Display utility associations

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Create graphics for utility associations in a utility network.

Image of display utility associations

Use case

Visualizing utility associations can help you to better understand trace results and the topology of your utility network. For example, connectivity associations allow you to model connectivity between two junctions that don't have geometric coincidence (are not in the same location); structural attachment associations allow you to model equipment that may be attached to structures; and containment associations allow you to model features contained within other features.

How to use the sample

Pan and zoom around the map. Observe graphics that show utility associations between junctions.

How it works

  1. Create and load a UtilityNetwork with a feature service URL.
  2. Add a FeatureLayer to the map for every UtilityNetworkSource of type Edge or Junction.
  3. Create a GraphicsOverlay for the utility associations.
  4. Add an event handler for the ViewpointChanged event of the MapView.
  5. When the sample starts and every time the viewpoint changes, do the following steps.
  6. Get the geometry of the mapview's extent using GetCurrentViewpoint(ViewpointType.BoundingGeometry)?.TargetGeometry?.Extent.
  7. Get the associations that are within the current extent using GetAssociationsAsync(extent).
  8. Get the UtilityAssociationType for each association.
  9. Create a Graphic using the Geometry property of the association and a preferred symbol.
  10. Add the graphic to the graphics overlay.

Relevant API

  • GraphicsOverlay
  • UtilityAssociation
  • UtilityAssociationType
  • UtilityNetwork

About the data

The feature service in this sample represents an electric network in Naperville, Illinois, which contains a utility network used to run the subnetwork-based trace.

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.

Tags

associating, association, attachment, connectivity, containment, relationships

Sample Code

DisplayUtilityAssociations.xaml.csDisplayUtilityAssociations.xaml.csDisplayUtilityAssociations.xaml
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// Copyright 2020 Esri.
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using Esri.ArcGISRuntime;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Geometry;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Mapping;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Security;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Symbology;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.UI;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.UtilityNetworks;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows;

namespace ArcGIS.WPF.Samples.DisplayUtilityAssociations
{
    [ArcGIS.Samples.Shared.Attributes.Sample(
        name: "Display utility associations",
        category: "Utility network",
        description: "Create graphics for utility associations in a utility network.",
        instructions: "Pan and zoom around the map. Observe graphics that show utility associations between junctions.",
        tags: new[] { "associating", "association", "attachment", "connectivity", "containment", "relationships" })]
    public partial class DisplayUtilityAssociations
    {
        // Feature server for the utility network.
        private const string FeatureServerUrl = "https://sampleserver7.arcgisonline.com/server/rest/services/UtilityNetwork/NapervilleElectric/FeatureServer";

        // This viewpoint shows several associations clearly in the utility network.
        private readonly Viewpoint InitialViewpoint = new Viewpoint(new MapPoint(-9812698.37297436, 5131928.33743317, SpatialReferences.WebMercator), 22d);

        // Max scale at which to create graphics for the associations.
        private const double _maxScale = 2000;

        // Overlay to hold graphics for all of the associations.
        private GraphicsOverlay _associationsOverlay;

        // Utility network that will be created from the feature server.
        private UtilityNetwork _utilityNetwork;

        public DisplayUtilityAssociations()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            _ = Initialize();
        }

        private async Task Initialize()
        {
            // As of ArcGIS Enterprise 10.8.1, using utility network functionality requires a licensed user. The following login for the sample server is licensed to perform utility network operations.
            AuthenticationManager.Current.ChallengeHandler = new ChallengeHandler(async (info) =>
            {
                try
                {
                    // WARNING: Never hardcode login information in a production application. This is done solely for the sake of the sample.
                    string sampleServer7User = "viewer01";
                    string sampleServer7Pass = "I68VGU^nMurF";

                    return await AuthenticationManager.Current.GenerateCredentialAsync(info.ServiceUri, sampleServer7User, sampleServer7Pass);
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    Debug.WriteLine(ex.Message);
                    return null;
                }
            });

            try
            {
                // Create the utility network.
                _utilityNetwork = await UtilityNetwork.CreateAsync(new Uri(FeatureServerUrl));

                // Create the map.
                MyMapView.Map = new Map(BasemapStyle.ArcGISTopographic);

                // Get all of the edges and junctions in the network.
                IEnumerable<UtilityNetworkSource> edges = _utilityNetwork.Definition.NetworkSources.Where(n => n.SourceType == UtilityNetworkSourceType.Edge);
                IEnumerable<UtilityNetworkSource> junctions = _utilityNetwork.Definition.NetworkSources.Where(n => n.SourceType == UtilityNetworkSourceType.Junction);

                // Add all edges that are not subnet lines to the map.
                foreach (UtilityNetworkSource source in edges)
                {
                    if (source.SourceUsageType != UtilityNetworkSourceUsageType.SubnetLine && source.FeatureTable != null)
                    {
                        MyMapView.Map.OperationalLayers.Add(new FeatureLayer(source.FeatureTable));
                    }
                }

                // Add all junctions to the map.
                foreach (UtilityNetworkSource source in junctions)
                {
                    if (source.FeatureTable != null)
                    {
                        MyMapView.Map.OperationalLayers.Add(new FeatureLayer(source.FeatureTable));
                    }
                }

                // Create a graphics overlay for associations.
                _associationsOverlay = new GraphicsOverlay();
                MyMapView.GraphicsOverlays.Add(_associationsOverlay);

                // Symbols for the associations.
                Symbol attachmentSymbol = new SimpleLineSymbol(SimpleLineSymbolStyle.Dot, Color.Green, 5d);
                Symbol connectivitySymbol = new SimpleLineSymbol(SimpleLineSymbolStyle.Dot, Color.Red, 5d);

                // Create a renderer for the associations.
                var attachmentValue = new UniqueValue("Attachment", string.Empty, attachmentSymbol, UtilityAssociationType.Attachment.ToString());
                var connectivityValue = new UniqueValue("Connectivity", string.Empty, connectivitySymbol, UtilityAssociationType.Connectivity.ToString());
                _associationsOverlay.Renderer = new UniqueValueRenderer(new List<string> { "AssociationType" }, new List<UniqueValue> { attachmentValue, connectivityValue }, string.Empty, null);

                // Populate the legend in the UI.
                Dictionary<UtilityAssociationType, System.Windows.Media.ImageSource> legend;
                legend = new Dictionary<UtilityAssociationType, System.Windows.Media.ImageSource>();

                RuntimeImage attachmentSwatch = await attachmentSymbol.CreateSwatchAsync();
                legend[UtilityAssociationType.Attachment] = await attachmentSwatch?.ToImageSourceAsync();

                RuntimeImage connectSwatch = await connectivitySymbol.CreateSwatchAsync();
                legend[UtilityAssociationType.Connectivity] = await connectSwatch?.ToImageSourceAsync();

                AssociationLegend.ItemsSource = legend;

                // Set the starting viewpoint.
                await MyMapView.SetViewpointAsync(InitialViewpoint);

                // Add the associations in the starting viewpoint.
                _ = AddAssociations();
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, ex.GetType().Name, MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);
            }
        }

        private void OnNavigationCompleted(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            _ = AddAssociations();
        }

        private async Task AddAssociations()
        {
            try
            {
                // Check if the current viewpoint is outside of the max scale.
                if (MyMapView.GetCurrentViewpoint(ViewpointType.CenterAndScale)?.TargetScale >= _maxScale)
                {
                    return;
                }

                // Check if the current viewpoint has an extent.
                Envelope extent = MyMapView.GetCurrentViewpoint(ViewpointType.BoundingGeometry)?.TargetGeometry?.Extent;
                if (extent == null)
                {
                    return;
                }

                // Get all of the associations in extent of the viewpoint.
                IEnumerable<UtilityAssociation> associations = await _utilityNetwork.GetAssociationsAsync(extent);
                foreach (UtilityAssociation association in associations)
                {
                    // Check if the graphics overlay already contains the association.
                    if (_associationsOverlay.Graphics.Any(g => g.Attributes.ContainsKey("GlobalId") && (Guid)g.Attributes["GlobalId"] == association.GlobalId))
                    {
                        continue;
                    }

                    // Add a graphic for the association.
                    Graphic graphic = new Graphic(association.Geometry);
                    graphic.Attributes["GlobalId"] = association.GlobalId;
                    graphic.Attributes["AssociationType"] = association.AssociationType.ToString();
                    _associationsOverlay.Graphics.Add(graphic);
                }
            }

            // This is thrown when there are too many associations in the extent.
            catch (TooManyAssociationsException)
            {
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, ex.GetType().Name, MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);
            }
        }
    }
}

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