idea Add nearest feature functionality to Runtime SDK in ArcGIS Maps SDKs Native Ideas https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-maps-sdks-native-ideas/add-nearest-feature-functionality-to-runtime-sdk/idi-p/952281 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P style="background-color: #ffffff; border: 0px;">Any chance we could get an additional capability in the SDK to return the closest feature in a AGSGDBFeatureTable for a given point?</P><P style="background-color: #ffffff; border: 0px;">&nbsp;</P><P style="background-color: #ffffff; border: 0px;">Right now the only way I can figure out to do this is to do a measure to every feature and find the shortest distance. &nbsp;This is rather expensive, especially if you are working with a large address point layer or roadway stations. &nbsp;</P><P style="background-color: #ffffff; border: 0px;">&nbsp;</P><P style="background-color: #ffffff; border: 0px;">Things can be more efficient by first creating a buffer of X distance from your location, selecting all points within the buffer, then calculating the closest feature from that subset... but it's still a rather complex undertaking for something that is pretty&nbsp;standard fare for GIS.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 26 Aug 2016 01:05:31 GMT MichaelDavis3 2016-08-26T01:05:31Z Add nearest feature functionality to Runtime SDK https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-maps-sdks-native-ideas/add-nearest-feature-functionality-to-runtime-sdk/idi-p/952281 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P style="background-color: #ffffff; border: 0px;">Any chance we could get an additional capability in the SDK to return the closest feature in a AGSGDBFeatureTable for a given point?</P><P style="background-color: #ffffff; border: 0px;">&nbsp;</P><P style="background-color: #ffffff; border: 0px;">Right now the only way I can figure out to do this is to do a measure to every feature and find the shortest distance. &nbsp;This is rather expensive, especially if you are working with a large address point layer or roadway stations. &nbsp;</P><P style="background-color: #ffffff; border: 0px;">&nbsp;</P><P style="background-color: #ffffff; border: 0px;">Things can be more efficient by first creating a buffer of X distance from your location, selecting all points within the buffer, then calculating the closest feature from that subset... but it's still a rather complex undertaking for something that is pretty&nbsp;standard fare for GIS.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 26 Aug 2016 01:05:31 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-maps-sdks-native-ideas/add-nearest-feature-functionality-to-runtime-sdk/idi-p/952281 MichaelDavis3 2016-08-26T01:05:31Z