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Display an OGC API feature collection and query features while navigating the map view.

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Use case

When panning the map view, it may be necessary to query the OGC API feature table for additional features within the new visible extent.

How to use the sample

Pan the map and see how new features are loaded from the OGC API feature service.

How it works

  1. Create an OGCFeatureCollectionTable object using a URL to an OGC API feature service and a collection ID.
  2. Set the feature table's featureRequestMode property to manualCache.
  3. Create a FeatureLayer using the feature table and add it to the map view.
  4. Create a default QueryParameters object.
    • Set the parameter's spatialRelationship property to intersects.
    • Set the maxFeatures property to 5_000 (some services have a low default value for maximum features).
  5. Every time the map view navigation completes:
    • Set the parameter's geometry to the current extent of the map view.
    • Call OGCFeatureCollectionTable.populateFromService(using:clearCache:outFields:queryLanguage:) using the query parameters.

Relevant API

  • OGCFeatureCollectionTable
  • QueryParameters

About the data

The Daraa, Syria test data is OpenStreetMap data converted to the Topographic Data Store schema of NGA.

Additional information

See the OGC API website for more information on the OGC API family of standards.

Tags

feature, feature layer, feature table, OGC, OGC API, service, table, web

Sample Code

DisplayOGCAPICollectionView.swift
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// Copyright 2025 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
//
//   https://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.

import ArcGIS
import SwiftUI

struct DisplayOGCAPICollectionView: View {
    /// A map with an OGC API collection feature layer.
    @State private var map: Map = {
        let map = Map(basemapStyle: .arcGISTopographic)
        // Sets the viewpoint to Daraa, Syria.
        map.initialViewpoint = Viewpoint(
            latitude: 32.62,
            longitude: 36.10,
            scale: 20_000
        )

        // Note: The collection ID can be accessed later via
        // `featureCollectionInfo.collectionID` property of the feature table.
        let table = OGCFeatureCollectionTable(
            url: URL(string: "https://demo.ldproxy.net/daraa")!,
            collectionID: "TransportationGroundCrv"
        )
        // Sets the feature request mode to manual. In this mode, you must
        // manually populate the table - panning and zooming won't request
        // features automatically.
        table.featureRequestMode = .manualCache

        let featureLayer = FeatureLayer(featureTable: table)
        let lineSymbol = SimpleLineSymbol(style: .solid, color: .blue, width: 3)
        featureLayer.renderer = SimpleRenderer(symbol: lineSymbol)
        map.addOperationalLayer(featureLayer)
        return map
    }()
    /// The query parameters for the visible extent.
    @State private var visibleExtentQueryParameters: QueryParameters = {
        let queryParameters = QueryParameters()
        queryParameters.spatialRelationship = .intersects
        // Sets a limit of 5000 on the number of returned features per request,
        // because the default on some services could be as low as 10.
        queryParameters.maxFeatures = 5_000
        return queryParameters
    }()
    /// A Boolean value indicating whether the map view is navigating.
    @State private var isNavigating = false
    /// The error if the populate operation failed, otherwise `nil`.
    @State private var populateError: Error?
    /// The OGC feature collection table.
    private var ogcFeatureTable: OGCFeatureCollectionTable {
        (map.operationalLayers.first as! FeatureLayer).featureTable as! OGCFeatureCollectionTable
    }

    var body: some View {
        MapView(map: map)
            .onNavigatingChanged { isNavigating = $0 }
            .onVisibleAreaChanged {
                // Sets the query's geometry to the current visible extent.
                visibleExtentQueryParameters.geometry = $0
            }
            .task(id: isNavigating) {
                // Populates features when the map stops panning or zooming.
                guard !isNavigating else { return }
                do {
                    // Populates the feature table with the results of a query.
                    try await ogcFeatureTable.populateFromService(
                        using: visibleExtentQueryParameters,
                        clearCache: false
                    )
                } catch {
                    populateError = error
                }
            }
            .errorAlert(presentingError: $populateError)
    }
}

#Preview {
    DisplayOGCAPICollectionView()
}

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