Set initial map location

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Display a basemap centered at an initial location and scale.

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Use case

You can set a map's initial location when you want to highlight a particular feature or area to establish the context.

How to use the sample

When the map loads, note the specific location and scale of the initial map view.

How it works

Create a Map, specifying a basemap type.
Set the starting location of the map with map.initialViewpoint = Viewpoint(latitude:longitude:scale:).
Display the map in a map view.

Relevant API

Basemap.Style
Map
MapView

About the data

The map opens with satellite imagery of a guitar-shaped field in the Pampas region of north central Argentina.

Sample Code

SetInitialMapLocationView.swift
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import ArcGIS
import SwiftUI

struct SetInitialMapLocationView: View {
    /// A map with a basemap and an initial viewpoint location.
    @State private var map: Map = {
        // Creates a map with an ESRI imagery basemap.
        let map = Map(basemapStyle: .arcGISImagery)

        // Centers the map on a latitude and longitude, zoomed to a specific scale.
        map.initialViewpoint = Viewpoint(latitude: -33.867886, longitude: -63.985, scale: 10000)

        return map
    }()

    var body: some View {
        MapView(map: map)
    }
}

#Preview {
    SetInitialMapLocationView()
}