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Find the union, intersection, or difference of two geometries.

Image of perform spatial operations

Use case

The different spatial operations (union, difference, symmetric difference, and intersection) can be used for a variety of spatial analyses. For example, government authorities may use the intersect operation to determine whether a proposed road cuts through a restricted piece of land such as a nature reserve or a private property. When these operations are chained together, they become even more powerful. An analysis of food deserts within an urban area might begin by union-ing service areas of grocery stores, farmer’s markets, and food co-ops. Taking the difference between this single geometry of all services areas and that of a polygon delineating a neighborhood would reveal the areas within that neighborhood where access to healthy, whole foods may not exist.

How to use the sample

The sample provides an option to select a spatial operation. When an operation is selected, the resulting geometry is shown in red. The ‘reset operation’ button undoes the action and allow selecting a different operation.

How it works

  1. Create a
    and add it to the
    .
  2. Define a
    of each
    .
  3. Add the overlapping polygons to the graphics overlay.
  4. Perform spatial relationships between the polygons by using the appropriate operation:
    • - This method returns the two geometries united together as one geometry.
    • - This method returns any part of Geometry2 that does not intersect Geometry1.
    • - This method returns any part of Geometry1 or Geometry2 which do not intersect.
    • - This method returns the intersection of Geometry1 and Geometry2.
  5. Use the geometry that is returned from the method call to create a new
    and add it to the graphics overlay for it to be displayed.

Relevant API

  • Geometry
  • GeometryEngine
  • GeometryEngine.Difference
  • GeometryEngine.Intersection
  • GeometryEngine.SymmetricDifference
  • GeometryEngine.Union
  • Graphic
  • GraphicsOverlay

Tags

analysis, combine, difference, geometry, intersection, merge, polygon, union

Sample Code

SpatialOperations.xaml SpatialOperations.xaml SpatialOperations.xaml.cs
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ContentPage x:Class="ArcGIS.Samples.SpatialOperations.SpatialOperations"
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 Style="{DynamicResource EsriSampleControlPanel}">
<StackLayout Spacing="5">
<Label Text="Spatial operation:" />
<Picker x:Name="SpatialOperationComboBox" SelectedIndexChanged="SpatialOperationComboBox_SelectedIndexChanged" />
<Button x:Name="ResetOperationButton"
Clicked="ResetOperationButton_Clicked"
Text="Reset" />
</StackLayout>
</Border>
</Grid>
</ContentPage>