Find the union, intersection, or difference of two geometries.
Use case
The different spatial operations (union, difference, symmetric difference, and intersection) can be used for a variety of spatial analyses. For example, government authorities may use the intersect operation to determine whether a proposed road cuts through a restricted piece of land such as a nature reserve or a private property.
When these operations are chained together, they become even more powerful. An analysis of food deserts within an urban area might begin by union-ing service areas of grocery stores, farmer's markets, and food co-ops. Taking the difference between this single geometry of all services areas and that of a polygon delineating a neighborhood would reveal the areas within that neighborhood where access to healthy, whole foods may not exist.
How to use the sample
Select a spatial operation from the overflow menu. When an operation is selected, the resulting geometry is shown in red.
How it works
- Create two
GraphicsOverlay
s, one to show polygons and another to show the relationships between them. - Define a
PolygonBuilder
of eachGeometry
. - Add the overlapping polygons to a graphics overlay.
- Perform spatial relationships between the polygons by using the appropriate operation:
GeometryEngine.union(geometry1, geometry2)
- This method returns the two geometries united together as one geometry.GeometryEngine.difference(geometry1, geometry2)
- This method returns any part of Geometry2 that does not intersect Geometry1.GeometryEngine.symmetricDifference(geometry1, geometry2)
- This method returns any part of Geometry1 or Geometry2 which do not intersect.GeometryEngine.intersection(geometry1, geometry2)
- This method returns the intersection of Geometry1 and Geometry2.
- Add the resultant geometry to a new
Graphic
and display it by adding it to the secondGraphicsOverlay
.
Relevant API
- Geometry
- GeometryEngine
- GeometryEngine.difference
- GeometryEngine.intersection
- GeometryEngine.symmetricDifference
- GeometryEngine.union
- Graphic
- GraphicsOverlay
Tags
analysis, combine, difference, geometry, intersection, merge, polygon, union
Sample Code
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package com.esri.arcgismaps.sample.showresultofspatialoperations
import android.os.Bundle
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import androidx.databinding.DataBindingUtil
import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
import com.arcgismaps.ApiKey
import com.arcgismaps.ArcGISEnvironment
import com.arcgismaps.Color
import com.arcgismaps.geometry.Geometry
import com.arcgismaps.geometry.GeometryEngine
import com.arcgismaps.geometry.MutablePart
import com.arcgismaps.geometry.Point
import com.arcgismaps.geometry.Polygon
import com.arcgismaps.geometry.PolygonBuilder
import com.arcgismaps.geometry.SpatialReference
import com.arcgismaps.mapping.ArcGISMap
import com.arcgismaps.mapping.BasemapStyle
import com.arcgismaps.mapping.symbology.SimpleFillSymbol
import com.arcgismaps.mapping.symbology.SimpleFillSymbolStyle
import com.arcgismaps.mapping.symbology.SimpleLineSymbol
import com.arcgismaps.mapping.symbology.SimpleLineSymbolStyle
import com.arcgismaps.mapping.view.Graphic
import com.arcgismaps.mapping.view.GraphicsOverlay
import com.esri.arcgismaps.sample.showresultofspatialoperations.databinding.ActivityMainBinding
import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
private val Color.Companion.blue: Color
get() {
return fromRgba(0, 0, 255, 255)
}
class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
// set up data binding for the activity
private val activityMainBinding: ActivityMainBinding by lazy {
DataBindingUtil.setContentView(this, R.layout.activity_main)
}
private val mapView by lazy {
activityMainBinding.mapView
}
// enum to keep track of the selected operation to display on the map
enum class SpatialOperation(val menuPosition: Int) {
NO_OPERATION(0),
INTERSECTION(1),
UNION(2),
DIFFERENCE(3),
SYMMETRIC_DIFFERENCE(4)
}
// create the graphic overlays
private val inputGeometryGraphicsOverlay: GraphicsOverlay by lazy { GraphicsOverlay() }
private val resultGeometryGraphicsOverlay: GraphicsOverlay by lazy { GraphicsOverlay() }
// simple black line symbol for outlines
private val lineSymbol = SimpleLineSymbol(SimpleLineSymbolStyle.Solid, Color.black, 1f)
// red fill symbol for result
private val resultFillSymbol =
SimpleFillSymbol(SimpleFillSymbolStyle.Solid, Color.red, lineSymbol)
// the two polygons for perform spatial operations
private lateinit var inputPolygon1: Polygon
private lateinit var inputPolygon2: Polygon
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
// authentication with an API key or named user is
// required to access basemaps and other location services
ArcGISEnvironment.apiKey = ApiKey.create(BuildConfig.API_KEY)
lifecycle.addObserver(mapView)
// set up the adapter
val arrayAdapter = ArrayAdapter(
this,
com.esri.arcgismaps.sample.sampleslib.R.layout.custom_dropdown_item,
resources.getStringArray(R.array.operation)
)
activityMainBinding.bottomListItems.apply {
setAdapter(arrayAdapter)
setOnItemClickListener { _, _, i, _ ->
updateGeometry(i)
}
}
// set up the MapView
mapView.apply {
// create an ArcGISMap with a light gray basemap
map = ArcGISMap(BasemapStyle.ArcGISLightGray)
// create graphics overlays to show the inputs and results of the spatial operation
graphicsOverlays.add(inputGeometryGraphicsOverlay)
graphicsOverlays.add(resultGeometryGraphicsOverlay)
}
// create input polygons and add graphics to display these polygons in an overlay
createPolygons()
// center the map view on the input geometries
val envelope = GeometryEngine.union(inputPolygon1, inputPolygon2).extent
lifecycleScope.launch {
mapView.setViewpointGeometry(envelope, 20.0)
}
}
private fun updateGeometry(position: Int) {
// clear previous operation result
resultGeometryGraphicsOverlay.graphics.clear()
// create a result geometry of the spatial operation
var resultGeometry: Geometry? = null
// get the selected operation
when (SpatialOperation.entries.find { it.menuPosition == position }) {
SpatialOperation.NO_OPERATION -> { /* No operation needed */
}
SpatialOperation.INTERSECTION -> {
resultGeometry = GeometryEngine.intersectionOrNull(inputPolygon1, inputPolygon2)
}
SpatialOperation.UNION -> {
resultGeometry = GeometryEngine.union(inputPolygon1, inputPolygon2)
}
SpatialOperation.DIFFERENCE -> {
resultGeometry = GeometryEngine.differenceOrNull(inputPolygon1, inputPolygon2)
}
SpatialOperation.SYMMETRIC_DIFFERENCE -> {
resultGeometry = GeometryEngine.symmetricDifferenceOrNull(inputPolygon1, inputPolygon2)
}
null -> {}
}
// add a graphic from the result geometry, showing result in red
if (resultGeometry != null) {
val resultGraphic = Graphic(resultGeometry, resultFillSymbol).also {
// select the result to highlight it
it.isSelected = true
}
// add the result graphic to the graphic overlay
resultGeometryGraphicsOverlay.graphics.add(resultGraphic)
}
}
private fun createPolygons() {
// create input polygon 1
val polygonBuilder1 = PolygonBuilder(SpatialReference.webMercator()) {
// add points to the point collection
addPoint(Point(-13160.0, 6710100.0))
addPoint(Point(-13300.0, 6710500.0))
addPoint(Point(-13760.0, 6710730.0))
addPoint(Point(-14660.0, 6710000.0))
addPoint(Point(-13960.0, 6709400.0))
}
inputPolygon1 = polygonBuilder1.toGeometry()
// create and add a blue graphic to show input polygon 1
val blueFill = SimpleFillSymbol(SimpleFillSymbolStyle.Solid, Color.blue, lineSymbol)
inputGeometryGraphicsOverlay.graphics.add(Graphic(inputPolygon1, blueFill))
// outer ring
val outerRing = MutablePart.createWithPoints(
listOf(
Point(-13060.0, 6711030.0),
Point(-12160.0, 6710730.0),
Point(-13160.0, 6709700.0),
Point(-14560.0, 6710730.0),
Point(-13060.0, 6711030.0),
),
SpatialReference.webMercator()
)
// inner ring
val innerRing = MutablePart.createWithPoints(
listOf(
Point(-13060.0, 6710910.0),
Point(-12450.0, 6710660.0),
Point(-13160.0, 6709900.0),
Point(-14160.0, 6710630.0),
Point(-13060.0, 6710910.0)
),
SpatialReference.webMercator()
)
// add both parts (rings) to a polygon and create a geometry from it
inputPolygon2 = Polygon(listOf(outerRing, innerRing))
// create and add a green graphic to show input polygon 2
val greenFill = SimpleFillSymbol(SimpleFillSymbolStyle.Solid, Color.green, lineSymbol)
inputGeometryGraphicsOverlay.graphics.add(Graphic(inputPolygon2, greenFill))
}
}