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Xamarin developers
If you are willing to write mobile applications using .NET you are in the right place, the ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET contains APIs Xamarin.Android, Xamarin.iOS, and Xamarin.Forms that enable you to build mobile native mapping apps.
Table of contents
- Introduction
- Training
- Download the Runtime SDK for Xamarin
- Coding
- Awesome projects & cool demos
- Support and Community
- News
- Additional resources
- Awesome lists for Xamarin
Introduction
It integrates a range of mapping and GIS capabilities online or offline, including 2D and 3D data visualization, web and mobile maps, editing, geocoding, routing, and spatial analysis. Use this site to access installation details, documentation, and sample code.
The ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET is the technology you may want to use if you want to build your Android and iOS applications in .NET.
You can also use the ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Qt to build cross mobile applications (Android & iOS) using C++ & QML.
As last resource, you may even consider to make an application or prototype as fast as possible (without writing any code), in this case you should also consider using some of our app builders, like AppStudio or Survey123.
And remember, before reinventing the wheel check the existing Esri mobile apps and consider if it make sense for you to integrate with any of the existings before doing an strong investment.
Training
Documentation
ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET provides a common API surface across all supported. This allows you to reuse code and to leverage design patterns such as Model View ViewModel (MVVM). Xamarin Forms provides an excellent framework for cross-platform code sharing, and each API reference includes classes specific to Xamarin Forms. There are some differences between APIs, primarily the inheritance hierarchy for objects built for different platforms.
API | Guide | API Reference |
---|---|---|
Windows Presentation Framework | WPF Guide | WPF reference |
Universal Windows Platform | UWP Guide | UWP reference |
Xamarin Android | Android Guide | Android reference |
Xamarin iOS | iOS Guide | iOS reference |
Forms | Forms guide | --- |
Important concepts:
- Mobile map package - Android, iOS & Forms: is a file object (.mmpk) created in ArcGIS Pro. It is a transport mechanism for maps, their layers, data, networks, and locators. A mobile map package can be sideloaded onto a device by email, or by platform-specific transfer mechanism, or it can be downloaded from a portal to the device. It available for applications developed using ArcGIS Runtime SDK starting with version 100.0.
Tutorials
Less than 20 minutes tutorials: .NET DevLabs
Videos
On video.esri.com you will find and Esri Events you will find many technical talks.
Event | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
DevSummit 2017 | ArcGIS Runtime: Building Cross-platform Apps | 59min 08secs |
DevSummit 2017 | Building Xamarin Apps with ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET | 1h 7min 52secs |
DevSummit 2017 | Where's my Meeting? Indoor Routing and Tracking with Xamarin iOS | 26min 1secs |
UC 2016 | ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Xamarin: An Introduction | 1h 13min 43secs |
DevSummit 2016 | Getting Started with ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Xamarin | 1h 4min 57secs |
n.a. 2015 | New CrossPlatform App (ArcGIS Runtime, C#, Xamarin, MVVM) | 25min 38secs |
DevSummit 2015 | Preview of ArcGIS Runtime and Xamarin | 53min 3secs |
DevSummit 2015 | ArcGIS Runtime for Xamarin | 6min 40secs |
You might also find interesting videos at Esri Industries, ArcGIS, etc
Slides
More slides in proceedings.esri.com or check on geonet.
Download the Runtime SDK for Xamarin
You can download it using NuGet or from your Download section using you free ArcGIS Developer account.
Coding
Code
- Developer site:
- Documentation code samples code
- Example app: Indoor Routing Xamarin
- Github:
- ArcGIS Online:
- More at Xamarin @ ArcGIS Search
You can also search at any other Esri's Github accounts.
Tools
None yet
Awesome projects & cool demos
DevSummit Plennary Demos:
Support and Community
If needed, remember you can always check the Technical Support Website for developer products and the Technical Support Blog at GeoNet to find additional resources.
Community channels:
- GeoNet
- Stackoverflow questions: [xamarin] and [arcgis] or [xamarin] and [esri]
- Stackexchange
- Sometimes is worth to combine GeoNet with the Github issues of an specific repo
If you have an idea you can also share it on ArcGIS Ideas -> ArcGIS Runtime
People you should know
Please find the ArcGIS Experts on this topic using this tool:
They don't work on the support team and some may even not work at Esri, but they are opening some projects and sharing insights related to this technology so we recommend you to follow them.
News
- News tagged as "Xamarin" at blogs.esri.com
- "Xamarin" at esri.com search engine
- Blog Posts about "Xamarin" inside Places at GeoNet
- Twitter accounts:
Additional resources
Probably not all the resources are in this list, please use the ArcGIS Search tool looking for: "Xamarin".
Localized resources
Spanish
Awesome lists for Xamarin
You will find a lot of interesting resources to learn an improve your skills with Xamarin:
- MarcBruins/awesome-xamarin: A curated list of awesome Xamarin iOS/Android and Xamarin Forms bindings, ports, frameworks and much more!
- benoitjadinon/awesome-xamarin: A collection of interesting libraries/tools for Xamarin mobile projects
- jsuarezruiz/xamarin-forms-goodlooking-UI: Xamarin.Forms goodlooking UI samples