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    Timeline geometries

    To visualize time-based properties of all objects in a layer on the timeline, you can configure a timeline geometry to appear on the timeline.

    Timeline geometry example where a user can see the time properties of the '[Example] Airports' object on the timeline.

    Timeline geometries differ from event objects, as you can configure multiple timeline geometries per object layer and apply additional styling options, such as property-based color shading.

    Styling

    To make a new timeline event geometry layer appear on the timeline, add a Timeline geometry from the Layers panel.

    The timeline geometry to edit how the Flights object appears on a timeline.

    A Timeline section appears in the style menu once you add the timeline geometry, where 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 Timeline style configuration section for the Flights object. The shape is set to Bar, and there are options to select a start property and end property.

    The timeline geometry will not appear in the timeline unless all its properties have been set.

    The Timeline style configuration section for the Flights object. The shape is set to Diamond, and there is an option to select a time property.

    The Shape you choose in the Timeline style configuration section renders 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.

    The Flights object type, represented as diamonds on the map timeline.

    Select the Color menu in the Geometry section to configure how shape colors render on your map's timeline.

    The timeline color configuration window, currently set to a fixed color.

    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 shows a timeline geometry configured to color by the Arrival Latitude property with a rainbow color spectrum.

    The timeline color configuration window set to color by a property using a rainbow color spectrum. The objects that appear on the map and timeline use a rainbow of colors based on a linear interpolation.