Format coordinates in a variety of common notations.
Use case
The coordinate formatter can format a map location in WGS84 in a number of common coordinate notations. Parsing one of these formats to a location is also supported. Formats include decimal degrees; degrees, minutes, seconds; Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM), and United States National Grid (USNG).
How to use the sample
Click on the map to see a callout with the clicked location's coordinate formatted in 4 different ways. You can also put a coordinate string in any of these formats in the text field. Hit Enter and the coordinate string will be parsed to a map location which the callout will move to.
How it works
- Get or create a
MapPoint
with a spatial reference. - Use one of the static "to" methods on
CoordinateFormatter
such asCoordinateFormatter.ToLatitudeLongitude(point, CoordinateFormatter.LatitudeLongitudeFormat.DecimalDegrees, 4)
to get the formatted string. - To go from a formatted string to a
Point
, use one of the "from" static methods likeCoordinateFormatter.FromUtm(coordinateString, map.SpatialReference, CoordinateFormatter.UtmConversionMode.NorthSouthIndicators)
.
Relevant API
- CoordinateFormatter
- CoordinateFormatter.LatitudeLongitudeFormat
- CoordinateFormatter.UtmConversionMode
Tags
convert, coordinate, decimal degrees, degree minutes seconds, format, latitude, longitude, USNG, UTM
Sample Code
// Copyright 2018 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. using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Geometry; using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Mapping; using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Symbology; using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.UI; using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Drawing; using System.Windows; using System.Windows.Controls; namespace ArcGIS.WPF.Samples.FormatCoordinates { [ArcGIS.Samples.Shared.Attributes.Sample( name: "Format coordinates", category: "Geometry", description: "Format coordinates in a variety of common notations.", instructions: "Click on the map to see a callout with the clicked location's coordinate formatted in 4 different ways. You can also put a coordinate string in any of these formats in the text field. Hit Enter and the coordinate string will be parsed to a map location which the callout will move to.", tags: new[] { "USNG", "UTM", "convert", "coordinate", "decimal degrees", "degree minutes seconds", "format", "latitude", "longitude" })] public partial class FormatCoordinates { // Hold a reference to the most recently updated field. private TextBox _selectedTextBox; private List<TextBox> _textBoxes; public FormatCoordinates() { InitializeComponent(); Initialize(); } private void Initialize() { // Create a list of the text boxes. _textBoxes = new List<TextBox> { UtmTextField, DmsTextField, DecimalDegreesTextField, UsngTextField }; // Create the map. MyMapView.Map = new Map(BasemapStyle.ArcGISNavigation); // Add the graphics overlay to the map. MyMapView.GraphicsOverlays.Add(new GraphicsOverlay()); // Create the starting point. var startingPoint = new MapPoint(0, 0, SpatialReferences.WebMercator); // Update the UI with the initial point. UpdateUIFromMapPoint(startingPoint); // Subscribe to map tap events to enable tapping on map to update coordinates. MyMapView.GeoViewTapped += (s, e) => { UpdateUIFromMapPoint(e.Location); }; } private void InputTextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e) { // Keep track of the last edited field. _selectedTextBox = (TextBox)sender; } private void RecalculateFields(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { // Only update the point if the user has changed text. if (_selectedTextBox == null) return; // Hold the entered point. MapPoint enteredPoint = null; // Update the point based on which text sent the event. try { switch (_selectedTextBox.Tag.ToString()) { case "Decimal Degrees": case "Degrees, Minutes, Seconds": enteredPoint = CoordinateFormatter.FromLatitudeLongitude(_selectedTextBox.Text, MyMapView.SpatialReference); break; case "UTM": enteredPoint = CoordinateFormatter.FromUtm(_selectedTextBox.Text, MyMapView.SpatialReference, UtmConversionMode.NorthSouthIndicators); break; case "USNG": enteredPoint = CoordinateFormatter.FromUsng(_selectedTextBox.Text, MyMapView.SpatialReference); break; } } catch (Exception ex) { // The coordinate is malformed, warn and return. MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, "Invalid format"); return; } // Update the UI from the MapPoint. UpdateUIFromMapPoint(enteredPoint); } private void UpdateUIFromMapPoint(MapPoint selectedPoint) { try { // Check if the selected point can be formatted into coordinates. CoordinateFormatter.ToLatitudeLongitude(selectedPoint, LatitudeLongitudeFormat.DecimalDegrees, 0); } catch (Exception ex) { MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, "Error"); return; } // "Deselect" any text box. _selectedTextBox = null; // Disable event handlers while updating text in text boxes. _textBoxes.ForEach(box => box.TextChanged -= InputTextChanged); // Update textbox values. DecimalDegreesTextField.Text = CoordinateFormatter.ToLatitudeLongitude(selectedPoint, LatitudeLongitudeFormat.DecimalDegrees, 4); DmsTextField.Text = CoordinateFormatter.ToLatitudeLongitude(selectedPoint, LatitudeLongitudeFormat.DegreesMinutesSeconds, 1); UtmTextField.Text = CoordinateFormatter.ToUtm(selectedPoint, UtmConversionMode.NorthSouthIndicators, true); UsngTextField.Text = CoordinateFormatter.ToUsng(selectedPoint, 4, true); // Enable event handlers for all of the text boxes. _textBoxes.ForEach(box => box.TextChanged += InputTextChanged); // Clear existing graphics. MyMapView.GraphicsOverlays[0].Graphics.Clear(); // Create a symbol to symbolize the point. var symbol = new SimpleMarkerSymbol(SimpleMarkerSymbolStyle.X, Color.Yellow, 20); // Create the graphic. var symbolGraphic = new Graphic(selectedPoint, symbol); // Add the graphic to the graphics overlay. MyMapView.GraphicsOverlays[0].Graphics.Add(symbolGraphic); } } }