The temporal controller is one of the most overlooked aspects of QGIS, yet it acts as a true timeline addition to your QGIS projects. This timeline opens up a new dimension “t” for visualizing data.

Throughout various studies, I've experimented with spatial data and its temporal dimension, then moved beyond strictly temporal data to also enhance methodologies with animations, before finally using the controller to blur the lines between art and geography. This presentation aims to synthesize these experiences all wrapped in pretty cartography

This presentation will break down how the temporal controller, geometry generators, QGIS expressions, and a touch of Python code can be used to create the following animations:

• https://youtu.be/VqZFsCQ5UJ4
• https://youtu.be/R6kVB-uChUg
• As well as other original variations

While not a detailed tutorial, this presentation serves as an introduction to the concepts of animation applied to GIS: keyframing, the different types of interpolations, and several tips and tricks to make an animation more dynamic.

The goal of this presentation is to provide you with the tools to transform QGIS into a veritable mini-video editing software specializing in GIS and add a new dynamic dimension to your projects..

Finally, we will discuss what lessons can be learned from this artistic experiment, from several perspectives.

• As a cartographer/researcher: How do we move from a static GIS to a dynamic GIS capable of conveying a story? How do we make a methodology accessible to a wider audience?

• As an artist-geographer: How do art and GIS mutually fuel each other and push QGIS to its limits?

• As a QGIS developer: Despite QGIS's obvious strengths, practical experience reveals several limitations to make it a credible alternative to proprietary animation software like Adobe After Effects and GEOlayers. What are these limitations, and how can we overcome them in the near future?