topic Re: KML layer in ArcGIS API for Silverlight Questions

KML layer

MichaelMacDonald — Fri, 21 May 2010 03:22:07 GMT

Does anyone know how to use a KML layer inside of an ESRI Silverlight app? Are there any samples of this around?

Sorry if this was repeated.

Re: KML layer

dotMorten_esri — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:53:59 GMT

http://resources.esri.com/arcgisserver/apis/silverlight/index.cfm?fa=codeGalleryDetails&scriptID=16487

Re: KML layer

DanielWalton — Fri, 21 May 2010 15:27:15 GMT

Morten,

useCasesForKml ++;

😉

Re: KML layer

BrianGustafson — Fri, 28 May 2010 19:46:56 GMT

I am trying to use the sample that you provided but am having trouble getting it to work with multi geometries. the KML that I am working with is http://rmgsc.cr.usgs.gov/outgoing/GeoMAC/2010_fire_data/KMLS/ActiveFirePerimeters.kml. I am trying to see in the code where I need to change then recompile to get the correct output but I am having trouble finding my way around. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks,

Re: KML layer

DanielWalton — Fri, 28 May 2010 20:17:51 GMT

Brian,

I seem to recall having to comment out the code underneath the "MultiGeometry" case in the KMLToFeature class. The way the XML is parsed, the inner features will get captured that way.

-Dan

Re: KML layer

BrianGustafson — Fri, 28 May 2010 20:22:36 GMT

I commented out the code and that did not work. I think that I need to write a loop to cycle through the geomtry inside of the multi geometry tag but I am not sure how to get the inner elements.

Re: KML layer

Sravan_KumarUddarraju — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:42:34 GMT

I am having the same issue. I know we need to tweak recursive function little bit. If you resolve this issue, please send me (if you can) updated code for this recursive function.

Regards,
Srv

Re: KML layer

BrianGustafson — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 12:20:12 GMT

In the KmlToFeatureDefinition I changed the CreateFeatureDefinition method to the code below.

private void CreateFeatureDefinition(string description, string name, KMLStyle kmlStyle, XElement placemark)
        {
            FeatureDescriptor fd = null;

            // Determine what kind of feature is present in the placemark
            XElement geomElement = GetFeatureType(placemark);
            if (geomElement != null && geomElement.Name != null)
            {
                switch (geomElement.Name.LocalName)
                {
                    case "Point":
                        fd = ExtractPoint(kmlStyle, geomElement);

                        if (fd != null)
                        {
                            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(description))
                                fd.Attributes.Add("description", description);
                            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
                                fd.Attributes.Add("name", name);

                            featureDefs.AddFeature(fd);
                        }
                        break;

                    case "LineString":
                        fd = ExtractPolyLine(kmlStyle, geomElement);

                        if (fd != null)
                        {
                            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(description))
                                fd.Attributes.Add("description", description);
                            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
                                fd.Attributes.Add("name", name);

                            featureDefs.AddFeature(fd);
                        }
                        break;

                    case "LinearRing":
                        fd = ExtractLinearRing(kmlStyle, geomElement);

                        if (fd != null)
                        {
                            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(description))
                                fd.Attributes.Add("description", description);
                            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
                                fd.Attributes.Add("name", name);

                            featureDefs.AddFeature(fd);
                        }
                        break;

                    case "MultiGeometry":
                        // Use recursion to walk the hierarchy of embedded definitions
                        IEnumerable<XNode> x = geomElement.Nodes();

                        foreach (XNode n in x)
                        {

                            string s = n.ToString();

                            if (s.Contains("Point"))
                            {
                                XElement e = (XElement)n;
                                fd = ExtractPoint(kmlStyle, e);

                                if (fd != null)
                                {
                                    if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(description))
                                        fd.Attributes.Add("description", description);
                                    if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
                                        fd.Attributes.Add("name", name);

                                    featureDefs.AddFeature(fd);
                                }
                            }
                            if (s.Contains("LineString"))
                            {
                                XElement e = (XElement)n;
                                fd = ExtractPolyLine(kmlStyle, e);

                                if (fd != null)
                                {
                                    if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(description))
                                        fd.Attributes.Add("description", description);
                                    if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
                                        fd.Attributes.Add("name", name);

                                    featureDefs.AddFeature(fd);
                                }
                            }
                            if (s.Contains("Polygon"))
                            {
                                XElement e = (XElement)n;
                                fd = ExtractPolygon(kmlStyle, e);

                                if (fd != null)
                                {
                                    if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(description))
                                        fd.Attributes.Add("description", description);
                                    if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
                                        fd.Attributes.Add("name", name);

                                    featureDefs.AddFeature(fd);
                                }
                            }
                            if (s.Contains("LinearRing"))
                            {
                                XElement e = (XElement)n;
                                fd = ExtractLinearRing(kmlStyle, e);

                                if (fd != null)
                                {
                                    if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(description))
                                        fd.Attributes.Add("description", description);
                                    if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
                                        fd.Attributes.Add("name", name);

                                    featureDefs.AddFeature(fd);
                                }
                            }
                        }

                        break;
                        //CreateFeatureDefinition(description, name, kmlStyle, geomElement);
                        //break;

                    case "Polygon":
                        fd = ExtractPolygon(kmlStyle, geomElement);

                        if (fd != null)
                        {
                            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(description))
                                fd.Attributes.Add("description", description);
                            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
                                fd.Attributes.Add("name", name);

                            featureDefs.AddFeature(fd);
                        }
                        break;
                }

                // If a feature definition was created, then assign attributes and add to collection
                //if (fd != null)
                //{
                //    if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(description))
                //        fd.Attributes.Add("description", description);
                //    if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
                //        fd.Attributes.Add("name", name);

                //    featureDefs.AddFeature(fd);
                //}
            }
        }

Re: KML layer

Sravan_KumarUddarraju — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:01:30 GMT

Excellent... I really appreciated your quick response.
You saved my day.

Regards,
Srv

Re: KML layer

Sravan_KumarUddarraju — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:13:24 GMT

There is another issue which I noticed in the sample, code will create only one inner ring even though polygon has multiple rings with in it. Here need to be loop though the each �??innerBoundaryIs�?� node and add the inner rings to the polygon collection.

Regards,
Srv

private FeatureDescriptor ExtractPolygon(KMLStyle kmlStyle, XElement geomElement)
        {
            ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Geometry.Polygon polygon = new Polygon();
            XElement boundary;

            boundary = geomElement.Element(kmlNS + "outerBoundaryIs");
            if (boundary != null)
            {
                ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Geometry.PointCollection pts = ExtractRing(boundary);
                if (pts != null && pts.Count > 0)
                {
                    polygon.Rings.Add(pts);
                }
            }

            // create the inner rings to the polygons
            foreach (XElement item in geomElement.Nodes())
            {
                if (item.Name.LocalName == "innerBoundaryIs")
                {
                    if (item != null)
                    {
                        ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Geometry.PointCollection pts = ExtractRing(item);
                        if (pts != null && pts.Count > 0)
                        {
                            polygon.Rings.Add(pts);
                        }
                    }
                }


            }

            //boundary = geomElement.Element(kmlNS + "innerBoundaryIs");
            //if (boundary != null)
            //{
            //    ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Geometry.PointCollection pts = ExtractRing(boundary);
            //    if (pts != null && pts.Count > 0)
            //    {
            //        polygon.Rings.Add(pts);
            //    }
            //}

            // Create symbol and use style information
            PolygonSymbolDescriptor sym = new PolygonSymbolDescriptor();
            sym.PolyFill = kmlStyle.PolyFill;
            sym.PolyOutline = kmlStyle.PolyOutline;

            if (kmlStyle.PolyFillColor != null)
            {
                sym.PolyFillColor = kmlStyle.PolyFillColor;
            }

            if (kmlStyle.PolyOutline)
            {
                if (kmlStyle.LineColor != null)
                {
                    sym.LineColor = kmlStyle.LineColor;
                }
                if (kmlStyle.LineWidth != 0.0)
                {
                    sym.LineWidth = kmlStyle.LineWidth;
                }
            }

            if (polygon.Rings.Count > 0)
            {
                // Create feature descriptor from geometry and other information
                return new FeatureDescriptor()
                {
                    Geometry = polygon,
                    Symbol = sym
                };
            }

            return null;
        }