Hexbin map layer in a map
When you use a map in a report, you can interact with different map layers to customize how a map is displayed. You can visualize data by location that uses a hexbin map layer on a map. The hexbin map layer is available as a property on both points and latitude and longitude layers.
Hexbins calculate the quantity of points in the given radius. If you increase the value of the Hex radius property, you will display fewer hexbins. If you decrease the value of the Hex radius property, you will display more hexbins. You can also increase the Maximum Hex extrusion height property to make the high and low hexbins more distinct.
Note: If all of your hexbins are the same color and size, there are not enough data points. For
example, this could occur within a map of states in the United States of America. To solve this
issue, select a lower level of granularity on your map, such as the postal code.
Procedure
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Click the Open menu icon
, and then click
New.
- Click Report.
- Leave the default values in the Select a template window and click OK.
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In the left pane, click the Visualizations icon
, and then
click the Map icon.
- In the left pane, click Sources, and then click Add a Source. Select a data source that contains longitude and latitude data.
- In the visualization, expand and select Longitude/Longitude.
- In the left pane, expand your data items and drag latitude and longitude data to the Latitude and Longitude data slots.
- Drag a measure to the Size data slot.
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Click the Properties icon
, and open the
Latitude/Longitude layer section. - From the Type menu, select Hexbin.
- Adjust the Minimum Hex extrustion height and Maximum Hex extrustion height.
- Optionally you can change the heat palette with the Change heat pallete option and change the transparency with the Transparency slider.
Example
