Viewing Data Using ArcGIS Tracking Analyst

If you have ArcGIS for Desktop installed, you can view real-time tracking services from Esri Tracking Server using the ArcGIS Tracking Analyst extension.

Real-time tracking services from Tracking Server can be added to a map in ArcGIS for Desktop just like standard feature layers or services from ArcGIS for Server. Tracking Analyst allows you to display, analyze, and manipulate real-time data using a variety of tools specifically designed for time-based data, as summarized below. In addition to the tools provided within the extension, you can also use the wide range of GIS functionality built into ArcGIS for Desktop to get the most out of your real-time data.

For detailed information on using ArcGIS for Desktop and the ArcGIS Tracking Analyst extension, refer to the ArcGIS for Desktop Help.

Summary of Features Provided in ArcGIS Tracking Analyst

A summary of features provided for real-time layers in the ArcGIS Tracking Analyst extension is listed below. This is a summary, and therefore does not contain every feature available.

• Add your real-time tracking services from Tracking Server as a layer in ArcMap
• View your real-time data alongside other GIS data on a variety of basemaps
• View your real-time tracking services in 3D using ArcGlobe
• Configure the properties of your Tracking Server connections
• Configure rules (purge rules) for automatically deleting old data for your tracking services
• Configure the display properties for refreshing your real-time features on the map
• Symbolize your real-time data using time windows with changing colors, size, or shape
• Symbolize most current events to show the most current positions of objects in real-time
• Symbolize track lines to show the historical path of real-time objects
• Play back your real-time data to visualize the situation at previous points in time
• Predict the path of real-time objects using directional vectors
• Label real-time events with enhanced labeling
• Analyze the temporal distribution of your real-time data by creating data clocks
• Step through subsequent observations of objects in your real-time data using the Step tool
• Create animations of your real-time data using the Animation Tool
• Establish trigger conditions for automatic processing of real-time data based on attributes or location (for example when an object arrives at, departs from, or intersects an area of interest). Options for automatic data processing based on trigger conditions include:
  • Highlight real-time events
  • Filter out real-time events
  • Create data summary reports for your real-time data
  • Send e-mail alerts containing information from your real-time data
  • Manipulate the attributes of your real-time data

As you can see, the possibilities for displaying, analyzing, and manipulating your real-time data are virtually limitless with the ArcGIS Tracking Analyst extension!