Access and create bookmarks on a map.
Use case
Bookmarks are used for easily storing and accessing saved locations on the map. Bookmarks are of interest in educational apps (e.g. touring historical sites) or more specifically, for a land management company wishing to visually monitor flood levels over time at a particular location. These locations can be saved as bookmarks and revisited easily each time their basemap data has been updated (e.g. working with up to date satellite imagery to monitor water levels).
How to use the sample
The map in the sample comes pre-populated with a set of bookmarks. To access a bookmark and move to that location, click on a bookmark's name from the list. To add a bookmark, pan and/or zoom to a new location and click on the 'Add Bookmark' button. Enter a unique name for the bookmark and click ok, and the bookmark will be added to the list
How it works
- Instantiate a new
Map
object and create aBookmarkList
withmap.Bookmarks
. - To create a new bookmark and add it to the bookmark list:
- Instantiate a new
Bookmark
object passing in text (the name of the bookmark) and aViewpoint
as parameters. - Add the new bookmark to the book mark list with
BookmarkList.Add(bookmark)
.
- Instantiate a new
Relevant API
- Bookmark
- BookmarkList
- Viewpoint
Tags
bookmark, extent, location, zoom
Sample Code
// Copyright 2016 Esri.
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using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Mapping;
using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
using System;
using System.Linq;
namespace ArcGIS.WinUI.Samples.ManageBookmarks
{
[ArcGIS.Samples.Shared.Attributes.Sample(
name: "Manage bookmarks",
category: "Map",
description: "Access and create bookmarks on a map.",
instructions: "The map in the sample comes pre-populated with a set of bookmarks. To access a bookmark and move to that location, click on a bookmark's name from the list. To add a bookmark, pan and/or zoom to a new location and click on the 'Add Bookmark' button. Enter a unique name for the bookmark and click ok, and the bookmark will be added to the list",
tags: new[] { "bookmark", "extent", "location", "zoom" })]
public partial class ManageBookmarks
{
public ManageBookmarks()
{
InitializeComponent();
// Create the UI, setup the control references and execute initialization
Initialize();
}
private void Initialize()
{
// Create new map with a base map
Map myMap = new Map(BasemapStyle.ArcGISImagery);
// Add the map to the mapview
MyMapView.Map = myMap;
// Create a set of predefined bookmarks; each one follows the pattern of:
// ~ Initialize a viewpoint pointing to a latitude longitude
// ~ Create a new bookmark
// ~ Give the bookmark a name
// ~ Assign the viewpoint
// ~ Add the bookmark to bookmark collection of the map
// ~ Add the bookmark to the UI combo box for the user to choose from
// Bookmark-1
Viewpoint myViewpoint1 = new Viewpoint(27.3805833, 33.6321389, 6000);
Bookmark myBookmark1 = new Bookmark
{
Name = "Mysterious Desert Pattern",
Viewpoint = myViewpoint1
};
MyMapView.Map.Bookmarks.Add(myBookmark1);
BookmarkChooser.Items.Add(myBookmark1);
// Bookmark-2
Viewpoint myViewpoint2 = new Viewpoint(-39.299987, 174.060858, 600000);
Bookmark myBookmark2 = new Bookmark
{
Name = "Dormant Volcano",
Viewpoint = myViewpoint2
};
MyMapView.Map.Bookmarks.Add(myBookmark2);
BookmarkChooser.Items.Add(myBookmark2);
// Bookmark-3
Viewpoint myViewpoint3 = new Viewpoint(-33.867886, -63.985, 40000);
Bookmark myBookmark3 = new Bookmark
{
Name = "Guitar-Shaped Forest",
Viewpoint = myViewpoint3
};
MyMapView.Map.Bookmarks.Add(myBookmark3);
BookmarkChooser.Items.Add(myBookmark3);
// Bookmark-4
Viewpoint myViewpoint4 = new Viewpoint(44.525049, -110.83819, 6000);
Bookmark myBookmark4 = new Bookmark
{
Name = "Grand Prismatic Spring",
Viewpoint = myViewpoint4
};
MyMapView.Map.Bookmarks.Add(myBookmark4);
BookmarkChooser.Items.Add(myBookmark4);
// Set the initial combo box selection to the lat bookmark added
BookmarkChooser.SelectedItem = MyMapView.Map.Bookmarks.Last();
// Zoom to the last bookmark
myMap.InitialViewpoint = myMap.Bookmarks.Last().Viewpoint;
// Hide the controls for adding an additional bookmark
BorderAddBookmark.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
}
private void OnBookmarkChooserSelectionChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
{
// Get the selected bookmark and apply the view point to the map
Bookmark selectedBookmark = (Bookmark)e.AddedItems[0];
MyMapView.SetViewpoint(selectedBookmark.Viewpoint);
}
private void ButtonAddBookmark_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
// Show the controls to add a bookmark
BorderAddBookmark.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
ButtonAddBookmark.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
TextBoxBookmarkName.Text = "";
}
private void ButtonCancel_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
// Hide the controls to add a bookmark
BorderAddBookmark.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
ButtonAddBookmark.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
}
private void ButtonAddDone_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
// Get the name from the text field
string name = TextBoxBookmarkName.Text;
// Exit if the name is empty
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
return;
// Check to see if there is a bookmark with same name
bool doesNameExist = MyMapView.Map.Bookmarks.Any(b => b.Name == name);
if (doesNameExist)
return;
// Create a new bookmark
Bookmark myBookmark = new Bookmark
{
Name = name,
// Get the current viewpoint from map and assign it to bookmark
Viewpoint = MyMapView.GetCurrentViewpoint(ViewpointType.BoundingGeometry)
};
// Add the bookmark to bookmark collection of the map
MyMapView.Map.Bookmarks.Add(myBookmark);
// Add the bookmark to the list of choices in the combo box
BookmarkChooser.Items.Insert(BookmarkChooser.Items.Count, myBookmark);
// Set the newly added bookmark to be the one selected in the combo box
BookmarkChooser.SelectedItem = myBookmark;
// Hide the controls to add a bookmark
BorderAddBookmark.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
ButtonAddBookmark.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
}
}
}