After you have looked up the geographic fields and assigned roles corresponding to them on the Query Object screen, you can now render maps in Intellicus.
Intellicus supports online map providers to render geospatial data, with online layers/tiles.
Following properties should be configured in “MapProviderInfo.json” and placed at “<Intellicus installation path>\ReportEngine\config\maps\GIS”
- Provider Display Name
- Connection Name
- Access key
- Provider/Script URL
Intellicus supports the following map types in Smart reports:
- Bubble Map: To show bubbles on geographic locations and perform business analysis based on color and size measures
Figure 4: Bubble Map
Bubble Map Properties
Item | Values | Comments
|
Visualization Type | Select “Bubble” as the map type | Select the visualization type to better analyze your GIS dataset |
Map Layer | Select from list:
· Standard · Satellite |
Choose a map layer to display your specific GIS dataset |
Additional Map Layers | Select from list:
· Water Way · Land Cover · Transportation · Building · Labels |
You can additionally choose a map layer to better highlight your geographic data as required |
GIS Field Type | Choose one of the below:
· Location · Latitude-Longitude |
Choose the GIS field type for the fields to be plotted on map |
Field | Select from the list | This list populates fields with Geographic roles assigned to them defined at the query object level.
Select appropriate field for grouping of data. For example: the field that contains state name, country name etc. These fields appear on the map. For Latitude-Longitude field type, you need to select fields for both latitude and longitude |
Color Field | Select from the list | Select the color field using which the map is calculated
This field governs the color of the bubble |
Function | Select summary function | Select the aggregation summary function applied on the value field |
Start Color | Select color from palette | Select the lowest value color
|
End Color | Select color from palette | Select the highest value color.
All the in-between values will be assigned respective colors automatically by an even distribution |
Size Field | Select from the list | Select the field to govern the size of the bubble in map |
Function | Select summary function | Select the aggregation summary function applied on the size field |
Area Attributes | Opens Attributes dialog
(See figure under Attributes Dialog) |
Area attributes dialog helps you design the content of the balloon that opens when user clicks an area on the map |
Area Attributes
Prefix |
Type yourself | Prefix caption value for the field |
Area Attributes Field | Select field from list | Value of the field |
Area Attributes Function | Select summary function | Select the aggregation summary function applied on the field |
Area Attributes Suffix | Type yourself | Append suffix caption for the field |
Area Attributes
As Title |
Check/Uncheck | Check = This line appears on the title bar of the balloon
Uncheck = This line appears on the canvas area of the balloon |
Area Attributes Preview | The balloon content formation is previewed here |
- Heat Map: To show heat/choropleth map on areas and perform business analysis based on color measure
Figure 5: Heat Map
Heat Map Properties
Item | Values | Comments
|
Visualization Type | Select “Heat” as the map type from list | Select the visualization type to better analyze your GIS dataset |
Map Layer | Select from list:
· Standard · Satellite |
Choose a map layer to display your specific GIS dataset |
Additional Map Layers | Select from list:
· Water Way · Land Cover · Transportation · Building · Labels |
You can additionally choose a map layer to better highlight your geographic data as required |
Map | Select from the list | Choose the map region (example: World- Countries) for the heat map to be plotted |
Field | Select from the list | This list populates fields with Geographic roles assigned to them defined at the query object level.
Select appropriate field for grouping of data. For example: the field that contains state name, country name etc. These fields appear on the map. For Latitude-Longitude field type, you need to select fields for both latitude and longitude |
Color Field | Select from the list | Select the color field using which the map is calculated
This field governs the color of the bubble |
Function | Select summary function | Select the aggregation summary function applied on the value field |
Start Color | Select color from palette | Select the lowest value color
|
End Color | Select color from palette | Select the highest value color.
All the in-between values will be assigned respective colors automatically by an even distribution |
Area Attributes | Opens Attributes dialog
(See figure under Attributes Dialog) |
Area attributes dialog helps you design the content of the balloon that opens when user clicks an area on the map |
Area Attributes
Prefix |
Type yourself | Prefix caption value for the field |
Area Attributes Field | Select field from list | Value of the field |
Area Attributes Function | Select summary function | Select the aggregation summary function applied on the field |
Area Attributes Suffix | Type yourself | Append suffix caption for the field |
Area Attributes
As Title |
Check/Uncheck | Check = This line appears on the title bar of the balloon
Uncheck = This line appears on the canvas area of the balloon |
Area Attributes Preview | The balloon content formation is previewed here |
- Route Map: To show routes between different geographic locations and perform business analysis based on color and size measures i.e. color and thickness of arcs/routes/curves
Figure 6: Route Map
Route Map Properties
Item | Values | Comments
|
Visualization Type | Select “Route” as the map type from list | Select the visualization type to better analyze your GIS dataset |
Map Layer | Select from list:
· Standard · Satellite |
Choose a map layer to display your specific GIS dataset |
Additional Map Layers | Select from list:
· Water Way · Land Cover · Transportation · Building · Labels |
You can additionally choose a map layer to better highlight your geographic data as required |
Source Field Type | Choose one of the below:
· Location · Latitude-Longitude |
Choose the field type for the source field to be plotted on map |
Field | Select from the list | This list populates fields with Geographic roles assigned to them at the query object level.
Select appropriate field for grouping of data. For example: the field that contains state name, country name etc. These fields appear on the map. For Latitude-Longitude field type, you need to select fields for both latitude and longitude |
Destination Field Type | Choose one of the below:
· Location · Latitude-Longitude |
Choose the field type for the destination field to be plotted on map |
Field | Select from the list | This list populates fields with Geographic roles assigned to them at the query object level.
Select appropriate field for grouping of data. For example: the field that contains state name, country name etc. These fields appear on the map. For Latitude-Longitude field type, you need to select fields for both latitude and longitude |
Color Field | Select from the list | Select the color field to govern the color of the route in map |
Function | Select summary function | Select the aggregation summary function applied on the value field |
Start Color | Select color from palette | Select the lowest value color
|
End Color | Select color from palette | Select the highest value color.
All the in-between values will be assigned respective colors automatically by an even distribution |
Size Field | Select from the list | Select the field to govern the size of the route in map |
Function | Select summary function | Select the aggregation summary function applied on the size field |
Area Attributes | Opens Attributes dialog
(See figure under Attributes Dialog)
|
Area attributes dialog helps you design the content of the balloon that opens when user clicks an area on the map |
Area Attributes
Prefix |
Type yourself | Prefix caption value for the field |
Area Attributes Field | Select field from list | Value of the field |
Area Attributes Function | Select summary function | Select the aggregation summary function applied on the field |
Area Attributes Suffix | Type yourself | Append suffix caption for the field |
Area Attributes
As Title |
Check/Uncheck | Check = This line appears on the title bar of the balloon
Uncheck = This line appears on the canvas area of the balloon |
Area Attributes Preview | The balloon content formation is previewed here |
Attributes Dialog
Area attributes dialog helps you design the content of the balloon that opens when an area on the map is clicked.
Figure 7: Attributes Dialog