Play a KML tour

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Play tours in KML files.

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Use case

KML, the file format used by Google Earth, supports creating tours, which can control the viewpoint of the scene, hide and show content, and play audio. Tours allow you to easily share tours of geographic locations, which can be augmented with rich multimedia. The ArcGIS Maps SDK for Qt allows you to consume these tours using a simple API.

How to use the sample

The sample will load the KMZ file automatically. When a tour is found, the Play button will be enabled. Use Play and Pause to control the tour. When you're ready to show the tour, use the reset button to return the tour to the unplayed state.

How it works

  1. Load the KML dataset and add it to a layer.
  2. Create the KML tour controller. Wire up the buttons to the play(), pause(), and reset() methods.
  3. Use a method to explore the tree of KML content and find the first KML tour. Once a tour is found, provide it to the KML tour controller.
  4. Enable the buttons to allow the user to play, pause, and reset the tour.

Relevant API

  • KmlTour
  • KmlTourController

Offline data

Read more about how to set up the sample's offline data here.

Link Local Location
Esri tour KMZ <userhome>/ArcGIS/Runtime/Data/kml/Esri_tour.kmz

About the data

This sample uses a custom tour created by a member of the ArcGIS Maps SDK for Native Apps samples team. When you play the tour, you'll see a narrated journey through some of Esri's offices.

Additional information

See Google's documentation for information about authoring KML tours.

Tags

animation, interactive, KML, narration, pause, play, story, tour

Sample Code

PlayAKmlTour.cppPlayAKmlTour.cppPlayAKmlTour.hPlayAKmlTour.qml
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// [WriteFile Name=PlayAKmlTour, Category=Layers]
// [Legal]
// Copyright 2019 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.
// [Legal]

#ifdef PCH_BUILD
#include "pch.hpp"
#endif // PCH_BUILD

#include "PlayAKmlTour.h"

#include "ArcGISTiledElevationSource.h"
#include "Scene.h"
#include "SceneQuickView.h"
#include "KmlTour.h"
#include "KmlTourController.h"
#include "KmlLayer.h"
#include "KmlContainer.h"
#include "KmlNodeListModel.h"
#include "Error.h"
#include "MapTypes.h"
#include "LayerListModel.h"
#include "Surface.h"
#include "ElevationSourceListModel.h"
#include "KmlDataset.h"

#include <QtCore/qglobal.h>
#include <QStandardPaths>

using namespace Esri::ArcGISRuntime;

// helper method to get cross platform data path
namespace
{
  QString defaultDataPath()
  {
    QString dataPath;

  #ifdef Q_OS_IOS
    dataPath = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation);
  #else
    dataPath = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::HomeLocation);
  #endif

    return dataPath;
  }
} // namespace

PlayAKmlTour::PlayAKmlTour(QObject* parent /* = nullptr */):
  QObject(parent),
  m_scene(new Scene(BasemapStyle::ArcGISImageryStandard, this)),
  m_dataPath(defaultDataPath() + "/ArcGIS/Runtime/Data")
{
  // create a new elevation source from Terrain3D REST service
  ArcGISTiledElevationSource* elevationSource = new ArcGISTiledElevationSource(
        QUrl("https://elevation3d.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/WorldElevation3D/Terrain3D/ImageServer"), this);

  // add the elevation source to the scene to display elevation
  m_scene->baseSurface()->elevationSources()->append(elevationSource);

  m_kmlDataset = new KmlDataset(QUrl::fromLocalFile(m_dataPath + "/kml/Esri_tour.kmz"), this);
  m_kmlLayer = new KmlLayer(m_kmlDataset, this);

  connect(m_kmlLayer, &KmlLayer::doneLoading, this, [this](const Error& e)
  {
    if (!e.isEmpty())
    {
      qDebug() << e.message();
      return;
    }

    m_scene->operationalLayers()->append(m_kmlLayer);

    m_kmlTour = findFirstKMLTour(m_kmlDataset->rootNodes());
    m_kmlTourController = new KmlTourController(this);

    if (m_kmlTour)
    {
      connect(m_kmlTour, &KmlTour::tourStatusChanged, this, [this](KmlTourStatus tourStatus)
      {
        switch (tourStatus) {
          case KmlTourStatus::Completed:
          case KmlTourStatus::Initialized:
            m_playButtonEnabled = true;
            m_pauseButtonEnabled = false;
            m_resetButtonEnabled = true;
            break;
          case KmlTourStatus::Playing:
            m_playButtonEnabled = false;
            m_pauseButtonEnabled = true;
            m_resetButtonEnabled = true;
            break;
          case KmlTourStatus::Paused:
            m_playButtonEnabled = true;
            m_pauseButtonEnabled = false;
            m_resetButtonEnabled = true;
            break;
          case KmlTourStatus::Initializing:
          case KmlTourStatus::NotInitialized:
            break;
        }

        emit playButtonEnabledChanged();
        emit pauseButtonEnabledChanged();
        emit resetButtonEnabledChanged();
      });

      m_kmlTourController->setTour(m_kmlTour);
    }
  });

  m_kmlLayer->load();
}

PlayAKmlTour::~PlayAKmlTour() = default;

void PlayAKmlTour::init()
{
  // Register classes for QML
  qmlRegisterType<SceneQuickView>("Esri.Samples", 1, 0, "SceneView");
  qmlRegisterType<PlayAKmlTour>("Esri.Samples", 1, 0, "PlayAKmlTourSample");
}

SceneQuickView* PlayAKmlTour::sceneView() const
{
  return m_sceneView;
}

// Set the view (created in QML)
void PlayAKmlTour::setSceneView(SceneQuickView* sceneView)
{
  if (!sceneView || sceneView == m_sceneView)
    return;

  m_sceneView = sceneView;
  m_sceneView->setArcGISScene(m_scene);

  emit sceneViewChanged();
}

void PlayAKmlTour::playKmlTour()
{
  m_kmlTourController->play();
}
void PlayAKmlTour::pauseKmlTour()
{
  m_kmlTourController->pause();
}
void PlayAKmlTour::resetKmlTour()
{
  m_kmlTourController->reset();
}

KmlTour* PlayAKmlTour::findFirstKMLTour(const QList<KmlNode*>& nodes)
{
  for (KmlNode* node : nodes)
  {
    if (node->kmlNodeType() == KmlNodeType::KmlTour)
      return dynamic_cast<KmlTour*>(node);
    else if ((node->kmlNodeType() == KmlNodeType::KmlDocument) || (node->kmlNodeType() == KmlNodeType::KmlFolder))
      return findFirstKMLTourFromListModel(*dynamic_cast<KmlContainer*>(node)->childNodesListModel());
  }
  return nullptr;
}

KmlTour* PlayAKmlTour::findFirstKMLTourFromListModel(const KmlNodeListModel& nodes)
{
  for (KmlNode* node : nodes)
  {
    if (node->kmlNodeType() == KmlNodeType::KmlTour)
      return dynamic_cast<KmlTour*>(node);
    else if ((node->kmlNodeType() == KmlNodeType::KmlDocument) || (node->kmlNodeType() == KmlNodeType::KmlFolder))
      return findFirstKMLTourFromListModel(*dynamic_cast<KmlContainer*>(node)->childNodesListModel());
  }
  return nullptr;
}

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