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Tracking Analyst in Pro

ModyBuchbinder

Most of the functionality of Tracking analyst can be found in the time property of a layer.

One big functionality that we miss is to draw Tracks (lines) between points when you play them in time and to be able to label just the newest point.

Is there any plans to have Tracking analyst in Pro or to have similar functionality in the core product?

Thanks

Mody

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EmDubya

I've been (slowly) learning QGIS. The entire premise behind using software like ArcGIS was to cut down manual coding time and/or complexity of reaching the intended solution. The more frequently one has to employ the infamous "Esri workaround" for missing functionality pushes customers to look for other more permanent solutions in other platforms.
QGIS is a bit of a segmented out platform from what I've seen so far, but the price sure can't be beat. Esri's functionality is unarguably the most comprehensive in my view, but when customers upgrade to a new version of a product, they don't expect to lose functionality. That's why it's called an upgrade and not a downgrade. Really simple things like showing date modified for features in a geodatabase are still missing from ArcGIS Pro. Pro always seemed a bit rushed to market IMO and until Esri can restore lost functionality for the "Upgrade" they should continue to support ArcMap until that time which at the current pace might be 2050 😕?

ahoque

Regarding creating line connecting those points, I do have a workaround for that too - but it gets a bit complicated and hence I didn't post it any where plust I only know how to do that for SQL Server using a user defined function, not sure how to achieve the same for other databases.

Thanks to Thomas Colson‌, I realized there is another way to achieve this with existing SQL server function - no need to write user defined functions.

See my comment here.

ahoque

Hi Mody Buchbinder‌,

If you have their data in an enterprise database (or willing to move you data into an enterprise db), there is a workaround to label the latest point .

https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-pro/mapping/play-back-flight-data-using-time-slider-and-query-layer-in-arcgis-pro/

Regarding creating line connecting those points, I do have a workaround for that too - but it gets a bit complicated and hence I didn't post it any where plust I only know how to do that for SQL Server using a user defined function, not sure how to achieve the same for other databases.

ModyBuchbinder

Hi Kory

Stream layers is a good option if there is a way to replay old data with stream layer. Is there any way to do it?

Maybe feed GeoEvent with txt file?

KoryKramer

Have you looked into Stream Layers in ArcGIS Pro? Stream layers—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

The documentation on symbolizing stream layers also says that "When a stream layer is track aware, only the current observations are labeled." which sounds like what you're after.

ModyBuchbinder

Hi Dan

Checked all these resources too before I publish my question.

Hope to get some answer or some kind of workaround.

My only workaround is to create a line feature class from the points where every line is connecting two adjacent points (in time) and have the same time stamp and ID and then play this layer.

Not very elegant...

DanPatterson_Retired

Not on the radar on the last Roadmap

Arcgis pro roadmap

and in the help... nope

Tools that are not available in ArcGIS Pro—Appendices | ArcGIS Desktop

except for

One of the most commonly used features of Tracking Analyst, the data clock, is available as a core chart type. Learn more about data clocks in ArcGIS Pro

No mention either in 2.5 Beta 3 and not a mention on ArcGIS Ideas‌

Flagging

Kory Kramer‌

in case I have missed any reports

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