Map time-aware data

Note:

This tool is only available for ArcGIS feature layers or layers created using SharePoint data.

Temporal data includes time and date information for geographic locations. If your data contains temporal values (date), you can add a time-aware layer to a map and run an animation that shows how patterns in the data change over time.

When you enable time animation on a map layer, you use the Time pane to configure the field in your data that contains the time information. You can also configure the animation slider to specify playback speed, time interval, and whether to display cumulative data on the map.

Enable time animation

To view a time animation, the data used to create the map layer must contain date and time information. To enable time animation on a layer, do the following:

1. In ArcGIS for SharePoint, sign in to ArcGIS.
2. From the map tools, select Layers .

   The layer list appears.

3. At the top of the layer list, select Layer options .

   The layer options appear.

4. If necessary, select the layer you want to modify using the Active layer drop-down menu.
5. From the layer options, select Time.

   The Time pane appears.

6. Turn on the Enable time animation toggle button.

   The Time field drop-down menu becomes active and a time slider appears at the bottom of the map.

   
7. From the Time field drop-down menu, choose the column in your data that contains the date and time information you want to animate.

   The drop-down menu only displays columns that contain temporal data.

8. To turn off time animation on a layer, turn off the Enable time animation toggle button.
9. Click the Back button to return to the layer list.

Use the time slider

The time slider appears as an animation control overlaid on the map. You can define the time intervals shown. Time slider settings apply to all time-animated layers on a map.

Note:

You can turn the time slider on or off by clicking the close button .

There are several controls you can use to manipulate a time animation.

1. Use the animation controls. Click Play to begin the animation. When the animation is playing, this changes to a Pause button .
2. See the date and time range of the selected layer.
3. See information for the beginning of the date and time range of the layer.
4. Drag the interval along the slider to manually control which data appears on the map. You can also move the interval handles individually to display a specific time range or adjust the interval.
5. See information for the end of the date and time range of the layer.
6. Click Previous to move the animation to the previous time interval, and click Next to move the animation to the next time interval.

Note:

When you select features on a time-aware layer and run the time animation, only the features visible during a specific time period are visible during the animation.