3.10.4.1 Applying a Render Style For a Point Layer

You can render a point map layer using one of the following render style options:

• Circle (default)
• Symbol
• Heatmap
• Cluster

The following steps enable you to apply your preferred render style option.

The instructions assume that you have point map layer displayed on your Active Project page.

1. Click against the map layer in the Layers tab of the Layers List.
2. Select Settings in the context menu.
3. Configure Style and select a Render Style option from the drop-down list.
   By default, a point map layer always uses Circle to represent the data points.

   Note:

   Each render style has its own settings.

   • If you select Cluster as the render style option, the data points on your map are shown clustered depending on the cluster circle size.

     Figure 3-59 Applying a Cluster Style

     
     Description of "Figure 3-59 Applying a Cluster Style"

     Optionally, you can change the color and the style of the text labels representing the number of points in each cluster.

   • If you select HeatMap as the render style option, the data points on your map are rendered with continuous colors based on the concentration of points as shown:

     Note:

     Hot colors represent concentration of points, and cool colors represent sparsity of points.

     Tip:

     It is recommended that you reduce the default value of the Radius parameter to observe a more localized view of point concentrations.

     Figure 3-60 Applying a HeatMap Style

     
     Description of "Figure 3-60 Applying a HeatMap Style"
   • If you select Symbol as the render style option, the data points on your map are rendered with your chosen symbol as shown:

     Tip:

     You can optionally select a color for your symbol.

     Figure 3-61 Applying a Symbol Style

     
     Description of "Figure 3-61 Applying a Symbol Style"
   The map layer gets rendered with the appropriate style.