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Vessel Track Map Viewer
📅 Timeline Controls
Previous/Next Period:
Navigate between year-long periods (2020-2025)
Blue slider (left):
Start date of the range
Red slider (right):
End date of the range
Blue highlighted bar:
Click and drag to slide the entire time window
Vessel track:
Displays only within the selected date range
▶️ Animation
Play (▶):
Animate the time window forward
Reverse (◀):
Animate the time window backward
Pause (⏸):
Stop animation
⏮ Start:
Snap to start of period (or previous period if already at start)
End ⏭:
Snap to end of period (or next period if already at end)
Speed slider:
Adjust animation speed (0.1s to 2.0s per frame)
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
Home:
Snap to start (or previous period)
End:
Snap to end (or next period)
Space:
Toggle play/pause animation
Arrow Left:
Previous period
Arrow Right:
Next period
🗺️ Map Navigation
Click and drag:
Pan the map
Mouse wheel:
Zoom in/out at cursor position
+ button:
Zoom in at center
− button:
Zoom out at center
⌂ button:
Reset to original view
🚢 Vessel Track
Red line:
Vessel path during selected time range
Red dot:
Vessel position at end of range
Tip:
Set start = end for a single-day snapshot
🖼️ Background Images
Background image aligns to the
end date
of the range
If an image is missing, the viewer automatically uses the nearest earlier date
Status message shows if a fallback image is being used
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⏮ Start
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▶ Play
⏸ Pause
End ⏭
Speed:
0.5s
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