topic Re: Time Enabling Layers in ArcGIS Online Questions

Time Enabling Layers

DavidJacobs2 — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 17:20:17 GMT

Hi All,

I am wondering if I'm missing something in the process here. I'll explain my overarching goal and then share the resources I've done. This may take on a few different directions to do just right. But, I'll start with the most obvious/frustrating one and then expand later into the other parts of my project.

So, I'm trying to make within ArcGIS Online, a time enabled map that shows a response over time to climatic change in a very simple way. Basically the same base layer will have a few polygons that change from green to yellow at different time periods.

What I can say is that It worked in desktop by simply time enabling the data layers and symbolizing accordingly. However, I've tried moving this into ArcGIS online as a feature service, geodatabase and even the shape files and yet cannot find any indication of a where to go time enabled layer. When I look at this documentation found here Configure time settings—ArcGIS Online Help | ArcGIS I have no option like it indicates to enable time settings. Why would this be? Are there other steps I'm missing? The picture attached shows my only options.

We have an organizational account and I'm the administrator so all publishing privileges should be there. Do I actually have to publish the layers some how before the settings are able to be enabled?

Any help is welcome!

Thanks,

Dave

Re: Time Enabling Layers

RickeyFight — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 17:23:13 GMT

David,

Look here:

Enabling time on your data—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop

Configure time settings—ArcGIS Online Help | ArcGIS

I have always published a time enabled service.

Re: Time Enabling Layers

KyleBalke__GISP — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 17:35:25 GMT

You need to go to that layers Item Details page (View Item Details). Once on the Item Details page locate the Layers section and then click the down arrow next to the layer name.

Re: Time Enabling Layers

DavidJacobs2 — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 17:45:34 GMT

Kyle and Rickey,

I don't see an option to enable time in the detail screen? I have published the layers and when I look through the documentation to view it within the rest server viewer I simply do not see anything indicating from the second link in your post Rickey indicating layers are time enabled. But, I've enabled them in desktop and then zipped them and brought them into the online.

Like I said, this seems to be a simple step but I'm not sure what I'm not doing that's causing it to not enable time once layers are brought online.

Regards.

Dave

Re: Time Enabling Layers

JakeSkinner — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 18:02:02 GMT

The zipping is the issue. After you enable time on the layer, you will need to publish the service directly from Desktop by going to File > Share As > Service.

Re: Time Enabling Layers

DavidJacobs2 — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 18:44:56 GMT

Jake,

Thanks! I will try that now! I have my fingers crossed it will work! We don't have an ArcGIS for server account? Do I just publish it to the ArcGIS Online address??

Regards,

Dave

Re: Time Enabling Layers

JakeSkinner — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 18:53:32 GMT

1. Go to File > Sign In and sign in to your ArcGIS Online Organization

2. Then, go to File > Share As > Service > Publish a Service.

3. You will be able to select your ArcGIS Online Organization (My Hosted Services) to publish to:

Re: Time Enabling Layers

DavidJacobs2 — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 18:57:56 GMT

Right,

I forgot about signing in first!

Thank you!

Re: Time Enabling Layers

DavidJacobs2 — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 19:15:18 GMT

Ok,

Unpacking the package? I've got it loaded in the online within our organizational account...

But, I see no option to unpack the map package.

Re: Time Enabling Layers

JakeSkinner — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 19:18:49 GMT

Looks like you shared as a Map Package when you went to File > Share As. You will want to choose to share as a service.

Re: Time Enabling Layers

DavidJacobs2 — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 19:21:24 GMT

This is possible to do without a server license?

Re: Time Enabling Layers

JakeSkinner — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 19:24:21 GMT

Yes, you are publishing a service to ArcGIS Online, not ArcGIS Server. The service will be create and hosted using your ArcGIS Online Organization.

Re: Time Enabling Layers

DavidJacobs2 — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 19:26:46 GMT

Got it in there!

Now I gotta troubleshoot and see if I can make it into a time aware web map to fit into a story map.

Thanks for all your help!

For organizations sake, I'm going to start another thread on some of those issues should they arise!

Cheers,

Dave

Re: Time Enabling Layers

DavidJacobs2 — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 15:09:11 GMT

Greetings all!

So, I followed your instructions Jake Skinner and was not able to get it to show any time data. It's time enabled in desktop and I simply shared that directly from desktop. What could I possibly be doing wrong? I'm wondering, if I can achieve the same result I'm going for by just embedding the video of the avi file into my story map journal? Would that achieve a similar result. It would not enable the end viewer of the map to have as much control over the time intervals but still convey a message I'm wanting..

First option is to get the layers to be time enabled on ArcGIS online. If not perhaps an exported video file from arcgis desktop into a story map journal will be a second best option!

Regards,

Dave

Re: Time Enabling Layers

Suzanne-Boden — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 15:24:25 GMT

Have you tried adding the time-enabled web layer to the map viewer? When you do that, you should see the time slider at the bottom of the map, and there's a gear icon to access the time settings.

Re: Time Enabling Layers

DavidJacobs2 — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 15:34:52 GMT

Yes,

I have tried adding it to both a new and old map. I also don't see anything in the rest services section about a time aware section. As identified in this tutorial here----Configure time settings—ArcGIS Online Help | ArcGIS in the verification process. So, hence my wondering what I could be doing wrong in the export settings. I just don't understand how it could be a hosted service and not reproduce what's on the desktop. In addition, if I import it in as a zipped shapefile the problem still exists. Yet, when I view in desktop I have an animation.

Re: Time Enabling Layers

JakeSkinner — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 15:39:05 GMT

David,

Is this service shared with Everyone? If so, can you provide the URL to the ArcGIS Online hosted service, or the REST URL?

Re: Time Enabling Layers

DavidJacobs2 — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 15:40:15 GMT

I will do that now!

That was going to be my next course of action anyway. It should be live in a little bit.

Thanks,

Dave

Re: Time Enabling Layers

DavidJacobs2 — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 15:46:32 GMT

All,

It should be live here

http://tiles.arcgis.com/tiles/nBh07mq0SMCuxTd7/arcgis/rest/services/MyMapService/MapServer

Let me know if that doesn't work

Re: Time Enabling Layers

JakeSkinner — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 15:51:20 GMT

I think the issue is you created a Tiled service. I believe you can only enable time on feature services. Try republishing the layer with 'Feature Access' rather than Tiled Mapping: