{"id":442732,"date":"2022-01-05T09:49:04","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T17:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=442732"},"modified":"2022-03-04T17:32:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T01:32:52","slug":"making-an-auto-focusing-real-time-dashboard","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/ops-dashboard\/real-time\/making-an-auto-focusing-real-time-dashboard","title":{"rendered":"Making an auto-focusing real-time dashboard"},"author":8482,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37141,24371,37121],"tags":[573561,337542,147192,337552,24791],"industry":[],"product":[36671],"class_list":["post-442732","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-decision-support","category-public-safety","category-real-time","tag-arcgis-dashboards","tag-automatic","tag-dashboard","tag-operations-center","tag-real-time","product-ops-dashboard"],"acf":{"short_description":"This article provides techniques for configuring a real-time dashboard to automatically stay focused on the latest events","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

ArcGIS Dashboards<\/a> enables you to use a variety of visual elements to see the status of people, services, assets, and events in real-time. A dashboard<\/a> is often an essential piece of an operations center, displayed prominently to keep people informed and to enable at-a-glance decision making. The following is an example of this at California Governor\u2019s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES).<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":442752,"id":442752,"title":"1-1 Cal OES","filename":"1-1-Cal-OES.png","filesize":408262,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-1-Cal-OES.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/ops-dashboard\/real-time\/making-an-auto-focusing-real-time-dashboard\/1-1-cal-oes","alt":"A dashboard in an operations center","author":"8482","description":"","caption":"California Governor\u2019s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)","name":"1-1-cal-oes","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":442732,"date":"2019-02-21 14:46:38","modified":"2019-02-22 06:07:11","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":600,"height":449,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-1-Cal-OES-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-1-Cal-OES.png","medium-width":349,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-1-Cal-OES.png","medium_large-width":600,"medium_large-height":449,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-1-Cal-OES.png","large-width":600,"large-height":449,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-1-Cal-OES.png","1536x1536-width":600,"1536x1536-height":449,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-1-Cal-OES.png","2048x2048-width":600,"2048x2048-height":449,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-1-Cal-OES.png","card_image-width":600,"card_image-height":449,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-1-Cal-OES.png","wide_image-width":600,"wide_image-height":449}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

In such cases when a dashboard is on display, it can be useful to have it automatically focus on details of the latest event or an asset of interest\u2014such as a vehicle\u2014without human interaction. This blog article provides a few techniques for configuring visual elements<\/a> and selectors<\/a> to do just this for events. Let\u2019s create an auto-focusing dashboard using recent earthquake event data<\/a> from the USGS, available in ArcGIS Living Atlas<\/a> of the World.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":442762,"id":442762,"title":"1-2 Beginning dashboard","filename":"1-2-Beginning-dashboard.png","filesize":184056,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-2-Beginning-dashboard.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/ops-dashboard\/real-time\/making-an-auto-focusing-real-time-dashboard\/1-2-beginning-dashboard","alt":"Beginning dashboard","author":"8482","description":"","caption":"","name":"1-2-beginning-dashboard","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":442732,"date":"2019-02-21 14:46:44","modified":"2019-02-22 06:06:53","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":937,"height":625,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-2-Beginning-dashboard-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-2-Beginning-dashboard.png","medium-width":391,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-2-Beginning-dashboard.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-2-Beginning-dashboard.png","large-width":937,"large-height":625,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-2-Beginning-dashboard.png","1536x1536-width":937,"1536x1536-height":625,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-2-Beginning-dashboard.png","2048x2048-width":937,"2048x2048-height":625,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-2-Beginning-dashboard-697x465.png","card_image-width":697,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-2-Beginning-dashboard.png","wide_image-width":937,"wide_image-height":625}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Display Attributes of the Latest Event<\/h1>\n

A dashboard is composed of a layout<\/a> of elements<\/a>. Several elements are \u201cfeature based\u201d, meaning they display attributes of features as opposed to statistics on a collection of features. The Details element<\/a> is one such example.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":442772,"id":442772,"title":"2-1 Display Attributes of the Latest Event","filename":"2-1-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event.png","filesize":25820,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-1-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/ops-dashboard\/real-time\/making-an-auto-focusing-real-time-dashboard\/2-1-display-attributes-of-the-latest-event","alt":"Display Attributes of the Latest Event","author":"8482","description":"","caption":"","name":"2-1-display-attributes-of-the-latest-event","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":442732,"date":"2019-02-21 14:46:49","modified":"2019-02-22 06:09:21","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":939,"height":625,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-1-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-1-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event.png","medium-width":392,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-1-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":511,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-1-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event.png","large-width":939,"large-height":625,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-1-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event.png","1536x1536-width":939,"1536x1536-height":625,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-1-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event.png","2048x2048-width":939,"2048x2048-height":625,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-1-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event-699x465.png","card_image-width":699,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-1-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event.png","wide_image-width":939,"wide_image-height":625}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

By default it displays the attributes of up to 50 features. By using the arrows at the top, a user can page through to see each feature. For the earthquake dashboard, let\u2019s show the latest earthquake event (one feature). Apply a sort <\/strong>order based on the event time<\/strong> in descending order. This ensures the latest event will appear first (i.e., on top). Change Maximum Features Displayed<\/strong> to 1, as only the latest event is relevant for this dashboard.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":442782,"id":442782,"title":"2-2 Display Attributes of the Latest Event","filename":"2-2-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event.png","filesize":27264,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-2-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/ops-dashboard\/real-time\/making-an-auto-focusing-real-time-dashboard\/2-2-display-attributes-of-the-latest-event","alt":"Display Attributes of the Latest Event","author":"8482","description":"","caption":"","name":"2-2-display-attributes-of-the-latest-event","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":442732,"date":"2019-02-21 14:46:51","modified":"2019-02-22 06:11:15","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":939,"height":625,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-2-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-2-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event.png","medium-width":392,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-2-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":511,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-2-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event.png","large-width":939,"large-height":625,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-2-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event.png","1536x1536-width":939,"1536x1536-height":625,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-2-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event.png","2048x2048-width":939,"2048x2048-height":625,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-2-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event-699x465.png","card_image-width":699,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-2-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event.png","wide_image-width":939,"wide_image-height":625}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

This Details element displays the event location along with attribute information (defined in the layer\u2019s popup) for the latest event. Press\u00a0Done<\/strong> to add it to the dashboard.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":442792,"id":442792,"title":"2-3 Display Attributes of the Latest Event","filename":"2-3-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event.png","filesize":140975,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-3-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/ops-dashboard\/real-time\/making-an-auto-focusing-real-time-dashboard\/2-3-display-attributes-of-the-latest-event","alt":"2-3 Display Attributes of the Latest Event","author":"8482","description":"","caption":"","name":"2-3-display-attributes-of-the-latest-event","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":442732,"date":"2019-02-21 14:46:54","modified":"2019-02-22 06:13:16","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":937,"height":625,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-3-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-3-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event.png","medium-width":391,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-3-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-3-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event.png","large-width":937,"large-height":625,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-3-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event.png","1536x1536-width":937,"1536x1536-height":625,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-3-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event.png","2048x2048-width":937,"2048x2048-height":625,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-3-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event-697x465.png","card_image-width":697,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-3-Display-Attributes-of-the-Latest-Event.png","wide_image-width":937,"wide_image-height":625}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

In the web map<\/a>, a refresh interval of 1 minute was defined on the earthquake layer. As a result, this element will check once a minute if there has been any new earthquake. When there is a new event, its information will be displayed.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Use an Indicator to Display Magnitude and Event Time<\/h1>\n

An Indicator element<\/a> can used to show the numeric attributes of individual features, or it can be used to display a summary statistic. For this dashboard, let\u2019s create one to prominently display the magnitude and event time of the latest earthquake event. For the Value Type<\/strong>, choose Feature<\/strong>. For the Value Field<\/strong>, choose Magnitude<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":442802,"id":442802,"title":"3-1 Use an Indicator to Display Magnitude and Event Time","filename":"3-1-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","filesize":26381,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-1-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/ops-dashboard\/real-time\/making-an-auto-focusing-real-time-dashboard\/3-1-use-an-indicator-to-display-magnitude-and-event-time","alt":"3-1 Use an Indicator to Display Magnitude and Event Time","author":"8482","description":"","caption":"","name":"3-1-use-an-indicator-to-display-magnitude-and-event-time","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":442732,"date":"2019-02-21 14:46:59","modified":"2019-02-22 06:14:18","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":939,"height":625,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-1-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-1-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","medium-width":392,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-1-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":511,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-1-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","large-width":939,"large-height":625,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-1-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","1536x1536-width":939,"1536x1536-height":625,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-1-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","2048x2048-width":939,"2048x2048-height":625,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-1-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time-699x465.png","card_image-width":699,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-1-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","wide_image-width":939,"wide_image-height":625}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

As with the Details element, let\u2019s sort by event time<\/strong> in descending<\/strong> order and change Maximum Features Displayed<\/strong> to 1. This ensures that the attributes for the latest earthquake are always shown.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":442812,"id":442812,"title":"3-2 Use an Indicator to Display Magnitude and Event Time","filename":"3-2-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","filesize":24958,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-2-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/ops-dashboard\/real-time\/making-an-auto-focusing-real-time-dashboard\/3-2-use-an-indicator-to-display-magnitude-and-event-time","alt":"","author":"8482","description":"","caption":"","name":"3-2-use-an-indicator-to-display-magnitude-and-event-time","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":442732,"date":"2019-02-21 14:47:01","modified":"2019-02-21 14:47:01","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":939,"height":625,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-2-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-2-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","medium-width":392,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-2-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":511,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-2-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","large-width":939,"large-height":625,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-2-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","1536x1536-width":939,"1536x1536-height":625,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-2-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","2048x2048-width":939,"2048x2048-height":625,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-2-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time-699x465.png","card_image-width":699,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-2-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","wide_image-width":939,"wide_image-height":625}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

In the Indicator<\/strong> tab, add descriptive text such as \u201cMagnitude\u201d and display the event time field.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":442822,"id":442822,"title":"3-3 Use an Indicator to Display Magnitude and Event Time","filename":"3-3-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","filesize":26174,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-3-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/ops-dashboard\/real-time\/making-an-auto-focusing-real-time-dashboard\/3-3-use-an-indicator-to-display-magnitude-and-event-time","alt":"3-3 Use an Indicator to Display Magnitude and Event Time","author":"8482","description":"","caption":"","name":"3-3-use-an-indicator-to-display-magnitude-and-event-time","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":442732,"date":"2019-02-21 14:47:04","modified":"2019-02-22 06:15:48","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":939,"height":625,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-3-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-3-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","medium-width":392,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-3-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":511,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-3-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","large-width":939,"large-height":625,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-3-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","1536x1536-width":939,"1536x1536-height":625,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-3-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","2048x2048-width":939,"2048x2048-height":625,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-3-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time-699x465.png","card_image-width":699,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-3-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","wide_image-width":939,"wide_image-height":625}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Press Done<\/strong> to add the indicator to the dashboard.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":442832,"id":442832,"title":"3-4 Use an Indicator to Display Magnitude and Event Time","filename":"3-4-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","filesize":134996,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-4-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/ops-dashboard\/real-time\/making-an-auto-focusing-real-time-dashboard\/3-4-use-an-indicator-to-display-magnitude-and-event-time","alt":"3-4 Use an Indicator to Display Magnitude and Event Time","author":"8482","description":"","caption":"","name":"3-4-use-an-indicator-to-display-magnitude-and-event-time","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":442732,"date":"2019-02-21 14:47:07","modified":"2019-02-22 06:16:29","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":937,"height":625,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-4-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-4-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","medium-width":391,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-4-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-4-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","large-width":937,"large-height":625,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-4-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","1536x1536-width":937,"1536x1536-height":625,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-4-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","2048x2048-width":937,"2048x2048-height":625,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-4-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time-697x465.png","card_image-width":697,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-4-Use-an-Indicator-to-Display-Magnitude-and-Event-Time.png","wide_image-width":937,"wide_image-height":625}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

The indicator prominently displays essential magnitude and time information for the latest earthquake with large, readable text. It too will check for new events once a minute.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Automatically Zoom Map to Latest Earthquake<\/h1>\n

The map in this dashboard is effective in showing locations of recent earthquake activity. However, the goal of this dashboard is to focus on the latest event. Let\u2019s configure the dashboard so it automatically zooms the map to the last earthquake and makes the epicenter apparent.<\/p>\n

Add a Category Selector<\/a> to the Header<\/a>. Choose Categories From<\/strong> Features<\/strong> and select the earthquake layer.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":442842,"id":442842,"title":"4-1 Automatically Zoom to Latest Earthquake","filename":"4-1-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","filesize":23767,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-1-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/ops-dashboard\/real-time\/making-an-auto-focusing-real-time-dashboard\/4-1-automatically-zoom-to-latest-earthquake","alt":"4-1 Automatically Zoom to Latest Earthquake","author":"8482","description":"","caption":"","name":"4-1-automatically-zoom-to-latest-earthquake","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":442732,"date":"2019-02-21 14:47:11","modified":"2019-02-22 06:18:05","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":939,"height":625,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-1-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-1-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","medium-width":392,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-1-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":511,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-1-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","large-width":939,"large-height":625,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-1-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","1536x1536-width":939,"1536x1536-height":625,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-1-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","2048x2048-width":939,"2048x2048-height":625,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-1-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake-699x465.png","card_image-width":699,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-1-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","wide_image-width":939,"wide_image-height":625}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Sort By <\/strong>the Event Time<\/strong> field in Descending<\/strong> order to display the latest event as the first option. Set Maximum Categories <\/strong>equal to 1<\/strong>, so that only one event (the latest) appears in the selector and will always be selected.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":442852,"id":442852,"title":"4-2 Automatically Zoom to Latest Earthquake","filename":"4-2-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","filesize":21015,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-2-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/ops-dashboard\/real-time\/making-an-auto-focusing-real-time-dashboard\/4-2-automatically-zoom-to-latest-earthquake","alt":"4-2 Automatically Zoom to Latest Earthquake","author":"8482","description":"","caption":"","name":"4-2-automatically-zoom-to-latest-earthquake","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":442732,"date":"2019-02-21 14:47:14","modified":"2019-02-22 06:18:35","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":939,"height":625,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-2-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-2-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","medium-width":392,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-2-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":511,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-2-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","large-width":939,"large-height":625,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-2-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","1536x1536-width":939,"1536x1536-height":625,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-2-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","2048x2048-width":939,"2048x2048-height":625,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-2-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake-699x465.png","card_image-width":699,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-2-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","wide_image-width":939,"wide_image-height":625}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

For the Line Item Text<\/strong>, use an identification field, such as {place}<\/strong>. This provides information about the feature selected. Give the selector a Label<\/strong>, such as \u201cAuto Zoom\u201d <\/strong>(we will add a Zoom action later).<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":442862,"id":442862,"title":"4-3 Automatically Zoom to Latest Earthquake","filename":"4-3-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","filesize":23371,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-3-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/ops-dashboard\/real-time\/making-an-auto-focusing-real-time-dashboard\/4-3-automatically-zoom-to-latest-earthquake","alt":"4-3 Automatically Zoom to Latest Earthquake","author":"8482","description":"","caption":"","name":"4-3-automatically-zoom-to-latest-earthquake","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":442732,"date":"2019-02-21 14:47:16","modified":"2019-02-22 06:19:33","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":939,"height":625,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-3-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-3-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","medium-width":392,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-3-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":511,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-3-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","large-width":939,"large-height":625,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-3-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","1536x1536-width":939,"1536x1536-height":625,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-3-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","2048x2048-width":939,"2048x2048-height":625,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-3-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake-699x465.png","card_image-width":699,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-3-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","wide_image-width":939,"wide_image-height":625}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

If you want simply a toggle without any identification of the feature, you can enter \u201cOn\u201d<\/strong> for the Line Item Text<\/strong>. It will keep the latest event selected even though the text will always read \u201cOn\u201d.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":442872,"id":442872,"title":"4-4 Automatically Zoom to Latest Earthquake","filename":"4-4-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","filesize":21907,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-4-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/ops-dashboard\/real-time\/making-an-auto-focusing-real-time-dashboard\/4-4-automatically-zoom-to-latest-earthquake","alt":"4-4 Automatically Zoom to Latest Earthquake","author":"8482","description":"","caption":"","name":"4-4-automatically-zoom-to-latest-earthquake","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":442732,"date":"2019-02-21 14:47:18","modified":"2019-02-22 06:20:40","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":939,"height":625,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-4-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-4-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","medium-width":392,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-4-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":511,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-4-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","large-width":939,"large-height":625,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-4-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","1536x1536-width":939,"1536x1536-height":625,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-4-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","2048x2048-width":939,"2048x2048-height":625,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-4-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake-699x465.png","card_image-width":699,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-4-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","wide_image-width":939,"wide_image-height":625}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Enable the None Option<\/strong> so that you can unselect the latest event. This gives the user the option to turn off the auto-selection (which drives the zoom action) when desired. Make the Placement <\/strong>equal to Last <\/strong>so that it is the secondary option. Give it a label of \u201cOff\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":442882,"id":442882,"title":"4-5 Automatically Zoom to Latest Earthquake","filename":"4-5-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","filesize":24066,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-5-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/ops-dashboard\/real-time\/making-an-auto-focusing-real-time-dashboard\/4-5-automatically-zoom-to-latest-earthquake","alt":"4-5 Automatically Zoom to Latest Earthquake","author":"8482","description":"","caption":"","name":"4-5-automatically-zoom-to-latest-earthquake","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":442732,"date":"2019-02-21 14:47:21","modified":"2019-02-22 06:22:18","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":939,"height":625,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-5-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-5-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","medium-width":392,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-5-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":511,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-5-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","large-width":939,"large-height":625,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-5-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","1536x1536-width":939,"1536x1536-height":625,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-5-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","2048x2048-width":939,"2048x2048-height":625,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-5-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake-699x465.png","card_image-width":699,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-5-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","wide_image-width":939,"wide_image-height":625}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Set the Preferred Display Type<\/strong> to Button Bar<\/strong> so that it is easy to toggle on and off with a single click.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":442892,"id":442892,"title":"4-6 Automatically Zoom to Latest Earthquake","filename":"4-6-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","filesize":24268,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-6-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/ops-dashboard\/real-time\/making-an-auto-focusing-real-time-dashboard\/4-6-automatically-zoom-to-latest-earthquake","alt":"4-6 Automatically Zoom to Latest Earthquake","author":"8482","description":"","caption":"","name":"4-6-automatically-zoom-to-latest-earthquake","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":442732,"date":"2019-02-21 14:47:23","modified":"2019-02-22 06:23:36","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":939,"height":625,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-6-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-6-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","medium-width":392,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-6-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":511,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-6-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","large-width":939,"large-height":625,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-6-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","1536x1536-width":939,"1536x1536-height":625,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-6-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","2048x2048-width":939,"2048x2048-height":625,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-6-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake-699x465.png","card_image-width":699,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-6-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","wide_image-width":939,"wide_image-height":625}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Configure the Actions<\/strong> tab. Add a Zoom <\/strong>action and target the map. You can also add a Flash<\/strong> action to highlight it on the map.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":442902,"id":442902,"title":"4-7 Automatically Zoom to Latest Earthquake","filename":"4-7-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","filesize":19738,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-7-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/ops-dashboard\/real-time\/making-an-auto-focusing-real-time-dashboard\/4-7-automatically-zoom-to-latest-earthquake","alt":"4-7 Automatically Zoom to Latest Earthquake","author":"8482","description":"","caption":"","name":"4-7-automatically-zoom-to-latest-earthquake","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":442732,"date":"2019-02-21 14:47:26","modified":"2019-02-22 06:24:30","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":939,"height":625,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-7-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-7-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","medium-width":392,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-7-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":511,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-7-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","large-width":939,"large-height":625,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-7-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","1536x1536-width":939,"1536x1536-height":625,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-7-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","2048x2048-width":939,"2048x2048-height":625,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-7-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake-699x465.png","card_image-width":699,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-7-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","wide_image-width":939,"wide_image-height":625}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Press Done <\/strong>to add it to the dashboard.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":442912,"id":442912,"title":"4-8 Automatically Zoom to Latest Earthquake","filename":"4-8-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","filesize":121948,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-8-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/ops-dashboard\/real-time\/making-an-auto-focusing-real-time-dashboard\/4-8-automatically-zoom-to-latest-earthquake","alt":"4-8 Automatically Zoom to Latest Earthquake","author":"8482","description":"","caption":"","name":"4-8-automatically-zoom-to-latest-earthquake","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":442732,"date":"2019-02-21 14:47:29","modified":"2019-02-22 06:25:31","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":937,"height":625,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-8-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-8-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","medium-width":391,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-8-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-8-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","large-width":937,"large-height":625,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-8-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","1536x1536-width":937,"1536x1536-height":625,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-8-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","2048x2048-width":937,"2048x2048-height":625,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-8-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake-697x465.png","card_image-width":697,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-8-Automatically-Zoom-to-Latest-Earthquake.png","wide_image-width":937,"wide_image-height":625}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/opsdashboard\/index.html#\/d7197454b1434698855b13c7c5e75ed5"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

When the dashboard loads, the category selector will keep the most recent earthquake selected, which in turn keeps the map zoomed to that event along with a pulse animation. To pause this, the user can click Off and the X on the follow tool (upper left of the map).<\/p>\n

Note: To control the scale to which it zooms (i.e., level of detail), configure the map element<\/a> and update the Point Zoom Scale <\/strong>property. In this dashboard I used 50,000,000. Make sure to enter the number without commas<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Summary<\/h1>\n

Dashboards can be used for many different purposes and thus have many configuration options. This article covered a few techniques for creating elements and selectors to be used in operational types of dashboards to keep focused on the latest event without human interaction. You\u00a0can view\u00a0the dashboard<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0create a copy<\/a>\u00a0to edit (sign into your account).<\/p>\n

The following dashboard<\/a> includes several additional elements that might be useful: a serial chart with colored guides, a serial chart with the magnitudes of recent events, a complimentary map to show satellite imagery, a list showing tsunami warnings, and a number selector to limit the minimum magnitude of earthquakes displayed. Feel free to make a copy<\/a> and see how they are configured.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":444542,"id":444542,"title":"5-1 Summary","filename":"5-1-Summary.png","filesize":115970,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5-1-Summary.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/ops-dashboard\/real-time\/making-an-auto-focusing-real-time-dashboard\/5-1-summary","alt":"5-1 Dashboard with Additional Content","author":"8482","description":"","caption":"","name":"5-1-summary","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":442732,"date":"2019-02-22 17:29:06","modified":"2019-02-22 17:29:42","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":900,"height":600,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5-1-Summary-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5-1-Summary.png","medium-width":392,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5-1-Summary.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5-1-Summary.png","large-width":900,"large-height":600,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5-1-Summary.png","1536x1536-width":900,"1536x1536-height":600,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5-1-Summary.png","2048x2048-width":900,"2048x2048-height":600,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5-1-Summary-698x465.png","card_image-width":698,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5-1-Summary.png","wide_image-width":900,"wide_image-height":600}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/opsdashboard\/index.html#\/c8af9c5411814584b460cc87cb7c3780"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

We\u2019d love to see what dashboards you\u2019ve created! Please share your dashboard on Twitter<\/a> or LinkedIn<\/a> tagged with #OpsDashboard<\/code>. Post questions and feedback in GeoNet<\/a>.<\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":8482,"user_firstname":"David","user_lastname":"Nyenhuis","nickname":"Dave Nyenhuis","user_nicename":"dnyenhuis","display_name":"David Nyenhuis","user_email":"DNyenhuis@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-10-26 13:47:59","user_description":"David Nyenhuis is a senior product engineer on the ArcGIS Dashboards team, driven by a simple idea: the best data experiences speak instantly. He specializes in distilling complexity into clear visual signals\u2014whether through maps, bold metrics, charts, or gauges\u2014so insights surface without effort. 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