Points map

A points map plots separate points by their geographic coordinates.

The size of a point can indicate the value of a measure: the larger the point area, the higher the measure value.

Points may have different colors depending on the category they belong to. The color of a point can also indicate the value of a measure: the higher the value, the more saturated the point fill.

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Use this map type to monitor value distribution across an area.

For example, you can plot the location of stores on a point map and highlight a group with a high profit.

AI-Insights not supported

This chart type doesn’t support the AI-Insights feature.

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Data fields

Data type settings

Chart settings

Wizard settings

Usage hints

Open the All workbooks overview page and select your workbook.
Click Create → Wizard chart. You'll see the chart creation wizard.
On the top left, select the Dataset you want to visualize.
To add more layers, click + on the right of the layer selection field in the Layers slot.

You can drag and drop the layers in the drop-down menu to rearrange them - the higher layer will overlay the lower one.

Repeat the following steps to populate the slots independently for each layer:
Click the chart type field on the right of the dataset section and select Map from the drop-down menu, then choose Points (Geopoints) in the map type drop-down menu.
Drag and drop a measure to the appropriate sections of the chart (see the Data fields tab).
Set the size of the points displayed on the point map. Drag a measure to the Point size section.
Apply color to your points - crag a measure to the Colors section.
Drag the fields the values of which you want to display inside a tip on hover to the Tooltips section.

Your chart creation wizard should look similar to the following:
Click Save in the upper-right corner of the page.
Name your chart and click Done.
Choose the appropriate location for your chart by dragging it around the dashboard and resize it by dragging the lower-right corner of its frame.
Click Save in the upper-right corner of the page.

Wizard slot	Description
Layers	Add and rearrange layers, specify the field for each slot below independently for each layer.
Points (Geopoints)	Dimension or Measure. Single-field slot. Must contain a geopoint.
Point size	Measure. Sets a point size depending on the measure value.
Colors	Dimension or Measure. Affects the saturation of point fill color.
Signatures	Measure. Overlays a text on a point.
Tooltips	Dimension or Measure. Displays the text from the fields in a tooltip over a point on hover.
Layer filters	Dimension or Measure. Used as a filter for the current layer. You can add a `Measure Names` or `Measure Values` field to this slot.
Chart filters	Dimension or Measure. Used to filter values. You can add a `Measure Names` or `Measure Values` field to this slot.

To open data type settings, click the field type icon before the field name:

for Integer type fields:

Name	Description	Possible values
Name	Sets the name of the measure	A string of characters.
Type (Before aggregation)	Sets the field's data type.	`Integer`, `Fractional number`, `String`, `Logical`, `Date`, `Date and time`
Aggregation	Applies a selected aggregation function to the data field.	No: doesn't apply aggregation. Count: applies the COUNT function, returns the total number of entries. Sum: applies the SUM function, returns the sum of all the field's values. Average: applies the AVG function, returns the arithmetic mean value. Minimum: applies the MIN function, returns the minimum value. Maximum: applies the MAX function, returns the maximum value. Count distinct: applies the COUNTD function to the data field and returns the number of unique values in the field.
Label	Displays labels with values on the chart.	`Show`, `Hide`
Format	Sets the value display format	Number: display the values as plain numbers. Percent: show the values as a percentage.
Show delimiter	Toggles the separation of groups of thousands.	Show: display spaces between groups of thousands. Hide: hide spaces between groups of thousands.
Prefix	Sets a text to display before the value	A string of characters.
Postfix	Sets a text to display after the value.	A string of characters.
Units	Sets a rounding scale to apply to the field's values.	`Null`: don't apply rounding. `Auto`: select and apply a rounding scale automatically. `Thousands, K`: round to thousands, display `000` as `K`. `Millions, M`: round to millions, display `000 000` as `M`. `Billions, B`: round to billions, display `000 000 000` as `B`. `Trillions, T`: round to trillions, display `000 000 000 000` as `T`.

for String type fields:

Name	Description	Possible values
Name	Sets the name of the dimension	A string of characters.
Type	Sets the field's data type.	`Integer`, `Fractional number`, `String`, `Logical`, `Date`, `Date and time`
Aggregation	Sets the aggregation type	No: doesn't apply aggregation. Count: applies the COUNT function to the data field and shows the number total number of entries. Count distinct: applies the COUNTD function to the data field and returns the number of unique values in the field.

for Date type fields:

Name	Description	Possible values
Name	Sets the name of the dimension	A string of characters.
Type	Sets the field's data type.	`Integer`, `Fractional number`, `String`, `Logical`, `Date`, `Date and time`
Grouping	Sets the grouping and rounding by time period.	No - doesn't apply grouping. Rounding - rounds the values by `Year`, `Quarter`, `Month`, `Week` or `Day`. Date part - returns the number of a time period: `Year`, `Quarter`, `Month`, `Week`, `Day of week`, or `Day`.
Date mode	Toggles the date display mode.	Continuous - display all the dates continuously. Discrete - show the dates containing values.
Aggregation	Applies a selected aggregation function to the data field.	No: doesn't apply aggregation. Count: applies the COUNT function, returns the total number of entries. Minimum: applies the MIN function, returns the minimum value. Maximum: applies the MAX function, returns the maximum value. Count distinct: applies the COUNTD function to the data field and returns the number of unique values in the field. Average: applies the AVG function, returns the arithmetic mean value.

for Geodata type fields:

Name	Description	Possible values
Name	Sets the name of the data field	A string of characters.
Type	Sets the field's data type.	`Integer`, `Fractional number`, `String`, `Logical`, `Date`, `Date and time`, `Geopoint`, `Geopolygon`
Aggregation	Sets the aggregation type	No: doesn't apply aggregation. Count: applies the COUNT function to the data field and shows the total number of entries.
Column fill color	Fills the cells with different colors from a gradient depending on the value.	`On`: apply the color fill. `Off`: remove color fill.

To open chart settings, click to the right of the chart type above the wizard slot fields. You'll see a dialog window with the following controls:

Control	Default state	Description
Header	`Off`	Displays the specified text in the centered line above the chart.
Legend	`On`	Displays the dimension or measure and a color value gradient in a frame in the upper-right corner of the chart.

After managing the controls, click Apply to see the results on the chart preview.

To open slot settings, click in a row with the slot name.

Points size:

Under Minimal point size and Maximal point size, specify the range in which the size f point on the map will vary.

Colors:

Gradient type toggles between gradients based on 2 or 3 colors.
Drop-down menu selects the gradient color palette. The preview is displayed to the left.
The button changes the gradient's direction.
Threshold values allow you to specify threshold values manually, each value corresponds to a color.

We recommend using contrasting colors to visualize the values which the points on the map display.
If the points on the map are too dense, make them more transparent. This will help you see where they overlap.

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