Create and save KML file

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Construct a KML document and save it as a KMZ file.

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Use case

If you need to create and save data on the fly, you can use KML to create points, lines, and polygons by sketching on the map, customizing the style, and serializing them as KML nodes in a KML Document. Once complete, you can share the KML data with others that are using a KML reading application, such as ArcGIS Earth.

How to use the sample

Select the geometry type for sketching with the first combo box. Change the style for the KML feature using the second combo box.

Click anywhere on the map to sketch. Press ENTER to commit the sketch or ESCAPE to discard the sketch.

When finished, click the 'Save KMZ file' button to save the KML document to a KMZ file.

How it works

  1. Create a KmlDocument
  2. Create a KmlDataset using the KML document.
  3. Create a KmlLayer using the KML dataset and add it to the map as an operational layer.
  4. Create Geometry using SketchEditor.
  5. Project that geometry to WGS84 using GeometryEngine.project.
  6. Create a KmlGeometry object using the projected geometry.
  7. Create a KmlPlacemark using the KML geometry.
  8. Add the KML placemark to the KML document.
  9. Set the KmlStyle for the KML placemark.
  10. Save the KML document to a file using kmlDocument.saveAsAsync(Path).

Relevant API

  • GeometryEngine.Project
  • KmlDataset
  • KmlDocument
  • KmlGeometry
  • KmlLayer
  • KmlPlacemark
  • KmlStyle
  • SketchEditor

Tags

Keyhole, KML, KMZ, OGC

Sample Code

CreateAndSaveKMLFileController.javaCreateAndSaveKMLFileController.javaCreateAndSaveKMLFileSample.javaImageURLListCell.java
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/*
 * Copyright 2019 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.
 */

package com.esri.samples.create_and_save_kml_file;

import com.esri.arcgisruntime.ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.Geometry;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.GeometryEngine;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.SpatialReferences;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.layers.KmlLayer;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.ArcGISMap;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.BasemapStyle;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.MapView;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.SketchCreationMode;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.SketchEditor;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.ogc.kml.*;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.symbology.ColorUtil;
import javafx.fxml.FXML;
import javafx.scene.control.Alert;
import javafx.scene.control.ColorPicker;
import javafx.scene.control.ComboBox;
import javafx.scene.input.KeyCode;
import javafx.scene.input.KeyEvent;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.stage.FileChooser;

import java.io.File;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

public class CreateAndSaveKMLFileController {

  @FXML private StackPane stackPane;
  @FXML private ColorPicker colorPicker;
  @FXML private ComboBox<String> pointSymbolComboBox;
  @FXML private ComboBox<SketchCreationMode> sketchCreationModeComboBox;
  @FXML private MapView mapView;

  private ArcGISMap map; // keep loadable in scope to avoid garbage collection
  private KmlDocument kmlDocument;
  private SketchEditor sketchEditor;
  private FileChooser fileChooser;

  @FXML
  public void initialize() {

    // authentication with an API key or named user is required to access basemaps and other location services
    String yourAPIKey = System.getProperty("apiKey");
    ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.setApiKey(yourAPIKey);

    // create a map and add it to the map view
    map = new ArcGISMap(BasemapStyle.ARCGIS_DARK_GRAY);
    mapView.setMap(map);

    // create a sketch editor and add it to the map view
    sketchEditor = new SketchEditor();
    mapView.setSketchEditor(sketchEditor);

    // add geometry options for KML placemarks
    sketchCreationModeComboBox.getItems().addAll(SketchCreationMode.POINT, SketchCreationMode.POLYLINE, SketchCreationMode.POLYGON);

    // restart the sketch editor whenever the selected creation mode changes
    sketchCreationModeComboBox.getSelectionModel().selectedItemProperty().addListener(o -> startSketch());

    // start with POINT selected
    map.addDoneLoadingListener(() -> sketchCreationModeComboBox.getSelectionModel().select(0));

    // show style controls relevant to the selected sketch creation mode
    colorPicker.visibleProperty().bind(sketchCreationModeComboBox.getSelectionModel().selectedItemProperty().isNotEqualTo(SketchCreationMode.POINT));
    pointSymbolComboBox.visibleProperty().bind(sketchCreationModeComboBox.getSelectionModel().selectedItemProperty().isEqualTo(SketchCreationMode.POINT));

    // set the images for the icon selection combo box
    List<String> iconLinks = Arrays.asList(
            null, // for the default symbol
            "https://static.arcgis.com/images/Symbols/Shapes/BlueCircleLargeB.png",
            "https://static.arcgis.com/images/Symbols/Shapes/BlueDiamondLargeB.png",
            "https://static.arcgis.com/images/Symbols/Shapes/BluePin1LargeB.png",
            "https://static.arcgis.com/images/Symbols/Shapes/BluePin2LargeB.png",
            "https://static.arcgis.com/images/Symbols/Shapes/BlueSquareLargeB.png",
            "https://static.arcgis.com/images/Symbols/Shapes/BlueStarLargeB.png");
    pointSymbolComboBox.getItems().addAll(iconLinks);
    pointSymbolComboBox.setCellFactory(comboBox -> new ImageURLListCell());
    pointSymbolComboBox.setButtonCell(new ImageURLListCell());
    pointSymbolComboBox.getSelectionModel().select(0);

    // create a KML layer from a blank KML document and add it to the map
    kmlDocument = new KmlDocument();
    KmlDataset kmlDataset = new KmlDataset(kmlDocument);
    KmlLayer kmlLayer = new KmlLayer(kmlDataset);
    map.getOperationalLayers().add(kmlLayer);

    // create a file chooser to get a path for saving the KMZ file
    fileChooser = new FileChooser();
    FileChooser.ExtensionFilter kmzFilter = new FileChooser.ExtensionFilter("KMZ files (*.kmz)", "*.kmz");
    fileChooser.getExtensionFilters().add(kmzFilter);
    fileChooser.setTitle("Save KMZ file:");
  }

  /**
   * Starts the sketch editor based on the selected sketch creation mode.
   */
  @FXML
  private void startSketch() {
    // stop the sketch editor
    sketchEditor.stop();

    // request focus on stack pane to receive key events
    stackPane.requestFocus();

    // start the sketch editor with the selected creation mode
    sketchEditor.start(sketchCreationModeComboBox.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem());
  }

  /**
   * Discard or commit the current sketch to a KML placemark if ESCAPE or ENTER are pressed while sketching.
   *
   * @param keyEvent the key event
   */
  @FXML
  private void handleKeyReleased(KeyEvent keyEvent) {
    if (keyEvent.getCode() == KeyCode.ESCAPE) {
      // clear the current sketch and start a new sketch
      startSketch();
    } else if (keyEvent.getCode() == KeyCode.ENTER && sketchEditor.isSketchValid()) {
      // project the sketched geometry to WGS84 to comply with the KML standard
      Geometry sketchGeometry = sketchEditor.getGeometry();
      Geometry projectedGeometry = GeometryEngine.project(sketchGeometry, SpatialReferences.getWgs84());

      // create a new KML placemark
      KmlGeometry kmlGeometry = new KmlGeometry(projectedGeometry, KmlAltitudeMode.CLAMP_TO_GROUND);
      KmlPlacemark currentKmlPlacemark = new KmlPlacemark(kmlGeometry);

      // update the style of the current KML placemark
      KmlStyle kmlStyle = new KmlStyle();
      currentKmlPlacemark.setStyle(kmlStyle);

      // set the selected style for the placemark
      switch (sketchGeometry.getGeometryType()) {
        case POINT:
          if (pointSymbolComboBox.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem() != null) {
            String iconURI = pointSymbolComboBox.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem();
            KmlIcon kmlIcon = new KmlIcon(iconURI);
            KmlIconStyle kmlIconStyle = new KmlIconStyle(kmlIcon, 1);
            kmlStyle.setIconStyle(kmlIconStyle);
          }
          break;
        case POLYLINE:
          Color polylineColor = colorPicker.getValue();
          if (polylineColor != null) {
            KmlLineStyle kmlLineStyle = new KmlLineStyle(ColorUtil.colorToArgb(polylineColor), 8);
            kmlStyle.setLineStyle(kmlLineStyle);
          }
          break;
        case POLYGON:
          Color polygonColor = colorPicker.getValue();
          if (polygonColor != null) {
            KmlPolygonStyle kmlPolygonStyle = new KmlPolygonStyle(ColorUtil.colorToArgb(polygonColor));
            kmlPolygonStyle.setFilled(true);
            kmlPolygonStyle.setOutlined(false);
            kmlStyle.setPolygonStyle(kmlPolygonStyle);
          }
          break;
      }

      // add the placemark to the kml document
      kmlDocument.getChildNodes().add(currentKmlPlacemark);

      // start a new sketch
      startSketch();
    }
  }

  /**
   * Open the file chooser to save the KML Document to a KMZ file.
   */
  @FXML
  private void handleSaveAction() {

    // get a path from the file chooser
    File kmzFile = fileChooser.showSaveDialog(mapView.getScene().getWindow());
    if (kmzFile != null) {
      // save the KML document to the file
      kmlDocument.saveAsAsync(kmzFile.getPath()).addDoneListener(() ->
          new Alert(Alert.AlertType.INFORMATION, "KMZ file saved.").show()
      );
    }
  }

  /**
   * Stops and releases all resources used in application.
   */
  void terminate() {

    if (mapView != null) {
      mapView.dispose();
    }
  }
}

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