A time slider at the bottom of a map indicates that the map includes one or more time-enabled layers, and you can move the slider to see how the information changes over time. Using the slider, you can control the animation of the data with buttons to play and pause, go to the previous time period, and go to the next time period. You can configure time settings for a map to adjust playback speed, time intervals, and so on.
To use the time-enabled layers in a map, complete the following steps:
- In Map Viewer, open the map containing the layer, or add the layer directly.
- Click Time
to show the time slider.If this option is not visible, the map does not contain time-enabled layers or the time-enabled layers are not currently visible. Verify that time has been enabled on the layer.
- Click Play
to begin animating the map. - Optionally, use the slider to manually adjust the time period that appears on the map.
The date dynamically updates as you move the slider to display the selected time period.
- Click Pause
to pause the animation. - Click Previous
to go back to the last data interval. - Click Next
to advance to the next data interval. - Optionally, click Time to hide the time slider.