Format coordinates in a variety of common notations.

Use case
The coordinate formatter can format a map location in WGS84 in a number of common coordinate notations. Parsing one of these formats to a location is also supported. Formats include decimal degrees; degrees, minutes, seconds; Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM), and United States National Grid (USNG).
How to use the sample
Tap on the map to see a callout with the tapped location’s coordinate formatted in 4 different ways. You can also put a coordinate string in any of these formats in the text field. Hit Enter and the coordinate string will be parsed to a map location which the callout will move to.
How it works
- Get or create a
MapPointwith a spatial reference. - Use one of the static “to” methods on
CoordinateFormattersuch asCoordinateFormatter.ToLatitudeLongitude(point, CoordinateFormatter.LatitudeLongitudeFormat.DecimalDegrees, 4)to get the formatted string. - To go from a formatted string to a
Point, use one of the “from” static methods likeCoordinateFormatter.FromUtm(coordinateString, map.SpatialReference, CoordinateFormatter.UtmConversionMode.NorthSouthIndicators).
Relevant API
- CoordinateFormatter
- CoordinateFormatter.LatitudeLongitudeFormat
- CoordinateFormatter.UtmConversionMode
Tags
convert, coordinate, decimal degrees, degree minutes seconds, format, latitude, longitude, USNG, UTM
Sample Code
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><ContentPage x:Class="ArcGIS.Samples.FormatCoordinates.FormatCoordinates" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml" xmlns:esriUI="clr-namespace:Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Maui;assembly=Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Maui"> <Grid Style="{DynamicResource EsriSampleContainer}"> <esriUI:MapView x:Name="MyMapView" Style="{DynamicResource EsriSampleGeoView}" /> <Border MinimumWidthRequest="400" Style="{DynamicResource EsriSampleControlPanel}"> <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,*" ColumnSpacing="5" RowDefinitions="auto,auto,auto,auto,auto" RowSpacing="5"> <Label Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" HorizontalTextAlignment="Center" VerticalTextAlignment="Center"> Decimal Degrees </Label> <Entry x:Name="DecimalDegreesTextField" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Placeholder="Decimal Degrees" /> <Label Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" HorizontalTextAlignment="Center" VerticalTextAlignment="Center"> Degrees, Minutes, Seconds </Label> <Entry x:Name="DmsTextField" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Placeholder="Degrees, Minutes, Seconds" /> <Label Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0" HorizontalTextAlignment="Center" VerticalTextAlignment="Center"> UTM </Label> <Entry x:Name="UtmTextField" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1" Placeholder="UTM" /> <Label Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="0" HorizontalTextAlignment="Center" VerticalTextAlignment="Center"> USNG </Label> <Entry x:Name="UsngTextField" Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" Placeholder="USNG" /> <Button Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Clicked="RecalculateFields" Text="Recalculate" /> </Grid> </Border> </Grid></ContentPage>// Copyright 2022 Esri.//// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.// You may obtain a copy of the License at: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0//// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an// "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific// language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Geometry;using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Mapping;using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Symbology;using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.UI;
using Color = System.Drawing.Color;
namespace ArcGIS.Samples.FormatCoordinates{ [ArcGIS.Samples.Shared.Attributes.Sample( name: "Format coordinates", category: "Geometry", description: "Format coordinates in a variety of common notations.", instructions: "Tap on the map to see a callout with the tapped location's coordinate formatted in 4 different ways. You can also put a coordinate string in any of these formats in the text field. Hit Enter and the coordinate string will be parsed to a map location which the callout will move to.", tags: new[] { "USNG", "UTM", "convert", "coordinate", "decimal degrees", "degree minutes seconds", "format", "latitude", "longitude" })] public partial class FormatCoordinates : ContentPage { // Hold a reference to the most recently updated field. private Entry _selectedEntry;
private List<Entry> _entries;
public FormatCoordinates() { InitializeComponent(); Initialize(); }
private void Initialize() { // Create a list of the entries. _entries = new List<Entry> { UtmTextField, DmsTextField, DecimalDegreesTextField, UsngTextField };
// Create the map. MyMapView.Map = new Map(BasemapStyle.ArcGISNavigation);
// Add the graphics overlay to the map. MyMapView.GraphicsOverlays.Add(new GraphicsOverlay());
// Create the starting point. var startingPoint = new MapPoint(0, 0, SpatialReferences.WebMercator);
// Update the UI with the initial point. UpdateUIFromMapPoint(startingPoint);
// Subscribe to map tap events to enable tapping on map to update coordinates. MyMapView.GeoViewTapped += (s, e) => { UpdateUIFromMapPoint(e.Location); }; }
private void InputTextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e) { // Keep track of the last edited field. _selectedEntry = (Entry)sender; }
private void RecalculateFields(object sender, EventArgs e) { // Only update the point if the user has changed text. if (_selectedEntry == null) return;
// Hold the entered point. MapPoint enteredPoint = null;
// Update the point based on which text sent the event. try { switch (_selectedEntry.Placeholder) { case "Decimal Degrees": case "Degrees, Minutes, Seconds": enteredPoint = CoordinateFormatter.FromLatitudeLongitude(_selectedEntry.Text, MyMapView.SpatialReference); break;
case "UTM": enteredPoint = CoordinateFormatter.FromUtm(_selectedEntry.Text, MyMapView.SpatialReference, UtmConversionMode.NorthSouthIndicators); break;
case "USNG": enteredPoint = CoordinateFormatter.FromUsng(_selectedEntry.Text, MyMapView.SpatialReference); break; } } catch (Exception ex) { // The coordinate is malformed, warn and return DisplayAlert("Invalid Format", ex.Message, "OK"); return; }
// Update the UI from the MapPoint. UpdateUIFromMapPoint(enteredPoint); }
private void UpdateUIFromMapPoint(MapPoint selectedPoint) { try { // Check if the selected point can be formatted into coordinates. CoordinateFormatter.ToLatitudeLongitude(selectedPoint, LatitudeLongitudeFormat.DecimalDegrees, 0); } catch (Exception ex) { DisplayAlert("Error", ex.Message, "OK"); return; }
// "Deselect" any text box. _selectedEntry = null;
// Disable event handlers while updating text in text boxes. _entries.ForEach(box => box.TextChanged -= InputTextChanged);
// Update Entry values. DecimalDegreesTextField.Text = CoordinateFormatter.ToLatitudeLongitude(selectedPoint, LatitudeLongitudeFormat.DecimalDegrees, 4); DmsTextField.Text = CoordinateFormatter.ToLatitudeLongitude(selectedPoint, LatitudeLongitudeFormat.DegreesMinutesSeconds, 1); UtmTextField.Text = CoordinateFormatter.ToUtm(selectedPoint, UtmConversionMode.NorthSouthIndicators, true); UsngTextField.Text = CoordinateFormatter.ToUsng(selectedPoint, 4, true);
// Enable event handlers for all of the text boxes. _entries.ForEach(box => box.TextChanged += InputTextChanged);
// Clear existing graphics. MyMapView.GraphicsOverlays[0].Graphics.Clear();
// Create a symbol to symbolize the point. var symbol = new SimpleMarkerSymbol(SimpleMarkerSymbolStyle.X, Color.Yellow, 20);
// Create the graphic. var symbolGraphic = new Graphic(selectedPoint, symbol);
// Add the graphic to the graphics overlay. MyMapView.GraphicsOverlays[0].Graphics.Add(symbolGraphic); } }}