Display a grid

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Display coordinate system grids including Latitude/Longitude, MGRS, UTM and USNG on a map view. Also, toggle label visibility and change the color of grid lines and grid labels.

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Use case

Grids are often used on printed maps, but can also be helpful on digital maps, to identify locations on a map.

How to use the sample

Tap on the Change Grid button in the toolbar to open a settings view. You can select type of grid from Grid Type (LatLong, MGRS, UTM and USNG) and modify its properties like label visibility, grid line color, and grid label color.

A MapView is declared with a Map that contains the imagery basemap. The MapView is initially set to use the Latitude/Longitude map grid by setting the MapView.grid property. Press the button on the bottom to display a settings window, which has several controls that modify the grid. Modifications to the grid include the grid type (MGRS, Lat/Lon, USNG, and UTM), label visibility, grid visibility, label color, grid color, label position, and label format.

How it works

  1. Create an instance of one of the Grid types.
  2. Grid lines and labels can be styled per grid level with setLineSymbol(gridLevel, lineSymbol) and setTextSymbol(gridLevel, textSymbol) methods on the grid.
  3. The label position can be set with the labelPosition property of the grid.
  4. For the LatitudeLongitudeGrid type, you can specify a label format of DecimalDegrees or DegreesMinutesSeconds.
  5. To set the grid, set mapView.grid

Relevant API

  • ArcGISGrid
  • Enums.LatitudeLongitudeGridLabelFormatDecimalDegrees
  • Enums.LatitudeLongitudeGridLabelFormatDegreesMinutesSeconds
  • LatitudeLongitudeGrid
  • MapView
  • MGRSGrid
  • SimpleLineSymbol
  • TextSymbol
  • USNGGrid
  • UTMGrid

Tags

coordinates, degrees, graticule, grid, latitude, longitude, MGRS, minutes, seconds, USNG, UTM

Sample Code

DisplayGrid.qml
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// [WriteFile Name=DisplayGrid, Category=DisplayInformation]
// [Legal]
// Copyright 2016 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]

import QtQuick 2.6
import QtQuick.Controls 2.2
import QtQuick.Layouts 1.1
import Esri.ArcGISRuntime 100.15
import Esri.ArcGISExtras 1.1

Rectangle {
    id: rootRectangle
    clip: true
    width: 800
    height: 600

    readonly property string utmGrid: "UTM"
    readonly property string usngGrid: "USNG"
    readonly property string latlonGrid: "LatLon"
    readonly property string mgrsGrid: "MGRS"
    readonly property string dd: "Decimal degrees"
    readonly property string dms: "Degrees minutes seconds"
    readonly property string geographic: "Geographic"
    readonly property string bottomLeft: "Bottom left"
    readonly property string bottomRight: "Bottom right"
    readonly property string topLeft: "Top left"
    readonly property string topRight: "Top right"
    readonly property string center: "Center"
    readonly property string allSides: "All sides"
    property string currentLabelPosition: geographic
    property real centerWindowY: (rootRectangle.height / 2) - (styleWindow.height / 2)
    property color currentGridColor: "red"
    property color currentGridLabelColor: "black"
    property string currentLabelFormat
    property alias labelVisible: labelVisibleSwitch.checked
    property bool gridVisible: gridVisibleSwitch.checked

    MapView {
        id: mapView
        anchors.fill: parent

        Component.onCompleted: {
            // Set the focus on MapView to initially enable keyboard navigation
            forceActiveFocus();
        }

        Map {
            Basemap {
                initStyle: Enums.BasemapStyleArcGISImageryStandard
            }

            // Set an initial viewpoint
            ViewpointCenter {
                targetScale: 6450785

                Point {
                    x: -10336141.70018318
                    y: 5418213.05332071
                    spatialReference: SpatialReference { wkid: 3857 }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    // change the grid color for each grid level
    function changeGridColor(color) {
        if (mapView.grid) {
            // find the number of resolution levels in the grid
            const gridLevels = mapView.grid.levelCount;

            //! [DisplayGrid Set_Grid_Lines]
            for (let level = 0; level < gridLevels; ++level) {
                const lineSym = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("SimpleLineSymbol", {style: Enums.SimpleLineSymbolStyleSolid,
                                                                          color: color,
                                                                          width: 1 + level} );
                mapView.grid.setLineSymbol(level, lineSym);
            }
            //! [DisplayGrid Set_Grid_Lines]
        }
    }

    // change the grid label color for each grid level
    function changeLabelColor(color) {
        if (mapView.grid) {
            //! [DisplayGrid Grid_Levels]
            // find the number of resolution levels in the grid
            const gridLevels = mapView.grid.levelCount;
            //! [DisplayGrid Grid_Levels]

            //! [DisplayGrid Set_Grid_Labels]
            for (let level = 0; level < gridLevels; ++level) {
                const textSym = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("TextSymbol", {
                                                                          text: "text",
                                                                          size: 14,
                                                                          color: color,
                                                                          horizontalAlignment: Enums.HorizontalAlignmentLeft,
                                                                          verticalAlignment: Enums.VerticalAlignmentBottom
                                                                      });
                textSym.haloColor = "white";
                textSym.haloWidth = 2 + level;

                mapView.grid.setTextSymbol(level, textSym);
            }
            //! [DisplayGrid Set_Grid_Labels]
        }
    }

    // change the grid label format
    function changeLabelFormat(format) {
        if (mapView.grid) {
            if (mapView.grid.gridType === Enums.GridTypeLatitudeLongitudeGrid) {
                if (format === dd) {
                    // format the labels to display in decimal degrees
                    mapView.grid.labelFormat = Enums.LatitudeLongitudeGridLabelFormatDecimalDegrees;
                } else if (format === dms) {
                    //! [DisplayGrid Set_Label_Format]
                    // format the labels to display in degrees, minutes and seconds
                    mapView.grid.labelFormat = Enums.LatitudeLongitudeGridLabelFormatDegreesMinutesSeconds;
                    //! [DisplayGrid Set_Label_Format]
                }
            }
        }
    }

    // change the grid label placement
    function changeLabelPosition(position) {
        if (mapView.grid) {
            switch(position) {
            case geographic:
                //! [DisplayGrid Set_Label_Placement_Geographic]
                // update the label positioning to geographic
                mapView.grid.labelPosition = Enums.GridLabelPositionGeographic;
                //! [DisplayGrid Set_Label_Placement_Geographic]
                break;
            case bottomLeft:
                // update the label positioning to bottom left
                mapView.grid.labelPosition = Enums.GridLabelPositionBottomLeft;
                break;
            case bottomRight:
                // update the label positioning to bottom right
                mapView.grid.labelPosition = Enums.GridLabelPositionBottomRight;
                break;
            case topLeft:
                // update the label positioning to top left
                mapView.grid.labelPosition = Enums.GridLabelPositionTopLeft;
                break;
            case topRight:
                //! [DisplayGrid Set_Label_Placement_Top_Right]
                // update the label positioning to top right
                mapView.grid.labelPosition = Enums.GridLabelPositionTopRight;
                //! [DisplayGrid Set_Label_Placement_Top_Right]
                break;
            case center:
                // update the label positioning to center
                mapView.grid.labelPosition = Enums.GridLabelPositionCenter;
                break;
            case allSides:
                // update the label positioning to all sides
                mapView.grid.labelPosition = Enums.GridLabelPositionAllSides;
                break;
            default:
                mapView.grid.labelPosition = Enums.GridLabelPositionGeographic;
            }
        }
    }

    // Button to view the styling window
    Rectangle {
        id: styleButton
        property bool pressed: false
        anchors {
            horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
            bottom: parent.bottom
            bottomMargin: 23
        }

        width: 150
        height: 30
        color: pressed ? "#959595" : "#D6D6D6"
        radius: 8
        border {
            color: "#585858"
            width: 1
        }


        Text {
            anchors.centerIn: parent
            text: "Change grid style"
            font.pixelSize: 14
            color: "#474747"
        }

        MouseArea {
            anchors.fill: parent
            onPressed: styleButton.pressed = true
            onReleased: styleButton.pressed = false
            onClicked: {
                background.visible = true;
                showAnimation.restart()
            }
        }
    }

    // background fade rectangle
    Rectangle {
        id: background
        anchors.fill: parent
        color: "gray"
        opacity: 0.7
        visible: false
        border {
            width: 0.5
            color: "black"
        }

        MouseArea {
            anchors.fill: parent
            onClicked: mouse.accepted = true;
        }
    }

    Rectangle {
        id: styleWindow
        anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
        y: parent.height // initially display below the page
        height: childrenRect.height
        width: childrenRect.width

        color: "lightgray"
        radius: 4
        border {
            color: "black"
            width: 1
        }

        SequentialAnimation {
            id: showAnimation
            NumberAnimation { target: styleWindow; property: "y"; to: centerWindowY; duration: 200 }
        }

        SequentialAnimation {
            id: hideAnimation
            NumberAnimation { target: styleWindow; property: "y"; to: rootRectangle.height; duration: 200 }
        }

        GridLayout {
            id: grid
            columns: 2

            Text {
                Layout.leftMargin: 10
                text: "Grid type"
            }

            ComboBox {
                id: gridTypeComboBox
                property int modelWidth: 0
                Layout.minimumWidth: modelWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding + indicator.width
                Layout.rightMargin: 10
                Layout.fillWidth: true
                model: [latlonGrid, mgrsGrid, utmGrid, usngGrid]

                onCurrentTextChanged: {
                    // change the grid
                    if (currentText === latlonGrid) {
                        //! [DisplayGrid Set_LatLon_Grid]
                        // create a grid for showing Latitude and Longitude (Meridians and Parallels)
                        mapView.grid = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("LatitudeLongitudeGrid");
                        //! [DisplayGrid Set_LatLon_Grid]
                    } else if (currentText === utmGrid) {
                        mapView.grid = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("UTMGrid");
                    } else if (currentText === usngGrid) {
                        mapView.grid = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("USNGGrid");
                    } else if (currentText === mgrsGrid) {
                        mapView.grid = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("MGRSGrid");
                    } else
                        return;

                    // apply any styling that has been set
                    changeGridColor(currentGridColor);
                    changeLabelColor(currentGridLabelColor);
                    changeLabelFormat(currentLabelFormat);
                    changeLabelPosition(currentLabelPosition);
                    mapView.grid.visible = gridVisible;
                    mapView.grid.labelsVisible = labelVisible;
                }

                Component.onCompleted : {
                    for (let i = 0; i < model.length; ++i) {
                        metricsGridTypeComboBox.text = model[i];
                        modelWidth = Math.max(modelWidth, metricsGridTypeComboBox.width);
                    }
                }
                TextMetrics {
                    id: metricsGridTypeComboBox
                    font: gridTypeComboBox.font
                }
            }

            Text {
                text: "Labels visible"
                Layout.leftMargin: 10
                enabled: gridVisibleSwitch.checked
                color: enabled ? "black" : "gray"
            }

            Switch {
                id: labelVisibleSwitch
                Layout.rightMargin: 10
                checked: true
                enabled: gridVisibleSwitch.checked

                onCheckedChanged: {
                    if (checked) {
                        mapView.grid.labelsVisible = true;
                    } else {
                        //! [DisplayGrid Label_Visible]
                        mapView.grid.labelsVisible = false;
                        //! [DisplayGrid Label_Visible]
                    }
                }
            }

            Text {
                Layout.leftMargin: 10
                text: "Grid visible"
            }

            Switch {
                id: gridVisibleSwitch
                Layout.rightMargin: 10
                checked: true
                onCheckedChanged: {
                    if (checked) {
                        mapView.grid.visible = true;
                    } else {
                        //! [DisplayGrid Grid_Visible]
                        mapView.grid.visible = false;
                        //! [DisplayGrid Grid_Visible]
                    }
                }
            }

            Text {
                Layout.leftMargin: 10
                text: "Grid color"
            }

            ComboBox {
                id: colorCombo
                property int modelWidth: 0
                Layout.minimumWidth: modelWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding + indicator.width

                Layout.rightMargin: 10
                Layout.fillWidth: true
                model: ["red", "white", "blue"]

                onCurrentTextChanged: {
                    currentGridColor = currentText;
                    changeGridColor(currentGridColor);
                }

                Component.onCompleted : {
                    for (let i = 0; i < model.length; ++i) {
                        colorComboMetrics.text = model[i];
                        modelWidth = Math.max(modelWidth, colorComboMetrics.width);
                    }
                }
                TextMetrics {
                    id: colorComboMetrics
                    font: colorCombo.font
                }
            }

            Text {
                Layout.leftMargin: 10
                text: "Label color"
            }

            ComboBox {
                id: colorCombo2
                property int modelWidth: 0
                Layout.minimumWidth: modelWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding + indicator.width
                Layout.rightMargin: 10
                Layout.fillWidth: true
                model: ["red", "black", "blue"]

                onCurrentTextChanged: {
                    currentGridLabelColor = currentText;
                    changeLabelColor(currentGridLabelColor);
                }
                Component.onCompleted : {
                    for (let i = 0; i < model.length; ++i) {
                        colorCombo2Metrics.text = model[i];
                        modelWidth = Math.max(modelWidth, colorCombo2Metrics.width);
                    }
                }
                TextMetrics {
                    id: colorCombo2Metrics
                    font: colorCombo2.font
                }
            }

            Text {
                Layout.leftMargin: 10
                text: "Label position"
                color: enabled ? "black"  : "gray"
            }

            ComboBox {
                id: positionCombo
                property int modelWidth: 0
                Layout.minimumWidth: modelWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding + indicator.width
                Layout.rightMargin: 10
                Layout.fillWidth: true
                model: [geographic, bottomLeft, bottomRight, topLeft, topRight, center, allSides]

                onCurrentTextChanged: {
                    currentLabelPosition = currentText;
                    changeLabelPosition(currentLabelPosition);
                }

                Component.onCompleted : {
                    for (let i = 0; i < model.length; ++i) {
                        positionComboMetrics.text = model[i];
                        modelWidth = Math.max(modelWidth, positionComboMetrics.width);
                    }
                }
                TextMetrics {
                    id: positionComboMetrics
                    font: positionCombo.font
                }
            }

            Text {
                Layout.leftMargin: 10
                text: "Label format"
                enabled: mapView.grid.gridType === Enums.GridTypeLatitudeLongitudeGrid
                color: enabled ? "black"  : "gray"
            }

            ComboBox {
                id: formatCombo
                property int modelWidth: 0
                Layout.minimumWidth: modelWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding + indicator.width
                Layout.rightMargin: 10
                Layout.fillWidth: true
                model: [dd, dms]
                enabled: mapView.grid.gridType === Enums.GridTypeLatitudeLongitudeGrid

                onCurrentTextChanged: {
                    currentLabelFormat = currentText;
                    changeLabelFormat(currentLabelFormat);
                }
                Component.onCompleted : {
                    for (let i = 0; i < model.length; ++i) {
                        formatComboMetrics.text = model[i];
                        modelWidth = Math.max(modelWidth, formatComboMetrics.width);
                    }
                }
                TextMetrics {
                    id: formatComboMetrics
                    font: formatCombo.font
                }
            }

            // Button to hide the styling window
            Rectangle {
                id: hideButton
                property bool pressed: false
                Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
                Layout.columnSpan: 2
                Layout.bottomMargin: 5

                width: 150
                height: 30
                color: pressed ? "#959595" : "#D6D6D6"
                radius: 8
                border {
                    color: "#585858"
                    width: 1
                }

                Text {
                    anchors.centerIn: parent
                    text: "Hide window"
                    font.pixelSize: 14
                    color: "#474747"
                }

                MouseArea {
                    anchors.fill: parent
                    onPressed: hideButton.pressed = true
                    onReleased: hideButton.pressed = false
                    onClicked: {
                        background.visible = false;
                        hideAnimation.restart()
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

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