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Learning ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET

By : Ron Vincent
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Learning ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET

By: Ron Vincent

Overview of this book

ArcGIS is a geographic information system (GIS) that enables you to work with maps and geographic information. It can be used to create and utilize maps, compile geographic data, analyze mapped information, share and discover geographic information and manage geographic information in a database. This book starts by showing you where ArcGIS Runtime fits within Esri’s overall platform strategy. You'll create an initial map using the SDK, then use it to get an understanding of the MVVM model. You'll find out about the different kinds of layers and start adding layers, and you'll learn to transform maps into a 3D scene. The next chapters will help you comprehend and extract information contained in the maps using co-ordinates and layer objects. Towards the end, you will learn to set the symbology, decide whether to use 2D or 3D, see how to implement 2D or 3D, and learn to search and find objects. You'll also get to grips with many other standard features of the Application Programming Interface (API), including create applications and finally testing, licensing, and deploying them. Once completed, you will be able to meet most of the common requirements of any mapping application for desktop or mobile platforms.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Learning ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
3
Maps and Layers
12
Configuring, Licensing, and Deploying
Index

Chapter 6. Displaying Information

So far, we've created maps and scenes, added layers, learned about geometry and symbology, and so on, but now we need to learn about displaying and interacting with the map or scene. Adding information such as graphics has already been discussed, but what if you want to see the mouse's coordinates in latitude/longitude? What if you have lots of layers and want to have overlays (map tips) for each one of them that are customized for the layer? How do you show a legend, so users can discern what is on the map? Lastly, how do you show your location on the map or scene? All of these are questions that production-level apps need to address so that users can quickly understand what is being presented and where they are. In this chapter, we will discuss the following topics:

  • MVVM mouse events

  • Labeling

  • Legend

  • Scale bar

  • Overlays

  • Showing locations