Available Map Types

Boundary Map

Displays color-coded regions on the map based on the data.

Heat Map

Displays color-coded areas of data density. The orange color in this example shows the most densely populated areas in Massachusetts.

Line Map

Displays origin-destination data by drawing polylines or curved lines on a map. This example shows distance data between two transit stations.

NOTE: The underlying tabular must include columns with the following information:

• Source location in longitude-latitude format
• Target location in longitude-latitude format
• Unique identifiers/tooltips for each source/target location combination
• Summary

Point Map

Displays color-coded data points. This example shows New England population data.

Web Map Service Map

Displays web map services, such as traffic or weather maps. You can use a third-party open source or proprietary web map service.

DivePort allows you to include mutiple data layers on a map portlet. For example, a map can contain a boundary layer and a point layer.

See also:

• About Map Portlets
• Adding a Map Portlet
• Map Portlet Options