Analyzing data in a Map visualization

The Map visualization allows you to display locations as map markers on a map. You can:

Filter data to display only map markers for the locations you select
Filter data to display all map markers except those for the locations you select
Zoom in, zoom out, and pan across the map to customize your display
Display an Information Window with additional information about a location when you hover the cursor over a map marker in the visualization

The table below contains a list of actions you can perform when viewing data in a Map visualization, and steps to perform each task.

Prerequisites

You must have the Edit Dashboard and Run Dashboard privileges.

The procedures below assume that the visualization in which you want to analyze data has already been created.

Actions	Steps
Zoom in or out of the map display	Click the thumb on the slider located on the left side of the map, then do one of the following: To zoom in on the map, drag the thumb towards the + side of the slider. To zoom out of the map, drag the thumb towards the - side of the slider.
Pan the map display to display a different region of the map	Click on the map, then drag it in the direction you want to pan the map display.
Select locations in the map by clicking individual map markers	From the visualization's toolbar, click the Mouse Click Selection icon . Click a map marker to select it. You can select multiple map markers by pressing CTRL and clicking additional map markers.
Select locations in the map by drawing a rectangular lasso shape	From the visualization's toolbar, click the Rectangular Area Selection icon . Click and drag on the map to enclose a set of map markers within a rectangle shape. All the map markers within the rectangle are selected.
Display additional location information when the cursor is hovered over a map marker in the visualization	From the visualization's toolbar, click the View Information Window icon . When you hover the cursor over a map marker in the visualization, an Information Window is displayed.
Display only the selected map markers on the map, or display all map markers except those currently selected	Select map markers in the visualization by doing one of the following: To select locations in the map by clicking individual map markers, from the visualization's toolbar, click the Mouse Click Selection icon . Click a map marker to select it. You can select multiple map markers by pressing CTRL and clicking additional map markers. To select locations in the map by enclosing them in a lasso shape, from the visualization's toolbar, click the Rectangular Area Selection icon . Click and drag on the map to enclose a set of markers within a rectangle. All the map markers within the rectangle are selected. To filter the map markers displayed in the map, do one of the following: To display only the selected map markers on the map, from the visualization's toolbar, click the Keep Only icon . Only the map markers you selected are displayed. To display all map markers except those currently selected on the map, from the visualization's toolbar, click the Exclude icon . All the map markers except those you selected are displayed.
Clear all map marker selections	From the visualization's toolbar, click the Clear Selections icon . All map marker selections are cleared.