Contour

The Contour display method will be useful when you need to understand the distribution of data on a certain area object. Physical and legal boundaries of buildings are taken into account.

Overview

To choose a display method:

1. Go to the Layers tab.
2. Select the layer group.
3. Select the necessary layer.
4. Select the Contour display method on the General settings tab.
5. Set the remaining filter parameters if necessary.

The data will be visualized on the map.

Parameters

For the Contour display method, the following parameters are available:

• Area object type: the type of areal object on which the contour will be built — Administrative districts, Settlements, Neighborhoods, Administrative divisions, District, Region.

• Color: the color scale of the data display.

  • Color basis: the parameter based on which the elements on the map will be colored according to the Color scale. The available values depend on the selected data category.
  • Color scale: the set of prepared color samples. If the Color basis is not selected, then a color palette is available with the ability to specify any color.
  • Invert: select to invert the selected color scale.
  • Steps: gradation of the color scale from 1 to 10.
  • Legend: symbols for color and prepared data.
  • Color aggregation type: the color aggregation method — Sum or Mean.
  • Type of scale: Linear — displays of values of the same order; Logarithmic — displays of a wide range of values, when the values may differ by several orders of magnitude.
  • Opacity: setting the opacity of the elements on the map.

• Outline: enable to display an outline around the elements.

  • Color scale: select the outline color.
  • Stroke width: width in px from 1 to 5. When Height is turned on, the setting is not available.

• Height: enable to display the data as a bar chart. To enable three-dimensional display format, select the 3D in the bottom-right corner of the map.

  
  • Height basis: the parameter based on which the elements on the map will be formed. The available values depend on the selected data category.
  • Height aggregation type: the height aggregation method — Sum or Mean.
  • Height scale: column height multiplier from 0.1 to 20.

To reset the filter, click the cross icon next to the filter name.

What's next?

• Quick start.
• Get to know how to work with Data and Layers.
• Get to know more about other Visualization methods.
• Get to know Analytics presets.