetwork.
  3. Get and load the first UtilityNetwork from the web map.
  4. Get and load the ServiceGeodatabase from the utility network and fetch the line FeatureLayer from the ServiceGeodatabase’s tables.
  5. Add a GraphicsOverlay with symbology that distinguishes starting locations from barriers.
  6. Identify features on the map and add a Graphic that represents its purpose (starting location or barrier) at the tapped location.
  7. Create a UtilityElement for the identified feature.
  8. Determine the type of this element using its UtilityNetworkSourceType property.
  9. If the element is a junction with more than one terminal, display a terminal picker. Then set the junction’s UtilityTerminal property with the selected terminal.
  10. If an edge, set its FractionAlongEdge property using GeometryEngine.FractionAlong.
  11. Add this UtilityElement to a collection of starting locations or barriers.
  12. Create UtilityTraceParameters with the selected trace type along with the collected starting locations and barriers (if applicable).
  13. Set the UtilityTraceParameters.TraceConfiguration with the tier’s UtilityTier.getDefaultTraceConfiguration() result.
  14. Run a UtilityNetwork.trace() with the specified parameters.
  15. For every FeatureLayer in the map, select the features returned with elements matching their UtilityNetworkSource.FeatureTable with the layer’s FeatureTable.

Relevant API

  • FractionAlong
  • UtilityAssetType
  • UtilityDomainNetwork
  • UtilityElement
  • UtilityElementTraceResult
  • UtilityNetwork
  • UtilityNetworkDefinition
  • UtilityNetworkSource
  • UtilityTerminal
  • UtilityTier
  • UtilityTraceConfiguration
  • UtilityTraceParameters
  • UtilityTraceResult
  • UtilityTraceType
  • UtilityTraversability

About the data

The Naperville Electric Map web map contains a utility network used to run the subnetwork-based trace shown in this sample. Authentication is required and handled within the sample code.

Additional information

Using utility network on ArcGIS Enterprise 10.8 requires an ArcGIS Enterprise member account licensed with the Utility Network user type extension. Please refer to the utility network services documentation.

This sample uses the GeoView-Compose Toolkit module to be able to implement a composable MapView. Use the UtilityNetworkTrace tool to help configure, run, and visualize UtilityNetworkTraces on a composable MapView.

Tags

condition barriers, downstream trace, geoview-compose, network analysis, subnetwork trace, toolkit, trace configuration, traversability, upstream trace, utility network, validate consistency

Sample Code

MainActivity.kt MainActivity.kt TraceUtilityNetworkViewModel.kt TraceUtilityNetworkScreen.kt
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package com.esri.arcgismaps.sample.traceutilitynetwork
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 androidx.compose.runtime.DisposableEffect
import com.arcgismaps.ApiKey
import com.arcgismaps.ArcGISEnvironment
import com.esri.arcgismaps.sample.sampleslib.theme.SampleAppTheme
import com.esri.arcgismaps.sample.traceutilitynetwork.screens.TraceUtilityNetworkScreen
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 {
TraceUtilityNetworkApp()
}
}
}
@Composable
private fun TraceUtilityNetworkApp() {
Surface(color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.background) {
TraceUtilityNetworkScreen(
sampleName = getString(R.string.trace_utility_network_app_name)
)
// remove credentials on screen dispose
DisposableEffect(Unit) {
onDispose {
ArcGISEnvironment.authenticationManager.arcGISCredentialStore.removeAll()
}
}
}
}
}