Coordinate conversion in SketchViewModel

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12-20-2021 11:54 AM
ararana
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Looking at the Sketch in 3D example code, in the sketchViewModel.on("create" function a new line's point coordinates are coming across in a unusual format

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Can anyone explain what this coordinate format is and how I could convert it to standard longitude/latitude?

 

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ironmaskito
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I think default coordinate system for esri maps is in webmercator format. you should use webMercatorUtils' webMercatorToGeographic() to convert to geo coordinates: https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/latest/api-reference/esri-geometry-support-webMercatorUtils...

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ironmaskito
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I think default coordinate system for esri maps is in webmercator format. you should use webMercatorUtils' webMercatorToGeographic() to convert to geo coordinates: https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/latest/api-reference/esri-geometry-support-webMercatorUtils...

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ararana
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Was not aware of the webMercatorUtils class. Thanks for the help!

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