Generate offline map

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Take a web map offline.

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Use case

Taking a web map offline allows users continued productivity when their network connectivity is poor or nonexistent. For example, by taking a map offline, a field worker inspecting utility lines in remote areas could still access a feature's location and attribute information.

How to use the sample

Once the map loads, zoom to the extent you want to take offline. The red border shows the extent that will be downloaded. Click the "Take Map Offline" button to start the offline map job. The progress bar will show the job's progress. When complete, the offline map will replace the online map in the map view.

How it works

  1. Create an ArcGISMap with a Portal item pointing to the web map.
  2. Create GenerateOfflineMapParameters specifying the download area geometry, minimum scale, and maximum scale.
  3. Create an OfflineMapTask with the map.
  4. Create the OfflineMapJob with offlineMapTask.generateOfflineMap(params, downloadDirectoryPath) and start it with offlineMapJob.start().
  5. When the job is done, get the offline map with offlineMapJob.getResult().getOfflineMap().

Relevant API

  • GenerateOfflineMapJob
  • GenerateOfflineMapParameters
  • GenerateOfflineMapResult
  • OfflineMapTask
  • Portal

About the data

The map used in this sample shows the stormwater network within Naperville, IL, USA, with cartography designed for web and mobile devices with offline support.

Additional information

The creation of the offline map can be fine-tuned using parameter overrides for feature layers, or by using local basemaps to achieve more customised results.

Tags

download, offline, save, web map

Sample Code

GenerateOfflineMapSample.java
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/*
 * Copyright 2018 Esri.
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 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
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 * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
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 * the License.
 */

package com.esri.samples.generate_offline_map;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.application.Platform;
import javafx.geometry.Point2D;
import javafx.geometry.Pos;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Alert;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.ProgressBar;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

import com.esri.arcgisruntime.ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.concurrent.Job;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.Envelope;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.Point;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.loadable.LoadStatus;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.ArcGISMap;
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.symbology.SimpleLineSymbol;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.tasks.offlinemap.GenerateOfflineMapJob;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.tasks.offlinemap.GenerateOfflineMapParameters;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.tasks.offlinemap.GenerateOfflineMapResult;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.tasks.offlinemap.OfflineMapTask;

public class GenerateOfflineMapSample extends Application {

  private ArcGISMap map; // keep loadable in scope to avoid garbage collection
  private MapView mapView;

  @Override
  public void start(Stage stage) {

    try {
      // create stack pane and application scene
      StackPane stackPane = new StackPane();
      Scene scene = new Scene(stackPane);

      // set title, size, and add scene to stage
      stage.setTitle("Generate Offline Map Sample");
      stage.setWidth(800);
      stage.setHeight(700);
      stage.setScene(scene);
      stage.show();

      // 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 button to take the map offline
      Button offlineMapButton = new Button("Take Map Offline");
      offlineMapButton.setDisable(true);

      // create a portal item with the itemId of the web map
      var portal = new Portal("https://www.arcgis.com");
      var portalItem = new PortalItem(portal, "acc027394bc84c2fb04d1ed317aac674");

      // create a map with the portal item
      map = new ArcGISMap(portalItem);
      map.addDoneLoadingListener(() -> {
        // enable the button when the map is loaded
        if (map.getLoadStatus() == LoadStatus.LOADED) {
          offlineMapButton.setDisable(false);
        }
      });

      // set the map to the map view
      mapView = new MapView();
      mapView.setMap(map);

      // create a graphics overlay for the map view
      var graphicsOverlay = new GraphicsOverlay();
      mapView.getGraphicsOverlays().add(graphicsOverlay);

      // create a graphic to show a box around the extent we want to download
      Graphic downloadArea = new Graphic();
      graphicsOverlay.getGraphics().add(downloadArea);
      SimpleLineSymbol simpleLineSymbol = new SimpleLineSymbol(SimpleLineSymbol.Style.SOLID, 0xFFFF0000, 2);
      downloadArea.setSymbol(simpleLineSymbol);

      // update the box whenever the viewpoint changes
      mapView.addViewpointChangedListener(viewpointChangedEvent -> {
        if (map.getLoadStatus() == LoadStatus.LOADED) {
          // upper left corner of the area to take offline
          Point2D minScreenPoint = new Point2D(50, 50);
          // lower right corner of the downloaded area
          Point2D maxScreenPoint = new Point2D(mapView.getWidth() - 50, mapView.getHeight() - 50);
          // convert screen points to map points
          Point minPoint = mapView.screenToLocation(minScreenPoint);
          Point maxPoint = mapView.screenToLocation(maxScreenPoint);
          // use the points to define and return an envelope
          if (minPoint != null && maxPoint != null) {
            Envelope envelope = new Envelope(minPoint, maxPoint);
            downloadArea.setGeometry(envelope);
          }
        }
      });

      // create progress bar to show download progress
      var progressBar = new ProgressBar(0.0);
      progressBar.setVisible(false);

      // when the button is clicked, start the offline map task job
      offlineMapButton.setOnAction(e -> {
        try {
          // show the progress bar
          progressBar.setVisible(true);

          // specify the extent, min scale, and max scale as parameters
          double minScale = mapView.getMapScale();
          double maxScale = map.getMaxScale();
          // minScale must always be larger than maxScale
          if (minScale <= maxScale) {
            minScale = maxScale + 1;
          }
          GenerateOfflineMapParameters params = new GenerateOfflineMapParameters(downloadArea.getGeometry(), minScale, maxScale);

          // create an offline map task with the map
          OfflineMapTask task = new OfflineMapTask(map);

          // create an offline map job with the download directory path and parameters and start the job
          Path tempDirectory = Files.createTempDirectory("offline_map");
          GenerateOfflineMapJob job = task.generateOfflineMap(params, tempDirectory.toAbsolutePath().toString());
          job.start();
          job.addJobDoneListener(() -> {
            if (job.getStatus() == Job.Status.SUCCEEDED) {
              // replace the current map with the result offline map when the job finishes
              GenerateOfflineMapResult result = job.getResult();
              mapView.setMap(result.getOfflineMap());
              graphicsOverlay.getGraphics().clear();
              offlineMapButton.setDisable(true);
            } else {
              new Alert(Alert.AlertType.ERROR, job.getError().getAdditionalMessage()).show();
            }
            Platform.runLater(() -> progressBar.setVisible(false));
          });
          // show the job's progress with the progress bar
          job.addProgressChangedListener(() -> progressBar.setProgress(job.getProgress() / 100.0));
        } catch (IOException ex) {
          new Alert(Alert.AlertType.ERROR, "Failed to create temporary directory").show();
        }
      });

      // add the map view, button, and progress bar to stack pane
      stackPane.getChildren().addAll(mapView, offlineMapButton, progressBar);
      StackPane.setAlignment(offlineMapButton, Pos.TOP_LEFT);
      StackPane.setAlignment(progressBar, Pos.TOP_RIGHT);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      // on any error, display the stack trace.
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }

  /**
   * Stops and releases all resources used in the application.
   */
  @Override
  public void stop() {

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

  /**
   * Opens and runs application.
   *
   * @param args arguments passed to this application
   */
  public static void main(String[] args) {

    Application.launch(args);
  }

}

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