Can a map chart be used for any form of spatial analysis in Spotfire?
The map chart can be used for any form of spatial analysis. For a simple application, all you need is a base image and some coordinate data.
What does a map chart show?
A map chart is used to show items on a background that is often, but not always, geographical. Map charts in Spotfire can contain different type of information in one or more different layers. Maps can contain interactive shapes or display markers of different types on an image or map background.
What is map chart in Spotfire?
The Spotfire Business Author map chart is a container designed to hold map layers to display data in a geographical context. The map chart has its own properties that control the characteristics of the container and the layers you add to it.
What are the prerequisites of creating a map chart?
Prerequisites: To build a simple map, your data source must contain location data (location names, or latitude and longitude coordinates). If your data source does not contain location data, see the Map Data(Link opens in a new window) section for ways you can connect to location data.
When would you use a map chart?
You can use a map chart to compare values and show categories across geographical regions. Use it when you have geographical regions in your data, like countries/regions, states, counties or postal codes.
Why do we use Maps and charts?
Map charts allow you to position your data in a context, often geographical, using different layers. The layers can be either data layers, such as marker layers or feature layers, or reference layers such as map layers, Web Map Service layers (WMS) or image layers.
When working with a map chart which options can be drawn?
Depending on the map chart type, you can change the following Series options:
- Map projection – Change the cartographic projection of the map.
- Map area – Change the zoom level of the map, ranging from a state/province view all the way to the world view.
- Map labels – Show geographic names for your regions.
How many layers are present in MAP chart in Spotfire?
The map chart has four other types of layers to extend the range of spatial visualizations you can create.
What is a spotfire map chart?
Here a Spotfire map chart is used to display the spatial patterns of defects occurring in the manufacture of semiconductor wafers. A simple (x,y) coordinate system is used to display the defect statistics as markers over a background image of the wafer disc.
How do I enable geocoding tables for Spotfire map charts?
How to enable geocoding tables for Spotfire map charts. When creating a map chart in Spotfire, customers may want to take advantage of “geocoding”, the ability to locate map chart markers based on address information. Spotfire geocoding tables must be installed in the Spotfire Library from the Spotfire Server.
What is the difference between TIBCO Spotfire map and WMS map?
Map – Refers to the maps that are included as part of TIBCO Spotfire. WMS – Allows you to use any WMS service as your base map.