Working with Geo Maps :: SAS(R) Visual Analytics 5.2: User's Guide

About Geo Maps

A geo map displays your data as a bubble plot that is overlaid on a geographic map. Each bubble is located either at the center of geographic region or at the coordinates of a location.

In order to display a geo map, you must define one or more of your categories as a geography data item. For more information, see Define a Geography Data Item.

Specify Properties for a Geo Map

On the Properties tab, you can specify the following options:

Name

specifies the name of the visualization.

Graph title

specifies the title that appears above the graph.

Note: The Graph title is disabled if you select Generate graph titles.

Generate graph titles

specifies that the graph title is generated automatically based on the data items in the visualization.

Show map controller

specifies whether the map zoom and pan controls are visible.

Note: This option does not affect your ability to zoom and pan by using the mouse or keyboard.

Data Roles for a Geo Map

The basic data roles for a bubble plot are:

Geographic Role

specifies the geography data item that identifies geographic regions for your map.

Geography data items are identified by the geography icon

icon.

Size

specifies the measure that determines the marker size.

In addition to the basic data roles, you can assign additional roles:

Color

specifies a measure that determines the bubble color.

Zoom a Geo Map

You can zoom the map by using any of the following controls:

scroll the mouse scroll wheel
click the zoom bar to select your zoom level
press the + and – keys
double-click and double right-click

Pan (Scroll) a Geo Map

You can pan (scroll) the map by using any of the following controls:

click and drag the map
click the arrows on the pan control
use the keyboard arrow keys