TimeManager 2.5 published

TimeManager 2.5 is quite likely going to be the final TimeManager release for the QGIS 2 series. It comes with a couple of bug fixes and enhancements:

Fixed #245: updated help.htm
Fixed #240: now hiding unmanageable WFS layers
Fixed #220: fixed issues with label size
Fixed #194: now exposing additional functions: animation_time_frame_size, animation_time_frame_type, animation_start_datetime, animation_end_datetime

Besides updating the help, I also decided to display it more prominently in the settings dialog (similarly to how the help is displayed in the field calculator or in Processing):

So far, I haven’t started porting to QGIS 3 yet. If you are interested in TimeManager and want to help, please get in touch.

On this note, let me leave you with a couple of animation inspirations from the Twitterverse:

Here's my attempt, Thanks @tjukanov for the inspiration and @dig_geo_com for the Tutorial. Distances traveled in 2,5,7,9,11,13,15 minutes in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Made with @QGIS–#TimeManager,@openstreetmap, data from @here pic.twitter.com/tEhXfy6CAs

— vincze istvan (@spincev) February 3, 2018

More typographic experiments with Danish ship data.
– 24 hours of ship traffic
– Size of ship name defined by a combination of vessel size and speed
– Direction of the name is defined by vessel's course pic.twitter.com/2p16Qo1Kuf

— Topi Tjukanov (@tjukanov) January 11, 2018

How the City of #Zurich has grown since 1875.

Made with @QGIS–#TimeManager.
Thx to @underdarkGIS and @tjukanov for the inspiration.#geogiffery #DataViz #Map #cartography pic.twitter.com/TY2flppsVA

— Marco Sieber (@DonGoginho) January 17, 2018