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GeoTiffRasterLayer

Namespace: ThinkGeo.Core

Represents a GeoTIFF raster layer that renders TIFF imagery on the map.

public class GeoTiffRasterLayer : RasterLayer

Inheritance objectLayerBaseLayerRasterLayerGeoTiffRasterLayer

Remarks:

The TiffRasterLayer represents a TIFF file for drawing on the map. Simply provide the path and filename for the TIFF file, add the layer to the MapEngine class and start drawing. You can also draw the layer manually outside of the MapEngine.

Properties

ImagePathFilename

Gets or sets the image path filename.

public string ImagePathFilename { get; set; }

Property Value

string

        The image path filename.

ResamplingMode

Gets or sets the Skia sampling mode used by this layer's image source. Default is RasterResamplingMode.Auto.

public RasterResamplingMode ResamplingMode { get; set; }

Property Value

RasterResamplingMode

HasBoundingBox

This property checks to see if a Layer has a BoundingBox or not. If it has no BoundingBox, it will throw an exception when you call the GetBoundingBox() and GetFullExtent() APIs. In GeoTiffRasterLayer, we override this API and mark it as true.

public bool HasBoundingBox { get; }

Property Value

bool

Remarks:

The default implementation in the base class returns false.

DrawingQuality

Gets or sets the drawing quality.

public DrawingQuality DrawingQuality { get; set; }

Property Value

DrawingQuality

        The drawing quality.

ImageSource

This property gets and sets the Image used by the RasterLayer.

public RasterSource ImageSource { get; protected set; }

Property Value

RasterSource
This property gets the Image used by the RasterLayer.

Remarks:

The set for this property is protected and only intended to be used by developers who are creating their own ImageSources. This is the main property to set for developers who are creating their own RasterLayer derivatives.

UpperThreshold

This property gets and sets the upper threshold in the scale at which to display the image.

public double UpperThreshold { get; set; }

Property Value

double
This property gets the upper threshold in the scale at which to display the image.

Remarks:

Above the upper threshold in scale, the image will not be displayed. This, in conjunction with the LowerThreshold property, allows you to create a band in which it is suitable to display the image source. By default, the upper threshold is double.max and lower threshold is 0. This means the image should always display.

LowerThreshold

This property gets and sets the lower threshold in the scale at which to display the image.

public double LowerThreshold { get; set; }

Property Value

double
This property gets the lower threshold in the scale at which to display the image.

Remarks:

Below the lower threshold in scale, the image will not be displayed. This, in conjunction with the UpperThreshold property, allows you to create a band in which it is suitable to display the image source. By default, the upper threshold is double.max and lower threshold is 0. This means the image should always display.

UpperScale

This property gets and sets the upper threshold in the scale at which to display the image.

public double UpperScale { get; set; }

Property Value

double
This property gets the upper threshold in the scale at which to display the image.

Remarks:

Above the upper threshold in scale, the image will not be displayed. This, in conjunction with the LowerThreshold property, allows you to create a band in which it is suitable to display the image source. By default, the upper threshold is double.max and lower threshold is double.min. This means the image should always display.

LowerScale

This property gets and sets the lower threshold in the scale at which to display the image.

public double LowerScale { get; set; }

Property Value

double
This property gets the lower threshold in the scale at which to display the image.

Remarks:

Below the lower threshold in scale, the image will not be displayed. This, in conjunction with the UpperThreshold property, allows you to create a band in which it is suitable to display the image source. By default, the upper threshold is double.max and lower threshold is double.min. This means the image should always display.

ScaleFactor

The scale factor when drawing the primitive image. For example I am looking for an image with 100100px, If the ScaleFactor is set to 2, it means the component will get the image with 200200px. We want to keep it as 1 (by default) for most cases.

public double ScaleFactor { get; set; }

Property Value

double

Projection

Gets the projection used by the underlying RasterLayer.ImageSource.

public Projection Projection { get; }

Property Value

Projection

RequestDrawingInterval

Gets or sets the interval between automatic draw requests. Obsolete.

public TimeSpan RequestDrawingInterval { get; set; }

Property Value

TimeSpan

Name

Gets or sets the display name for the layer.

public string Name { get; set; }

Property Value

string
The name used to identify the layer within UI components such as legends.

Remarks:

The name is user defined. Assign a descriptive value so tooling such as legends and layer lists can surface a meaningful label to end users.

IsOpen

Gets a value indicating whether the layer is currently open.

public bool IsOpen { get; }

Property Value

bool
true if the layer has completed its open routine; otherwise, false.

Remarks:

This method is the concrete wrapper for the abstract method IsOpenCore. Various methods on the Layer require that it be in an open state. If one of those methods is called when the state is not open, then the method will throw an exception. To enter the open state, you must call the Layer Open method. The method will raise an exception if the current Layer is already open.

As this is a concrete public method that wraps a Core method, we reserve the right to add events and other logic to pre- or post-process data returned by the Core version of the method. In this way, we leave our framework open on our end, but also allow you the developer to extend our logic to suit your needs. If you have questions about this, please contact our support team as we would be happy to work with you on extending our framework.

IsVisible

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the layer is visible.

public bool IsVisible { get; set; }

Property Value

bool
true to draw the layer; otherwise, false.

Remarks:

If this property is set to false, the layer will not draw. We ensure this in the Draw method. This is useful for legends and other controls that control the visibility of layers.

DrawingTime

Gets the last recorded drawing time for the layer.

public TimeSpan DrawingTime { get; protected set; }

Property Value

TimeSpan
The duration of the most recent draw operation.

Remarks:

We track the drawing time for the layer and report it back in this method. This is useful for determining the speed of various layers.

DrawingExceptionMode

Gets or sets how drawing exceptions are handled when the layer renders.

public DrawingExceptionMode DrawingExceptionMode { get; set; }

Property Value

DrawingExceptionMode

Background

Gets or sets the background color used when rendering the layer.

public GeoColor Background { get; set; }

Property Value

GeoColor
The fill applied to areas not covered by layer content.

Transparency

Gets or sets the amount of transparency applied to the rendered image.

public float Transparency { get; set; }

Property Value

float
A value between 0 (fully transparent) and 255 (fully opaque).

BlueTranslation

Gets or sets the intensity adjustment applied to the blue channel.

public float BlueTranslation { get; set; }

Property Value

float
A value between -255 and 255 representing the blue channel translation.

RedTranslation

Gets or sets the intensity adjustment applied to the red channel.

public float RedTranslation { get; set; }

Property Value

float
A value between -255 and 255 representing the red channel translation.

GreenTranslation

Gets or sets the intensity adjustment applied to the green channel.

public float GreenTranslation { get; set; }

Property Value

float
A value between -255 and 255 representing the green channel translation.

KeyColors

Gets the collection of key colors that should be rendered as transparent.

public Collection<GeoColor> KeyColors { get; }

Property Value

Collection<GeoColor>

Remarks:

Attempting to access this collection when the associated GeoCanvas does not support key colors (see GeoCanvas.SupportKeyColor) results in an exception. Add colors to this collection to ensure they render as transparent.

IsNegative

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the image should be rendered with inverted colors.

public bool IsNegative { get; set; }

Property Value

bool
true to invert the color channels; otherwise, false.

IsGrayscale

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the image should be converted to grayscale prior to rendering.

public bool IsGrayscale { get; set; }

Property Value

bool
true to apply a grayscale filter; otherwise, false.

ThreadSafe

Gets or sets the threading guarantees provided by the layer implementation.

public ThreadSafetyLevel ThreadSafe { get; set; }

Property Value

ThreadSafetyLevel
The level of thread safety that callers can expect when interacting with the layer.

ColorMappings

Gets the color translation map that will be applied when rendering the layer.

public Dictionary<GeoColor, GeoColor> ColorMappings { get; }

Property Value

Dictionary<GeoColor, GeoColor>

WrappingMode

Gets or sets how the layer wraps when the map extent crosses world boundaries.

public WrappingMode WrappingMode { get; set; }

Property Value

WrappingMode

WrappingExtent

Gets or sets the geographic extent to use when wrapping is enabled.

public RectangleShape WrappingExtent { get; set; }

Property Value

RectangleShape

Constructors

GeoTiffRasterLayer()

This is a constructor for the class.

public GeoTiffRasterLayer()

Remarks:

If you use this constructor then, you need to set the PathFilename property manually before using the layer.

GeoTiffRasterLayer(string)

This is a constructor for the class.

public GeoTiffRasterLayer(string imagePathFilename)

Parameters

imagePathFilename string
This parameter is the path and filename of the TIFF file you want to use.

Remarks:

This constructor gets the layer ready to use.

GeoTiffRasterLayer(string, string)

This is a constructor for the class.

public GeoTiffRasterLayer(string imagePathFilename, string worldfilePathFilename)

Parameters

imagePathFilename string
This parameter is the path and filename of the TIFF file you want to use.

worldfilePathFilename string
This parameter is the world file path and filename for the TIFF file you want to use.

Remarks:

This constructor gets the layer ready to use.

GeoTiffRasterLayer(string, RectangleShape)

This is a constructor for the class.

public GeoTiffRasterLayer(string imagePathFilename, RectangleShape imageWorldExtent)

Parameters

imagePathFilename string
This parameter is the path and filename of the TIFF file you want to use.

imageWorldExtent RectangleShape
This parameter is the image extent of the TIFF file you want to use.

Remarks:

This constructor gets the layer ready to use.

Events

DrawingProgressChanged

Occurs as the layer reports drawing progress (useful for async or tiled rendering scenarios).

public event EventHandler<DrawingProgressChangedEventArgs> DrawingProgressChanged;

RequestedDrawing

Raised after the drawing buffer elapses so consumers can handle a legacy drawing cycle. Obsolete.

public event EventHandler<RequestedDrawingLayerEventArgs> RequestedDrawing;

RequestingDrawing

Raised before the drawing buffer elapses so consumers can cancel a legacy drawing operation. Obsolete.

public event EventHandler<RequestingDrawingLayerEventArgs> RequestingDrawing;

DrawingException

Occurs when the DrawingException event is raised.

public event EventHandler<DrawingExceptionLayerEventArgs> DrawingException;

DrawnException

Occurs when the DrawnException event is raised.

public event EventHandler<DrawnExceptionLayerEventArgs> DrawnException;