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Contour

The Contour visualization method is useful for displaying the distribution of data on standard territories: regions, districts, settlements, and others. The visualization takes into account the physical and legal boundaries of buildings.

The method supports a 3D format for displaying data on the map as columns.

Overview

Contour

To select a visualization method:

  1. Go to the Dashboards tab.
  2. Open the required dashboard.
  3. Open a scene using the arrows Left arrow and Right arrow. If there is only one scene in the dashboard, it opens automatically when you open the dashboard.
  4. To open the layer, click Layers icon and select the required layer.
  5. In the General settings block, select the Contour visualization method.
  6. Set the remaining visualization parameters if necessary.

The data is visualized on the map.

Parameters

Tooltip setup

Parameter
Description
Tooltip setupEnable the option to customize the list of attributes that are displayed in the tooltip when hovering over the contour on the map. Select the required attributes, change their order, and select an attribute aggregation type if necessary: for more details, see the Configuring a tooltip section.
If the option is disabled, the tooltip shows all attributes from the dataset.

Area object type

Parameter
Description
Area object typeType of standard territory based on which the contour is built: regions, districts, settlements, and others.

Caption

Parameter
Description
CaptionEnable the option to display contour captions. The caption displays the attribute value from the Color basis parameter.

Color

Parameter
Description
Color basisNumeric attribute that determines the fill color of the contours on the map and in the legend according to the color palette. Available values depend on the data in the sample.
To reset the parameter, click Cross icon next to its name.
Color paletteSet of prepared color samples.
InvertEnable the option to invert the color palette.
StepsNumber of colors in the palette from 1 to 10.
LegendConfiguring data ranges in the legend. Ranges are calculated automatically based on the Type of scale (for Logarithmic, Linear, and Exponential types). You can also customize ranges manually by entering the required range limits or changing the order and number of ranges (Adjustable type). In all ranges except the last one, the specified upper (right) limit is not included in the range. The maximum number of ranges is 10.
To change the order of ranges, hold down Move icon next to the required range and drag it. To add a range, click Plus icon. To delete a range, click Trash icon.
Color aggregation typeFunction used to aggregate the attribute values located in the contour:
  • Sum - the sum of the values.
  • Mean - the mean value.
  • Median - the median value that is equal to or greater than 50% of the values in the group.
  • Min - the minimum value.
  • Max - the maximum value.
Type of scaleDistribution type used to calculate data ranges in the legend:
  • Logarithmic - logarithmic distribution. Suitable for displaying data that changes over a wide range or differs by several orders of magnitude.
  • Linear - uniform distribution. Suitable for displaying values of the same order.
  • Exponential - exponential distribution. Suitable if you need to highlight small values and ignore large ones, and for displaying data that changes quickly.
  • Adjustable - manual configuring of ranges. In all ranges except the last one, the specified upper (right) limit is not included in the range.
OpacityFill opacity in percent.

Outline

Parameter
Description
OutlineEnable the option to display the contour outline.
Outline colorOutline color. Select a color from the palette or specify it in the HEX format.
Stroke widthStroke width in pixels from 1 to 25. If the Height option is enabled, the setting is not available.
Stroke opacityStroke opacity in percent.

Height

Parameter
Description
HeightEnable the option to display the data as 3D columns on the map. To enable 3D display format, select the 3D mode in the bottom-right corner of the map. 3D contour
Height basisNumeric attribute based on which the data is grouped into columns. Available values depend on the data in the sample.
Height aggregation typeFunction used to aggregate the attribute values located in one column:
  • Sum - the sum of the values.
  • Mean - the mean value.
  • Median - the median value that is equal to or greater than 50% of the values in the group.
  • Min - the minimum value.
  • Max - the maximum value.
Height scaleColumn height multiplier from 0.1 to 20.

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