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- In the Dimensions pane, right-click the dimension > Geographical Role > click the desired role. The string changes to icon.
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 icon.
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- Right-click Country > Geographical Role > Country.
- Click the 2-char code type.
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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.
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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:
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