topic Re: Does the Runtime SDK have any provision for GeoPDF? in .NET Maps SDK Questions

Does the Runtime SDK have any provision for GeoPDF?

NathanMellor — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 18:14:27 GMT

I haven't seen anything about it.

Re: Does the Runtime SDK have any provision for GeoPDF?

dotMorten_esri — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 19:45:25 GMT

No. What sort of support are you looking for?

Re: Does the Runtime SDK have any provision for GeoPDF?

NathanMellor — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 20:32:45 GMT

Displaying them from a file. Have it listed on this page as a supported format.

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GeoPDF isn't my personal choice. I personally think it is a crummy format.

But organizations such as the USGS publish GeoPDFs, so users ask about them.

Re: Does the Runtime SDK have any provision for GeoPDF?

dotMorten_esri — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 20:16:14 GMT

I'm not really following. You want PDF to be a layer type to embed with the other layers in the MapView?

PDF is used for publishing/sharing documents, so it would make sense to be able to generate GeoPDF from a map to share, but I don't really see how this could work as a layer in the map.

The link you pointed to doesn't show PDF as supported. PDF isn't a raster format either, so wouldn't belong there in any case.

Re: Does the Runtime SDK have any provision for GeoPDF?

NathanMellor — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 18:53:49 GMT

Scenario is user says "Hey, I have this GeoPDF I got from the USGS. Can I display that in your app?" (doesn't care about implementation details).

I think I need to say "No". Am I correct?

I think I could also say. " . . . but maybe if you can get it in Geotiff." (cause Geotiff appears to be a supported raster format). Correct?

Re: Does the Runtime SDK have any provision for GeoPDF?

dotMorten_esri — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 18:26:34 GMT

Yeah pretty much. It's kind of like saying: "I have a PDF... can I add that to my Word document?" vs. "I have some text and images, can I add that to my Word document?"

So yes, GeoTiff should work.

Re: Does the Runtime SDK have any provision for GeoPDF?

NathanMellor — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 19:51:58 GMT

But does Geotiff work if I don't have a Standard license or above?

That makes a difference. My customers are consumers, not professionals. They would not be paying for a Standard license.