Timeline

The timeline can be used to inspect the time properties of objects and filter to specific events in a given time range.

View time events

The Timeline button in the lower-left of the interface can be used to show or hide the timeline.

If nothing is visible on the timeline, the Zoom to fit button can be helpful to show time events on the map in the timeline's Time range.

When visible, the timeline will show lines for an object's time properties and bars for time ranges in an object's properties.

Filter time events

Events can be filtered on the map by either holding Shift and left-click dragging on the timeline to create a time filter window, or by using the Time filter button in the control bar of the timeline.

The Time filter is also available on the top of the application. Nodes on the map that match the filter are fully opaque, while nodes that do not match the time filter are faded out.

Change cursor position

The cursor position on the timeline can be changed by double-left-clicking on the timeline, dragging the cursor to a new position, or by using the input in the middle of the control bar.

To get a more specific date for the cursor, you can click the cursor form to input a specific date and time.

Expand the timeline

To show each object type on its own timeline row, click the "expand" button () in the control bar of the timeline.

Style the timeline

To change how objects appear on the timeline, add a timeline styler from the Layers panel.

Once the timeline styler is added, a Timeline section will appear in the style menu. You can change the properties used when drawing the selected shape on the timeline; select the Start property and End property dropdown menus for shapes that use two time properties, or select Time property for shapes that use a single property.

The shape chosen in the timeline style configuration will appear for every instance of the object type in the timeline. For example, the image below shows diamond shapes to represent the Flights object type on the timeline.

Select the Color menu in the Timeline styler to configure how shape colors are represented on your timeline.

You can also use properties and measures to configure timeline color styling by changing the selected option in the Color by dropdown menu. For example, the image below is configured to color by the Arrival Latitude property with a rainbow color spectrum:

Track breadcrumbs

Tracks with a breadcrumb styler also show up on the timeline. The paths of the objects on their track can be animated by moving the cursor to various points in time.

Timeline playback

You can use the play button (⏵) to move the time cursor automatically; playback speed can be adjusted with the speed presets (1x, 2x, 5x, 10x, 100x, and so on).

The cursor will loop automatically through the time window on the timeline or a time filter if it exists.