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This section contains the different customization options for Filled and Symbol maps.
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Assign a Geographical
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Assign a Geographical Role
City, State/Province, and/or Country
Visual Analytics automatically assigns geographic roles (city, state/province, and country) to string dimensions with common geographical names such as City, State/Province, and Country. You can also manually assign a geographical role to a string dimension that contains geographical data.
To assign a geographical role to a dimension
- In the Dimensions pane, right-click the dimension > Geographical Role > click the desired role. The
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Longitude and/or Latitude
Visual Analytics automatically assigns geographic roles (Latitude and Longitude) to number fields (whether dimension or measure) with common geographical names such as; Longitude and Latitude. You can also assign geographical roles to any number field by right-clicking on the measure and clicking a Geographical Role option. Visual Analytics changes the measure to continuous dimension. The string changes to
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Sometimes, Visual Analytics cannot recognize locations in your geographical data and displays them as unrecognized or ambiguous. The following table contains the description for unrecognized and ambiguous locations.
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- Download and connect to the sample data source in Aqua Data Studio.
- Build a Filled Map chart.
- On the Visual Analytics menu bar, click Analysis > Map > Edit Locations.
Visual Analytics listed Florida, Maryland, Montana as ambiguous/unknown locations because the country role is not specified. When country is not specified, Visual Analytics searches geographical data against a worldwide dataset and displays these states as ambiguous because similar state names are present in other countries.
4. In the Country list, click Fixed, and then from the adjoining list, select United States.
5. Click OK. As you have restricted Visual Analytics to search only in the United States, it identifies and plots these states correctly on the map of United States.
Show/Hide Borders
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- For Filled Map, in the Chart Properties Deck, click Options.
- For Symbol Map, in the Chart Properties Deck, click Geo.
Other Actions
Other actions that you can perform on a plotted map are as follows:
- You can sort data by using various sort options available in the chart view or the Advanced dialog. For more information, see Sorting.
- You can use highlight actions to focus on the selected part of the map. Visual Analytics makes the highlighted selection and its data labels prominent while dimming others in the view. For more information, see Highlight Actions.
- You can filter records directly from the chart view without manually adding any fields to the Filters Deck. For more information, see Filters.
- You can export worksheets containing visualization to Image, HTML, and PDF formats. For more information, see Export Visualizations.