topic Re: Time slider for images in Experience Builder Custom Widgets

Time slider for images

JV_ — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:22:40 GMT

Hello,

I have a collection of high-resolution drone images stored locally on my computer (not in the cloud) that I would like to add to my website, which is built using ArcGIS Experience Builder.

Is there a widget available in ArcGIS Experience Builder that can provide a time slider functionality similar to the one in ArcGIS Pro for satellite imagery?

Re: Time slider for images

JeffreyThompson2 — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:59:22 GMT

https://developers.arcgis.com/experience-builder/guide/timeline-widget/

Take a look at the Timeline Widget.

Re: Time slider for images

KateDoughty1 — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:59:32 GMT

Yes, it's the Swipe Widget under Map Centric tools.

Re: Time slider for images

Marshal — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:15:14 GMT

Timeline Widget supports image layers as data sources starting at ExB Dev 1.15. That said, my testing indicates it must be published as a mosaic which requires ArcGIS Image Server.

I'd love for someone to tell me I'm wrong, but that is what I discovered in my limited testing.

https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-ideas/support-for-image-service-in-experience-builder/idi-p/1249855

Time Slider Instant App can support image services that are not published as mosaic datasets. Maybe a solution if ExB is not a requirement.

Re: Time slider for images

JV_ — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 11:08:27 GMT

@MarshalThank you for your response. I believe the best option would be to create an Instant App and embed it within ExB. However, I'm having difficulty creating a Time Slider with images in the Instant App, as it seems to require a published layer. Does this mean I need to save all the images as attachments in a layer and then publish it? If so, is not that different from the ExB...

Re: Time slider for images

Marshal — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:00:50 GMT

Yes, you need to publish the imagery layer to share over the web. Typically, that would entail publishing to ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise.

ArcGIS Online:

https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/sharing/overview/publish-hosted-imagery-layers.htm

ArcGIS Enterprise:

https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/sharing/overview/web-image-layer.htm