For Time Slices, you’ll want to consider what time of day and season(s) are the most important to the function of your space. Below are some different example of considerations:
Extremes: Extremes of the year and day provide an indication of the best and worse case scenarios for your site; we set this up as a 4-month summer and a 3-month winter with 3-hour bins focused on morning, midday and afternoon. This would highlight the hottest and coldest times of day and year.
Shoulder Seasons: Some users are interested in the shoulder seasons in order to maximize the outdoor dining potential of the site. We set this up for Spring and Fall in 3-month intervals with 3- hour bins for midday, afternoon, and evening.
Averages: In some cases, customers are interested in achieving full coverage of most of the day and year by looking at the average conditions. For this, we choose 6-month seasons (Summer and Winter) and 6-hour time bins more morning, midday, and evening.