Dictionary renderer with graphics overlay

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Create graphics from an XML file with key-value pairs for each graphic, and display the military symbols using a MIL-STD-2525D web style in 2D.

Image of dictionary renderer graphics overlay

Use case

Use a dictionary renderer on a graphics overlay to display more transient data, such as military messages coming through a local tactical network.

How to use the sample

Run the sample and view the military symbols on the map.

How it works

  1. Create a new DictionarySymbolStyle(portalItem) with a portal item containing a MIL-STD-2525D dictionary web style.
  2. Create a new DictionaryRenderer from the dictionary symbol style.
  3. Create a new GraphicsOverlay.
  4. Set the dictionary renderer to the graphics overlay.
  5. Parse through the local XML file creating a map of key/value pairs for each block of attributes.
  6. Create a Graphic for each attribute.
  7. Use the _wkid key to get the geometry's spatial reference.
  8. Use the _control_points key to get the geometry's shape.
  9. Add the graphic to the graphics overlay.

Relevant API

  • DictionaryRenderer
  • DictionarySymbolStyle
  • GraphicsOverlay

Offline Data

  1. Download the data Mil2525DMessages.zip
  2. Extract the downloaded zip file to retrieve the file "Mil2525DMessages.xml".
  3. Open your command prompt and navigate to the folder where you extracted the contents of the data from step 1.
  4. Push the data into the scoped storage of the sample app:
    • adb push Mil2525DMessages.xml /Android/data/com.esri.arcgisruntime.sample.dictionaryrendererwithgraphicsoverlay/files/Mil2525DMessages.xml

About the data

The dictionary symbol style in this sample is constructed from a portal item containing a MIL-STD-2525D symbol dictionary web style. This ArcGIS Web Style is used to build custom applications that incorporate the MIL-STD-2525D symbol dictionary. This style supports a configuration for modeling locations as ordered anchor points or full geometries.

Tags

defense, military, situational awareness, tactical, visualization

Sample Code

MainActivity.kt
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package com.esri.arcgisruntime.sample.dictionaryrendererwithgraphicsoverlay

import android.os.Bundle
import android.util.Log
import android.widget.Toast
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.Multipoint
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.Point
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.PointCollection
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.SpatialReference
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.loadable.LoadStatus
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.ArcGISMap
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.BasemapStyle
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.Graphic
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.GraphicsOverlay
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.MapView
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.portal.Portal
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.portal.PortalItem
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.sample.dictionaryrendererwithgraphicsoverlay.databinding.ActivityMainBinding
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.symbology.DictionaryRenderer
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.symbology.DictionarySymbolStyle
import org.w3c.dom.Document
import org.w3c.dom.Node
import org.w3c.dom.NodeList
import java.io.File
import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder
import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory

class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {

    private val TAG = MainActivity::class.java.simpleName

    private val graphicsOverlay: GraphicsOverlay = GraphicsOverlay()

    private val activityMainBinding by lazy {
        ActivityMainBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
    }

    private val mapView: MapView by lazy {
        activityMainBinding.mapView
    }

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(activityMainBinding.root)

        // authentication with an API key or named user is required to access basemaps and other
        // location services
        ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.setApiKey(BuildConfig.API_KEY)

        // create a map with the BasemapStyle topographic
        val map = ArcGISMap(BasemapStyle.ARCGIS_TOPOGRAPHIC)

        // graphics no longer show after zooming passed this scale
        graphicsOverlay.minScale = 1000000.0
        mapView.graphicsOverlays.add(graphicsOverlay)

        // create the dictionary symbol style from the Joint Military Symbology MIL-STD-2525D portal item
        val portalItem =
            PortalItem(Portal("https://www.arcgis.com/", false), "d815f3bdf6e6452bb8fd153b654c94ca")
        val dictionarySymbolStyle = DictionarySymbolStyle(portalItem)

        // add done loading listeners to the map and dictionary symbol style and check they have loaded
        map.addDoneLoadingListener {
            dictionarySymbolStyle.addDoneLoadingListener {
                if (dictionarySymbolStyle.loadStatus == LoadStatus.LOADED) {
                    // find the first configuration setting which has the property name "model",
                    // and set its value to "ORDERED ANCHOR POINTS"
                    dictionarySymbolStyle.configurations
                        .first { it.name.equals("model") }.value = "ORDERED ANCHOR POINTS"
                    // create a new dictionary renderer from the dictionary symbol style to render graphics
                    // with symbol dictionary attributes and set it to the graphics overlay renderer
                    val dictionaryRenderer = DictionaryRenderer(dictionarySymbolStyle)
                    graphicsOverlay.renderer = dictionaryRenderer
                    // parse graphic attributes from an XML file following the mil2525d specification
                    try {
                        val messages: List<Map<String, Any>> = parseMessages()
                        val graphics: MutableList<Graphic> = mutableListOf()
                        // create graphics with attributes and add to graphics overlay
                        messages.mapTo(graphics) { createGraphic(it) }
                        graphicsOverlay.graphics.addAll(graphics)
                        // set the viewpoint to the extent of the graphics overlay
                        mapView.setViewpointGeometryAsync(graphicsOverlay.extent)
                    } catch (e: Exception) {
                        val message = "Error parsing messages: ${e.message}"
                        Log.e(TAG, message)
                        Toast.makeText(this, message, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
                    }
                } else {
                    val message =
                        "Failed to load symbol style: ${dictionarySymbolStyle.loadError.cause?.message}"
                    Log.e(TAG, message)
                    Toast.makeText(this, message, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
                }
            }
            // load the dictionary symbol style once the map has loaded
            dictionarySymbolStyle.loadAsync()
        }
        // set the map to be displayed in the layout's MapView
        mapView.map = map
    }

    /**
     * Parses a XML file following the mil2525d specification and creates a message for each block of attributes found.
     */
    private fun parseMessages(): List<Map<String, Any>> {
        val mil2525dFile = File(getExternalFilesDir(null)?.path + "/Mil2525DMessages.xml")

        val documentBuilderFactory: DocumentBuilderFactory? = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance()
        val documentBuilder: DocumentBuilder? = documentBuilderFactory?.newDocumentBuilder()
        val document: Document? = documentBuilder?.parse(mil2525dFile)
        document?.documentElement?.normalize()

        val messages: MutableList<Map<String, Any>> = ArrayList()
        if (document != null) {
            for (i in 0 until document.getElementsByTagName("message").length) {
                val message: Node = document.getElementsByTagName("message").item(i)
                val attributes: MutableMap<String, Any> = HashMap()
                val childNodes: NodeList = message.childNodes
                for (j in 0 until childNodes.length) {
                    attributes[childNodes.item(j).nodeName] = childNodes.item(j).textContent
                }
                messages.add(attributes)
            }
        }
        return messages
    }

    /**
     * Creates a graphic using a symbol dictionary and the attributes that were passed.
     * [attributes] tells symbol dictionary what symbol to apply to graphic
     */
    private fun createGraphic(attributes: Map<String, Any>): Graphic {
        // get spatial reference
        val sr = SpatialReference.create((attributes["_wkid"] as String).toInt())
        // get points from the coordinate string in the "_control_points" attribute (delimited with ';')
        val points = PointCollection(sr)
        val coordinates = (attributes["_control_points"] as String).split(";").toMutableList()
        // if the "_control_points" ends with ';' then a blank coordinate is created, it needs to be removed
        if (coordinates.last().trim() == "")
            coordinates.removeAt(coordinates.lastIndex)
        // split the coordinates and assign them to each point using the spatial reference
        coordinates
            .asSequence()
            .map { it.split(",").toTypedArray() }
            .mapTo(points) { Point(it[0].toDouble(), it[1].toDouble(), sr) }
        // return a graphic with multipoint geometry
        return Graphic(Multipoint(points), attributes)
    }


    override fun onPause() {
        mapView.pause()
        super.onPause()
    }

    override fun onResume() {
        super.onResume()
        mapView.resume()
    }

    override fun onDestroy() {
        mapView.dispose()
        super.onDestroy()
    }
}

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