Error in timestamp of ArcGIS Online map layers

RaulRodriguez1

When creating map layers for use in ArcGIS Online web maps and ultimately used in Collector projects, the time stamp for the data (created or edited) is always 8 hours off. I've tried setting the layer properties in ArcMap to the local time zone but the time stamp is still not correct. Is there another property that needs to be changed?

KellyGerrow

Hey Raul,

Check out these blogs for best practices when publishing time:

Mastering the Space Time Continuum: Considerations for Publishing Date Fields to the Web | ArcGIS Blog 

https://community.esri.com/community/gis/web-gis/arcgisonline/blog/2017/06/27/mastering-the-space-time-continuum-20-more-about-date-fields?sr=search&searchId=211a4326-0ae7-4bf6-9d9e-e60ef6444e9e&searchIndex=0‌

Keep in mind that Web clients, like collector and web maps perform a transformation to time fields from UTC. ArcMap shows the time as displayed in the database which is UTC. If you are located in the pacific timezone, this will be an 8 hour difference.

The blogs goes into further details about time fields on the web.

-Kelly