Using a draw interaction to measure lengths and areas.
The getLength() and getArea() functions calculate spherical lengths and areas for geometries. Lengths are calculated by assuming great circle segments between geometry coordinates. Areas are calculated as if edges of polygons were great circle segments.
Note that the geometry.getLength() and geometry.getArea() methods return measures of projected (planar) geometries. These can be very different than on-the-ground measures in certain situations — in northern and southern latitudes using Web Mercator for example. For better results, use the functions in the ol/sphere module.
OpenLayers<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Measure</title>
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<script src="https://cdn.polyfill.io/v2/polyfill.min.js?features=requestAnimationFrame,Element.prototype.classList,URL"></script>
<style>
.map {
width: 100%;
height:400px;
}
.ol-tooltip {
position: relative;
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
border-radius: 4px;
color: white;
padding: 4px 8px;
opacity: 0.7;
white-space: nowrap;
font-size: 12px;
}
.ol-tooltip-measure {
opacity: 1;
font-weight: bold;
}
.ol-tooltip-static {
background-color: #ffcc33;
color: black;
border: 1px solid white;
}
.ol-tooltip-measure:before,
.ol-tooltip-static:before {
border-top: 6px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
border-right: 6px solid transparent;
border-left: 6px solid transparent;
content: "";
position: absolute;
bottom: -6px;
margin-left: -7px;
left: 50%;
}
.ol-tooltip-static:before {
border-top-color: #ffcc33;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map" class="map"></div>
<form class="form-inline">
<label>Measurement type </label>
<select id="type">
<option value="length">Length (LineString)</option>
<option value="area">Area (Polygon)</option>
</select>
</form>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>import 'ol/ol.css';
import Map from 'ol/Map';
import {unByKey} from 'ol/Observable';
import Overlay from 'ol/Overlay';
import {getArea, getLength} from 'ol/sphere';
import View from 'ol/View';
import {LineString, Polygon} from 'ol/geom';
import Draw from 'ol/interaction/Draw';
import {Tile as TileLayer, Vector as VectorLayer} from 'ol/layer';
import {OSM, Vector as VectorSource} from 'ol/source';
import {Circle as CircleStyle, Fill, Stroke, Style} from 'ol/style';
var raster = new TileLayer({
source: new OSM()
});
var source = new VectorSource();
var vector = new VectorLayer({
source: source,
style: new Style({
fill: new Fill({
color: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2)'
}),
stroke: new Stroke({
color: '#ffcc33',
width: 2
}),
image: new CircleStyle({
radius: 7,
fill: new Fill({
color: '#ffcc33'
})
})
})
});
/**
* Currently drawn feature.
* @type {import("../src/ol/Feature.js").default}
*/
var sketch;
/**
* The help tooltip element.
* @type {HTMLElement}
*/
var helpTooltipElement;
/**
* Overlay to show the help messages.
* @type {Overlay}
*/
var helpTooltip;
/**
* The measure tooltip element.
* @type {HTMLElement}
*/
var measureTooltipElement;
/**
* Overlay to show the measurement.
* @type {Overlay}
*/
var measureTooltip;
/**
* Message to show when the user is drawing a polygon.
* @type {string}
*/
var continuePolygonMsg = 'Click to continue drawing the polygon';
/**
* Message to show when the user is drawing a line.
* @type {string}
*/
var continueLineMsg = 'Click to continue drawing the line';
/**
* Handle pointer move.
* @param {import("../src/ol/MapBrowserEvent").default} evt The event.
*/
var pointerMoveHandler = function(evt) {
if (evt.dragging) {
return;
}
/** @type {string} */
var helpMsg = 'Click to start drawing';
if (sketch) {
var geom = sketch.getGeometry();
if (geom instanceof Polygon) {
helpMsg = continuePolygonMsg;
} else if (geom instanceof LineString) {
helpMsg = continueLineMsg;
}
}
helpTooltipElement.innerHTML = helpMsg;
helpTooltip.setPosition(evt.coordinate);
helpTooltipElement.classList.remove('hidden');
};
var map = new Map({
layers: [raster, vector],
target: 'map',
view: new View({
center: [-11000000, 4600000],
zoom: 15
})
});
map.on('pointermove', pointerMoveHandler);
map.getViewport().addEventListener('mouseout', function() {
helpTooltipElement.classList.add('hidden');
});
var typeSelect = document.getElementById('type');
var draw; // global so we can remove it later
/**
* Format length output.
* @param {LineString} line The line.
* @return {string} The formatted length.
*/
var formatLength = function(line) {
var length = getLength(line);
var output;
if (length > 100) {
output = (Math.round(length / 1000 * 100) / 100) +
' ' + 'km';
} else {
output = (Math.round(length * 100) / 100) +
' ' + 'm';
}
return output;
};
/**
* Format area output.
* @param {Polygon} polygon The polygon.
* @return {string} Formatted area.
*/
var formatArea = function(polygon) {
var area = getArea(polygon);
var output;
if (area > 10000) {
output = (Math.round(area / 1000000 * 100) / 100) +
' ' + 'km<sup>2</sup>';
} else {
output = (Math.round(area * 100) / 100) +
' ' + 'm<sup>2</sup>';
}
return output;
};
function addInteraction() {
var type = (typeSelect.value == 'area' ? 'Polygon' : 'LineString');
draw = new Draw({
source: source,
type: type,
style: new Style({
fill: new Fill({
color: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2)'
}),
stroke: new Stroke({
color: 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)',
lineDash: [10, 10],
width: 2
}),
image: new CircleStyle({
radius: 5,
stroke: new Stroke({
color: 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7)'
}),
fill: new Fill({
color: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2)'
})
})
})
});
map.addInteraction(draw);
createMeasureTooltip();
createHelpTooltip();
var listener;
draw.on('drawstart',
function(evt) {
// set sketch
sketch = evt.feature;
/** @type {import("../src/ol/coordinate.js").Coordinate|undefined} */
var tooltipCoord = evt.coordinate;
listener = sketch.getGeometry().on('change', function(evt) {
var geom = evt.target;
var output;
if (geom instanceof Polygon) {
output = formatArea(geom);
tooltipCoord = geom.getInteriorPoint().getCoordinates();
} else if (geom instanceof LineString) {
output = formatLength(geom);
tooltipCoord = geom.getLastCoordinate();
}
measureTooltipElement.innerHTML = output;
measureTooltip.setPosition(tooltipCoord);
});
});
draw.on('drawend',
function() {
measureTooltipElement.className = 'ol-tooltip ol-tooltip-static';
measureTooltip.setOffset([0, -7]);
// unset sketch
sketch = null;
// unset tooltip so that a new one can be created
measureTooltipElement = null;
createMeasureTooltip();
unByKey(listener);
});
}
/**
* Creates a new help tooltip
*/
function createHelpTooltip() {
if (helpTooltipElement) {
helpTooltipElement.parentNode.removeChild(helpTooltipElement);
}
helpTooltipElement = document.createElement('div');
helpTooltipElement.className = 'ol-tooltip hidden';
helpTooltip = new Overlay({
element: helpTooltipElement,
offset: [15, 0],
positioning: 'center-left'
});
map.addOverlay(helpTooltip);
}
/**
* Creates a new measure tooltip
*/
function createMeasureTooltip() {
if (measureTooltipElement) {
measureTooltipElement.parentNode.removeChild(measureTooltipElement);
}
measureTooltipElement = document.createElement('div');
measureTooltipElement.className = 'ol-tooltip ol-tooltip-measure';
measureTooltip = new Overlay({
element: measureTooltipElement,
offset: [0, -15],
positioning: 'bottom-center'
});
map.addOverlay(measureTooltip);
}
/**
* Let user change the geometry type.
*/
typeSelect.onchange = function() {
map.removeInteraction(draw);
addInteraction();
};
addInteraction();
{
"name": "measure",
"dependencies": {
"ol": "6.1.1"
},
"devDependencies": {
"parcel": "1.11.0"
},
"scripts": {
"start": "parcel index.html",
"build": "parcel build --experimental-scope-hoisting --public-url . index.html"
}
}