Offline WPF app

DanielWeaver1 — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:53:27 GMT

Trying to determine if the maps sdk is right for me, but there's a ton of information out there and I'm a little overwhelmed. Details below:

Will be a WPF app and will be completely offline.
All data is provided through various files (shapefiles, .mdb, .kmls, etc.).
Ability for user to draw custom shapes on the map
Ability for user to perform calculations like finding distance between features, finding features within a bounding box, etc.
No editing of the data besides any in-memory features that the user might draw on the map

Can I do the above using the maps sdk? What is required to deploy this? I saw this post https://community.esri.com/t5/net-maps-sdk-questions/standalone-and-completely-offline-wpf-app/m-p/1155994#M10845 talking about the licenses, but I don't see a cost on the license page. Is the license perpetual? As in, once it is deployed, can it be used forever?

The tutorials talk about getting an API key. Do I still need that even though it will be an offline app?

Re: Offline WPF app

ViktorSafar — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 12:36:41 GMT

No problem.

Shapefile: https://developers.arcgis.com/net/wpf/sample-code/read-shapefile-metadata/
KML: https://developers.arcgis.com/net/wpf/sample-code/display-kml/
mdb - if you mean Access database, that is not natively supported. You will need to read the db using other tools and translate to one of the Geometry classes in ArcGIS

Ability for user to perform calculations like finding distance between features, finding features within a bounding box, etc.

See examples of geometry engine

Since your app is completely offline, you must use a license string.

Given your requirements to read shapefiles, you will need at least a Standard license.

I cannot speak to cost. I think you can find it by creating a Platform account