Time Slider Window in ArcGIS Desktop 10

A quick tutorial on using the time feature in ArcGIS 10.

This short tutorial provides an simple overview of the Time Slider Window - as part of ArcGIS Desktop 10 and provides an example of how it could be used to facilitate visual analysis.



As part of this tutorial, we will "time-enable" spatial data relating to water wells mapped for the state of Montana, USA. We will visualize how data changes over time which provides opportunities for in-depth visual analysis. After a short discussion on Spatial Analysis, we will set the foundation for using the Time Slider Window so we can view temporal change though an animation.

The animation will then be exported to a movie for use in non-linear video editing.

The Time Slider window provides unique controls that allow spatial data to be visualized in an "animated map". The Time Slider window is invoked by clicking the Open Time Slider Window button on the Tools toolbar. Keep in mind that this button may be unavailable if you do not have any time-enabled datasets in your map, scene, or ArcGIS globe.

We;ll add a temporal dataset to ArcMap and then set its time properties in order to visualize it through time using the Time Slider in ArcMap, ArcGlobe, or ArcScene.

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Category:

Education

Tags:

• Time Slider
• Time Slider Window
• Animation
• ArcGIS Desktop
• ArcView
• Spatial Analysis
• visual analysis
• ArcMap Layer Properties
• Enable time on this layer
• water wells
• montana
• NRIS
• mapping
• animation
• movie
• Educational

[dksivagis1]

thank you sir... your creativity in presentation is simply excellent.