List KML contents

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List the contents of a KML file.

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Use case

KML files can contain a hierarchy of features, including network links to other KML content. A user may wish to traverse through the contents of KML nodes to know what data is contained within each node and, recursively, their children.

How to use the sample

The contents of the KML file are shown in a list of buttons. Select a node to zoom to that node and see its child nodes, if it has any. Not all nodes can be zoomed to (e.g. screen overlays).

How it works

  1. Add the KML file to the scene as a layer.
  2. Explore the root nodes of the KmlDataset recursively to create a view model.
  • Each node is enabled for display at this step. KML files may include nodes that are turned off by default.
  1. When a node is selected, use the node's Extent to determine a viewpoint and set the SceneView object's viewpoint to it.

Relevant API

  • KmlDataset
  • KmlDocument
  • KmlFolder
  • KmlGroundOverlay
  • KmlLayer
  • KmlNode
  • KmlPlacemark
  • KmlScreenOverlay

Offline data

To set up the sample's offline data, see the Use offline data in the samples section of the Qt Samples repository overview.

Link Local Location
ESRI test data <userhome>/ArcGIS/Runtime/Data/kml/esri_test_data.kmz

About the data

This is an example KML file meant to demonstrate how Runtime supports several common features.

Tags

Keyhole, KML, KMZ, layers, OGC

Sample Code

ListKmlContents.qml
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// [WriteFile Name=ListKmlContents, Category=Layers]
// [Legal]
// Copyright 2020 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 1.11
import Esri.ArcGISRuntime 100.15
import Esri.ArcGISExtras 1.1

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

    readonly property url dataPath: System.userHomePath + "/ArcGIS/Runtime/Data/kml/"
    property var nodesOnLevel: []
    property var kmlNodesList: []
    property var currentNode: null
    property var currentViewpoint: null
    property var currentCamera: null
    property string labelText: ""
    property bool topLevel: true
    property bool needsAltitudeFixed

    // recursively build list of nodes
    function buildTree(parentNode) {
        let childNodes = parentNode.childNodesListModel;
        if (childNodes !== undefined && childNodes !== null) {
            for (let i = 0; i < childNodes.count; i++) {
                let node = childNodes.get(i);
                node.visible = true;
                kmlNodesList.push(node);

                buildTree(node);
            }
        }
    }

    // recursively build string to indicate node's ancestors
    function buildPathLabel(node) {
        if (node.parentNode !== undefined && node.parentNode !== null) {
            buildPathLabel(node.parentNode);
            labelText = labelText.concat(">");
        }
        labelText = labelText.concat(node.name);
    }

    function displayChildren(parentNode) {
        // if node has children, then display children
        if (parentNode.childNodesListModel !== null && parentNode.childNodesListModel !== undefined) {
            let childNodes = parentNode.childNodesListModel
            let lastLevel = true;

            // clear previous node names
            nodesOnLevel = [];
            for (let i = 0; i < childNodes.count; i++) {
                let node = childNodes.get(i);
                nodesOnLevel.push(node.name + getKmlNodeType(node));

                // check if on last level of nodes
                if (node.childNodesListModel !== undefined && node.childNodesListModel !== null) {
                    nodesOnLevel[i] = nodesOnLevel[i].concat(" >"); // indicate there are children
                    lastLevel = false;
                }
            }
            myListView.model = nodesOnLevel;

            if (lastLevel) {
                currentNode = childNodes.get(0);
            }
        }
    }

    // display selected node on sceneview and show its children
    function processSelectedNode(nodeName) {
        // extract the node name from string, formatted "name - nodeType"
        let ind = nodeName.lastIndexOf(" - ");
        if (ind > -1) {
            nodeName = nodeName.substring(0, ind);
        }

        // find node with matching name
        for (let i = 0; i < kmlNodesList.length; i++) {
            if (nodeName === kmlNodesList[i].name) {
                topLevel = false;
                let node = kmlNodesList[i];
                currentNode = node;

                // set the viewpoint to the extent of the selected node
                getViewpointFromKmlViewpoint(currentNode);
                if (needsAltitudeFixed) {
                    getAltitudeAdjustedViewpoint(currentNode);
                } else {
                    if (currentViewpoint !== null && currentViewpoint !== undefined) {
                        sceneView.setViewpoint(currentViewpoint);
                    }
                }

                // update path label
                labelText = "";
                buildPathLabel(node);

                // show the children of the node
                displayChildren(node);
                break;
            }
        }
    }

    function getViewpointFromKmlViewpoint(node) {
        const kmlViewpoint = node.viewpoint;

        if (kmlViewpoint !== undefined && kmlViewpoint !== null) {
            // altitude adjustment is needed for all but Absolute altitude mode
            needsAltitudeFixed = (kmlViewpoint.altitudeMode !== Enums.KmlAltitudeModeAbsolute);

            switch (kmlViewpoint.type) {
            case Enums.KmlViewpointTypeLookAt:
                currentCamera = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("Camera", {
                                                                          location: kmlViewpoint.location,
                                                                          distance: kmlViewpoint.range,
                                                                          heading: kmlViewpoint.heading,
                                                                          pitch: kmlViewpoint.pitch,
                                                                          roll: kmlViewpoint.roll
                                                                      });
                currentViewpoint = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("ViewpointCenter", {center: kmlViewpoint.location,
                                                                             camera: currentCamera});
                return;
            case Enums.KmlViewpointTypeCamera:
                currentCamera = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("Camera", {
                                                                          location: kmlViewpoint.location,
                                                                          heading: kmlViewpoint.heading,
                                                                          pitch: kmlViewpoint.pitch,
                                                                          roll: kmlViewpoint.roll
                                                                      });
                currentViewpoint = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("ViewpointCenter", {center: kmlViewpoint.location,
                                                                             camera: currentCamera});
                return;
            default:
                console.warn("Unexpected KmlViewpointType");
                return;
            }
        }

        // if viewpoint is empty then use node's extent
        const nodeExtent = node.extent;
        if (nodeExtent !== null && nodeExtent !== undefined && !nodeExtent.empty) {
            // when no altitude is specified, assume elevation needs to be adjusted
            needsAltitudeFixed = true;

            if (nodeExtent.width === 0 && nodeExtent.height === 0) {
                currentViewpoint = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("ViewpointExtent", {extent: nodeExtent});
                currentCamera = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("Camera", {
                                                                          location: nodeExtent.center,
                                                                          distance: 1000,
                                                                          heading: 0,
                                                                          pitch: 45,
                                                                          roll: 0
                                                                      });
                sceneView.setViewpointCameraAndWait(currentCamera);
                return;
            } else {
                // add padding to extent
                const bufferDistance = Math.max(nodeExtent.width, nodeExtent.height) / 20;
                const spatialReferenceWgs84 = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("SpatialReference", {wkid: 4326});
                const bufferedExtent = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("Envelope", {
                                                                                 xMin: nodeExtent.xMin - bufferDistance,
                                                                                 yMin: nodeExtent.yMin - bufferDistance,
                                                                                 xMax: nodeExtent.xMax + bufferDistance,
                                                                                 yMax: nodeExtent.yMax + bufferDistance,
                                                                                 zMin: nodeExtent.zMin - bufferDistance,
                                                                                 zMax: nodeExtent.zMax + bufferDistance,
                                                                                 spatialReference: spatialReferenceWgs84
                                                                             });
                currentViewpoint = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("ViewpointExtent", {extent: bufferedExtent});
            }
        } else {
            // can't show viewpoint
            needsAltitudeFixed = false;
            currentViewpoint = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("ViewpointCenter");
        }
    }

    function getAltitudeAdjustedViewpoint(node) {
        // assume altitude mode is clamp-to-ground if not specified
        let altMode = Enums.KmlAltitudeModeClampToGround;
        let kmlViewpoint = node.viewpoint;

        if (kmlViewpoint !== undefined && kmlViewpoint !== null) {
            altMode = kmlViewpoint.altitudeMode;
        }

        // if altitude mode is Absolute, viewpoint doesn't need adjustment
        if (altMode === Enums.KmlAltitudeModeAbsolute) {
            return;
        }

        if (currentViewpoint.viewpointType === Enums.ViewpointTypeBoundingGeometry) {
            scene.baseSurface.locationToElevation(currentViewpoint.extent.center);
        }
        else if (currentViewpoint.viewpointType === Enums.ViewpointTypeCenterAndScale) {
            scene.baseSurface.locationToElevation(currentViewpoint.center);
        }
    }

    // returns string containing the KmlNodeType
    function getKmlNodeType(node) {
        let type = "";
        switch(node.kmlNodeType) {
        case Enums.KmlNodeTypeKmlDocument:
            type = "KmlDocument";
            break;
        case Enums.KmlNodeTypeKmlFolder:
            type = "KmlFolder";
            break;
        case Enums.KmlNodeTypeKmlGroundOverlay:
            type = "KmlGroundOverlay";
            break;
        case Enums.KmlNodeTypeKmlNetworkLink:
            type = "KmlNetworkLink";
            break;
        case Enums.KmlNodeTypeKmlPhotoOverlay:
            type = "KmlPhotoOverlay";
            break;
        case Enums.KmlNodeTypeKmlPlacemark:
            type = "KmlPlacemark";
            break;
        case Enums.KmlNodeTypeKmlScreenOverlay:
            type = "KmlScreenOverlay";
            break;
        case Enums.KmlNodeTypeKmlTour:
            type = "KmlTour";
            break;
        }
        return " - " + type;
    }

    SceneView {
        id: sceneView
        anchors.fill: parent

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

        // create window for displaying the KML contents
        Control {
            width: 300
            background : Rectangle {
                color: "lightgrey"
            }
            contentItem: GridLayout {
                columns: 2

                Button {
                    id: backButton
                    Layout.margins: 3
                    text: "<"
                    enabled: !topLevel
                    flat: true
                    highlighted: pressed
                    onClicked: {
                        // display previous level of nodes
                        let parentNode = currentNode.parentNode;
                        let grandparentNode = parentNode.parentNode;

                        if (grandparentNode !== undefined && grandparentNode !== null) {
                            labelText = "";
                            buildPathLabel(grandparentNode);

                            displayChildren(grandparentNode);
                            currentNode = grandparentNode;
                        }
                        // if parent node is undefined, then at top of tree
                        else {
                            labelText = "";
                            buildPathLabel(parentNode);

                            displayChildren(parentNode);
                            topLevel = true;
                        }

                        if (currentNode.name === "") {
                            topLevel = true;
                        }
                    }
                }

                Text {
                    Layout.fillWidth: true
                    id: textLabel
                    text: labelText
                    wrapMode: Text.Wrap
                }

                ListView {
                    id: myListView
                    Layout.columnSpan: 2
                    Layout.fillWidth: true
                    model: nodesOnLevel
                    Layout.preferredHeight: contentHeight
                    delegate: Component {
                        Button {
                            text: modelData
                            anchors {
                                left: parent.left
                                right: parent.right
                            }
                            onClicked: {
                                processSelectedNode(text);
                            }
                            highlighted: pressed
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        Scene {
            id: scene
            Basemap {
                initStyle: Enums.BasemapStyleArcGISImagery
            }

            Surface {
                ArcGISTiledElevationSource {
                    url: "https://elevation3d.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/WorldElevation3D/Terrain3D/ImageServer"
                }

                onLocationToElevationStatusChanged: {
                    if (locationToElevationStatus !== Enums.TaskStatusCompleted)
                        return;

                    // assume altitude mode is clamp-to-ground if not specified
                    let altMode = Enums.KmlAltitudeModeClampToGround;
                    let kmlViewpoint = currentNode.viewpoint;

                    if (kmlViewpoint !== undefined && kmlViewpoint !== null) {
                        altMode = kmlViewpoint.altitudeMode;
                    }

                    // if altitude mode is Absolute, viewpoint doesn't need adjustment
                    if (altMode === Enums.KmlAltitudeModeAbsolute)
                        return;

                    if (currentViewpoint.viewpointType === Enums.ViewpointTypeBoundingGeometry) {
                        let lookAtExtent = currentViewpoint.extent;
                        let target = null;
                        if (altMode === Enums.KmlAltitudeModeClampToGround) {
                            // if depth of extent = 0, add 100m to the elevation to get zMax
                            if (lookAtExtent.depth === 0) {
                                target = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("Envelope",{
                                                                                   xMin: lookAtExtent.xMin,
                                                                                   yMin: lookAtExtent.yMin,
                                                                                   xMax: lookAtExtent.xMax,
                                                                                   yMax: lookAtExtent.yMax,
                                                                                   zMin: locationToElevationResult,
                                                                                   zMax: locationToElevationResult + 100,
                                                                                   spatialReference: lookAtExtent.spatialReference
                                                                               });
                            } else {
                                target = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("Envelope",{
                                                                                   xMin: lookAtExtent.xMin,
                                                                                   yMin: lookAtExtent.yMin,
                                                                                   xMax: lookAtExtent.xMax,
                                                                                   yMax: lookAtExtent.yMax,
                                                                                   zMin: locationToElevationResult,
                                                                                   // set the camera slightly above the placemark by adding one meter
                                                                                   zMax: lookAtExtent.depth + locationToElevationResult + 1,
                                                                                   spatialReference: lookAtExtent.spatialReference
                                                                               });
                            }
                        } else {
                            target = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("Envelope",{
                                                                               xMin: lookAtExtent.xMin,
                                                                               yMin: lookAtExtent.yMin,
                                                                               xMax: lookAtExtent.xMax,
                                                                               yMax: lookAtExtent.yMax,
                                                                               zMin: lookAtExtent.zMin + locationToElevationResult,
                                                                               zMax: lookAtExtent.zMax + locationToElevationResult,
                                                                               spatialReference: lookAtExtent.spatialReference
                                                                           });
                        }

                        // if node has viewpoint specified, return adjusted geometry with adjusted camera
                        if (kmlViewpoint !== undefined && kmlViewpoint !== null) {
                            sceneView.setViewpointCameraAndWait(currentViewpoint.camera.elevate(locationToElevationResult));
                            currentViewpoint = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("ViewpointExtent", {extent: target});
                            sceneView.setViewpoint(currentViewpoint);
                            return;
                        } else {
                            currentViewpoint = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("ViewpointExtent", {extent: target});
                            sceneView.setViewpoint(currentViewpoint);
                            return;
                        }
                    } else if (currentViewpoint.viewpointType === Enums.ViewpointTypeCenterAndScale) {
                        let targetPoint = null;
                        let lookAtPoint = currentViewpoint.center;
                        if (altMode === Enums.KmlAltitudeModeClampToGround) {
                            targetPoint = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("Point", {
                                                                                    x: lookAtPoint.x, y: lookAtPoint.y,
                                                                                    z: locationToElevationResult,
                                                                                    spatialReference: lookAtPoint.spatialReference
                                                                                });
                        } else {
                            targetPoint = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("Point", {
                                                                                    x: lookAtPoint.x, y: lookAtPoint.y,
                                                                                    z: lookAtPoint.z + locationToElevationResult,
                                                                                    spatialReference: lookAtPoint.spatialReference
                                                                                });
                        }

                        // set the viewpoint using the adjusted target
                        if (kmlViewpoint !== undefined && kmlViewpoint !== null) {
                            sceneView.setViewpointCameraAndWait(currentViewpoint.camera.elevate(locationToElevationResult));
                            currentViewpoint = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("ViewpointCenter", {center: targetPoint});
                            return;
                        } else {
                            // use Google Earth default values to set camera
                            currentViewpoint = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("ViewpointCenter", {center: targetPoint});
                            sceneView.setViewpoint(currentViewpoint);
                            currentCamera = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("Camera", {
                                                                                      location: targetPoint,
                                                                                      distance: 1000,
                                                                                      heading: 0,
                                                                                      pitch: 45,
                                                                                      roll: 0
                                                                                  });
                            sceneView.setViewpointCameraAndWait(currentCamera);
                            return;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            KmlLayer {
                KmlDataset {
                    id: kmlDataset
                    url: dataPath + "esri_test_data.kmz"

                    onLoadStatusChanged: {
                        if (loadStatus !== Enums.LoadStatusLoaded)
                            return;

                        for (let i = 0; i < rootNodes.length; i++) {
                            nodesOnLevel.push(rootNodes[i].name);
                            kmlNodesList.push(rootNodes[i]);

                            buildTree(rootNodes[i]);
                        }

                        // if at top node, then display children
                        if (kmlNodesList.length !== 0 && kmlNodesList[0].parentNode === null) {
                            displayChildren(kmlNodesList[0]);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

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