{"id":13017,"date":"2022-08-16T06:58:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T04:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opengis.ch\/?p=13017"},"modified":"2022-10-13T09:07:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T07:07:04","slug":"a-new-trick-up-qfields-sleeve-animated-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opengis.ch\/de\/2022\/08\/16\/a-new-trick-up-qfields-sleeve-animated-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Trick up QField\u2019s Sleeve: Animated Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Starting with QField 2.2, users can fully rely on animation capabilities that have made their way into QGIS during its last development cycle. This can be a powerful mean to highlight key elements on a map that require special user attention.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The example below demonstrates a scenario where animated raster markers are used to highlight active fires within the visible map extent. Notice how the subtle fire animation helps draw viewers\u2019 eyes to those important markers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Animated raster markers<\/em> is a new symbol layer type in QGIS 3.26<\/a> that was developed by Nyall Dawson<\/a>. Supported image formats include GIF, WEBP, and APNG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second example below showcases more advanced animated symbology which relies on expressions to animate several symbol properties such as marker size, border width, and color opacity. While more complex than simply adding a GIF marker, the results achieved with data-defined properties animation can be very appealing and integrate perfectly with any type of project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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