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Project a point from one spatial reference to another.

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Use case

Being able to project between spatial references is fundamental to a GIS. An example of when you would need to re-project data is if you had data in two different spatial references, but wanted to perform an intersect analysis with the GeometryEngine::intersect function. This function takes two geometries as parameters, and both geometries must be in the same spatial reference. If they are not, you could first use GeometryEngine::project to convert the geometries so they match.

How to use the sample

Click anywhere on the map. A callout will display the clicked location's coordinate in the original (basemap's) spatial reference and in the projected spatial reference.

How it works

  1. Call the static method, GeometryEngine::project, passing in the original Geometry and a SpatialReference to which it should be projected.

Relevant API

  • GeometryEngine
  • Point
  • SpatialReference

Additional information

In cases where the the output spatial reference uses a different geographic coordinate system than that of the input spatial reference, see the GeometryEngine.project method that additionally takes in a DatumTransformation parameter.

Tags

coordinate system, coordinates, latitude, longitude, projected, projection, spatial reference, Web Mercator, WGS 84

Sample Code

ProjectGeometry.cppProjectGeometry.cppProjectGeometry.hProjectGeometry.qml
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// [WriteFile Name=ProjectGeometry, Category=Geometry]
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#ifdef PCH_BUILD
#include "pch.hpp"
#endif // PCH_BUILD

// sample headers
#include "ProjectGeometry.h"

// ArcGIS Maps SDK headers
#include "CalloutData.h"
#include "Envelope.h"
#include "GeometryEngine.h"
#include "Graphic.h"
#include "GraphicListModel.h"
#include "GraphicsOverlay.h"
#include "GraphicsOverlayListModel.h"
#include "Map.h"
#include "MapQuickView.h"
#include "MapTypes.h"
#include "Point.h"
#include "SimpleMarkerSymbol.h"
#include "SpatialReference.h"
#include "SymbolTypes.h"
#include "Viewpoint.h"

using namespace Esri::ArcGISRuntime;

ProjectGeometry::ProjectGeometry(QQuickItem* parent /* = nullptr */):
  QQuickItem(parent)
{
}

void ProjectGeometry::init()
{
  // Register the map view for QML
  qmlRegisterType<MapQuickView>("Esri.Samples", 1, 0, "MapView");
  qmlRegisterType<ProjectGeometry>("Esri.Samples", 1, 0, "ProjectGeometrySample");
  qmlRegisterUncreatableType<CalloutData>("Esri.Samples", 1, 0, "CalloutData", "CalloutData is an uncreatable type");
}

void ProjectGeometry::componentComplete()
{
  QQuickItem::componentComplete();

  // find QML MapView component
  m_mapView = findChild<MapQuickView*>("mapView");

  // connect to mouse clicked signal
  connect(m_mapView, &MapQuickView::mouseClicked, this, &ProjectGeometry::onMouseClicked);

  // Create a map using a topographic basemap
  m_map = new Map(BasemapStyle::ArcGISTopographic, this);

  // Set initial viewpoint to Minneapolis
  Viewpoint initialViewpoint(Envelope(-10995912.335747, 5267868.874421, -9880363.974046, 5960699.183877, SpatialReference::webMercator()));
  m_map->setInitialViewpoint(initialViewpoint);

  // Add a GraphicsOverlay
  GraphicsOverlay* overlay = new GraphicsOverlay(this);
  m_mapView->graphicsOverlays()->append(overlay);

  // Add a Point Graphic
  SimpleMarkerSymbol* sms = new SimpleMarkerSymbol(SimpleMarkerSymbolStyle::Circle, QColor("red"), 5.0f /*size*/, this);
  m_inputGraphic = new Graphic(this);
  m_inputGraphic->setSymbol(sms);
  overlay->graphics()->append(m_inputGraphic);

  // Set map to map view
  m_mapView->setMap(m_map);

  // Set up callout data
  m_calloutData = m_mapView->calloutData();
  m_calloutData->setTitle(QStringLiteral("Coordinates"));
}

void ProjectGeometry::onMouseClicked(QMouseEvent& event)
{
  // get the mouse click as a point
  const Point originalPoint = m_mapView->screenToLocation(event.position().x(), event.position().y());

  // show the clicked location on the map with a graphic
  m_inputGraphic->setGeometry(originalPoint);

  // create the output SpatialReference by specifying a well known ID (WKID)
  const SpatialReference spatialReference(4326);

  // project the web mercator point to WGS84
  const Point projectedPoint = geometry_cast<Point>(GeometryEngine::project(originalPoint, spatialReference));

  // update callout data
  m_calloutData->setLocation(originalPoint);
  const QString ox = QString::number(originalPoint.x(), 'f', 5);
  const QString oy = QString::number(originalPoint.y(), 'f', 5);
  const QString px = QString::number(projectedPoint.x(), 'f', 5);
  const QString py = QString::number(projectedPoint.y(), 'f', 5);
  m_calloutData->setDetail(QString("Original: %1, %2\nProjected: %3, %4").arg(ox, oy, px, py));
  m_calloutData->setVisible(true);
}

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