Maps

Plot a map

You can create a map via the PAGE ELEMENTS section of your workbook's editor panel or directly from an existing data element.

Mapped data does not display on the page canvas until all required plot fields are defined.

Add columns to open fields using either the field's + menu or dragging and dropping the column.

Map types

Workbooks support three distinct map types: Region, Point and Geography.

Choose your map type based on your available data and the results you want to see. For example, if you want to map a text column [State] with cell values like "Colorado" and "California", choose a Region map type.

Map - Region

Region maps require a single text column in the Region property. Column values must match one of the following region types and be consistent within the column.

Map - Point

Point maps require a number column on both the map's LATITUDE and LONGITUDE fields.

Map - Geography

WKT and JSON formats allow the storage of more complex geographical data than simple numeric lat/long columns.

Analytics Pro to Map - Geography chart requires a geography or variant data column on the map's Geography field. If your WKT or GeoJSON data is stored as a text column (abc), you can convert it using the Geography or Variant function.

GeoJSON data must also have "coordinates" nested within a "geometry" key in order to be plotted. In GeoJSON and our geography type, the coordinate order is always longitude, latitude.