Hexbin

The Hexbin display method will be useful when you need to estimate the area and identify the difference between elements. The territory is divided into equal sections, which is displayed taking into account the value of the selected parameters.

The data is aggregated and evenly distributed over the entire area within the boundaries of the element. You need to pay attention to the minimum and maximum indicators.

The Hexbin in many ways is similar to the Grid. The shapes are created automatically, and the algorithms inside them work the same way. These methods are convenient to use together when you need to see two layers of aggregated data.

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 Hexbin 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 Hexbin display method, the following parameters are available:

• Size: the size of the element from 5 to 3000 in meters.

• Coverage: coverage of the territory from 1 to 100 in percentage. Only the distance between the elements changes.

• 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.
  • 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.

• 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.