Combination Map

Application Scenario

The combination map allows you to use the area map, point map, and flow map in combination, displaying areas, points, and data flow on the same map.

The combination map is suitable for displaying data flows such as investment attraction routes and population migration.

The following figure shows the display effect.

Note:

The flow animation effect of the flow map requires the registration of the Advanced Chart Interaction function.

Chart Feature

Advantage: The combination map offers high flexibility and can achieve visual effects that cannot be achieved by a single map.

Disadvantage: The combination map is not suitable for displaying sizes, comparisons, and trends of values.

Data Preparation

Create a general report and create a built-in dataset Investment Promotion Route as shown in the following figure.

Chart Insertion

1. Choose Template > Page Setting to adjust the paper size to display the map on one page.

2. Merge required cells, select the merged cell, click to insert the chart, choose Map > Combination Map, and click OK, as shown in the following figure.

Map Design

Select the chart, click the Cell Element icon on the right property panel, and set the attributes (Type, Data, Style, and Special Effect) for the chart.

1. GIS Layer Setting

Select Type, select China as Map Border/Point, and set GIS Layer to Dark Blue in Custom.

Data Binding

1. Area Map

In this example, you need to set the area name of the bound data to End Area Name to display the end area Nanyang City in the form of an area map. Because we have selected China as Map Border, Nanyang City cannot automatically be matched to Henan, so you need to customize a matching relationship. The following figure shows the specific setting.

2. Point Map

The point map needs to display the data of each start area. When binding data, select Lat/Long as Geographic Info, as shown in the following figure.

3. Flow Map

When binding data, select Lat/Long as Geographic Info, as shown in the following figure.

Map Series Setting

Note:

The Color settings in Series are effective for all maps. If you want to change the color of a specific map, you need to set it under Special Effect > Condition Display > Add Condition.

1. Choose Style > Series > Area and set Null Color of the area map to Transparent, set Opacity to 50%, and set the color of Border (namely the boundary line) to gray, as shown in the following figure.

2. Choose Style > Series > Point and set Point Style to Dot, and select On as Flash Animation, as shown in the following figure.

Note:

After enabling Big Data Mode, some functions are not available (grayed out): Label, Fixed Display for Legend, Data Table, monitoring refresh - automatic data tips, line chart markers - style customization, scatter chart line type, and Animation.

3. Choose Style > Series > Flow, set Line Width of Curve to 1px, and set Period of Animation to 6s, as shown in the following figure.

Effect Display

PC

Save the template and click Pagination Preview. The following figure shows the effect.

Mobile Terminal

The template can be previewed on both the DataAnalyst app and the HTML5 terminal. The following figure shows the effect.

For details, you can download the template Combination Map.cpt.