Include an overview or inset map as an additional map view to show the wider context of the primary view.
Use case
An overview map provides a useful, smaller-scale overview of the current map view's location. For example, when you need to inspect a layer with many features while remaining aware of the wider context of the view, use an overview map to help show the extent of the main map view.
How to use the sample
Pan or zoom across the map view to browse through the tourist attractions feature layer and watch the viewpoint or scale of the linked overview map update automatically. You can also navigate by panning and zooming on the overview map directly.
How it works
- Declare a
MapViewcontaining aMapwith theArcGISTopographicbasemap style. - Add a
FeatureLayerto theMapusing aServiceFeatureTable. - Declare a
Rectangleto use as a border and add anOverviewMapcomponent from the ArcGIS Maps SDK for Qt Toolkit. - Assign the
MapViewto thegeoViewproperty of theOverviewMapto connect theMapViewwith theOverviewMap.
Relevant API
- MapView
- OverviewMap
About the data
The data used in this sample is the OpenStreetMap Tourist Attractions for North America feature layer, which is scale-dependent and displays at scales larger than 1:160,000.
Additional information
This sample uses the overview map toolkit component, which requires the toolkit to be cloned and set up locally. For information about setting up the toolkit, visit the repository's UI Tools page.
Tags
context, inset, map, minimap, overview, preview, small scale, toolkit, view
Sample Code
// [WriteFile Name=DisplayOverviewMap, Category=Maps]
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import QtQuick
import Esri.ArcGISRuntime
import Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Toolkit
Rectangle {
id: rootRectangle
clip: true
width: 800
height: 600
MapView {
id: mapView
anchors.fill: parent
Map {
initBasemapStyle: Enums.BasemapStyleArcGISTopographic
initialViewpoint: viewpoint
FeatureLayer {
ServiceFeatureTable {
url: "https://services6.arcgis.com/Do88DoK2xjTUCXd1/arcgis/rest/services/OSM_Tourism_NA/FeatureServer/0"
}
}
}
Rectangle {
id: overviewMapBorder
width: mapView.width * 0.4
height: mapView.height * 0.35
anchors {
left: mapView.left
leftMargin: 5
bottom: mapView.attributionTop
bottomMargin: 5
}
color: "transparent"
border.color: "black"
border.width: 2
OverviewMap {
id: overviewMap
anchors {
fill: overviewMapBorder
margins: 2
}
scaleFactor: 0.5
geoView: mapView
}
}
}
ViewpointCenter {
id: viewpoint
center: Point {
x: -123.12052
y: 49.28299
spatialReference: Factory.SpatialReference.createWgs84(); }
targetScale: 70000
}
}