{"id":120,"date":"2022-04-27T12:39:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T12:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.traintrackr.io\/?p=120"},"modified":"2022-12-07T13:05:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T13:05:01","slug":"map-trackr-layers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.traintrackr.io\/?p=120","title":{"rendered":"Map Trackr Layers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our first geographic boards were designed to show rain data, but it became clear that our customers wanted to display more than just rain, so we developed a new generation of &#8216;map trackrs&#8217;, which can show more than rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These new map trackrs have the advantage of individually dimmable LEDs (64 brightness levels per LED, rather than just on\/off) which lets us display much more detailed information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The geographic maps lend themselves to environmental\/weather data, so we&#8217;ve added wind and cloud cover in addition to the original rain layer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To change the layer your board displays, login to your dashboard, click your device, and then click &#8216;Map Layers&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.traintrackr.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/layers1-1024x133.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.traintrackr.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/layers1-1024x133.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.traintrackr.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/layers1-300x39.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.traintrackr.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/layers1-768x100.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.traintrackr.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/layers1-1536x200.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.traintrackr.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/layers1-2048x266.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This will then show you a modal with the avalibale layers for your map type. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.traintrackr.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/layers2-1024x611.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124\" width=\"609\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.traintrackr.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/layers2-1024x611.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.traintrackr.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/layers2-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.traintrackr.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/layers2-768x458.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.traintrackr.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/layers2.png 1473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the new layers, we also added the ability to animate the data.  This cycles through the most recent 6 frames of data, ending on the most recent frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We update rain data every 15 minutes, so the rain animation shows 75 minutes of data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We update wind and cloud data every 3 hours, so this animation shows 15 hours of data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll be adding more data layers in the future, what else do you want to see on your trackrs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our first geographic boards were designed to show rain data, but it became clear that our customers wanted to display more than just rain, so we developed a new generation of &#8216;map trackrs&#8217;, which can show more than rain. 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