(v24) US Region Maps

US Region Maps

This applies to: Visual Data Discovery

US region maps are based on up to three attributes (state name, county, and zip code) and one metric. They are supported by all Symphony data connectors, however the data must include state names to see results.

• The state name must be spelled out with the first letter capitalized. For example, California is an accepted format, not CA. For a list of valid state names, see State Name Reference.

• County names and zip codes can also be used to display results at the county and zip code level.

Symphony supports a variety of tile providers which offer an overlay design for the map visual styles available in the program. These include: OpenStreetMap, MapQuest, and MapBox. MapQuest, CloudMade and MapBox require an API key.

If you select OpenStreetMap as your tile provider, you can optionally set a custom URL. See the Global Settings tab.

Note: To edit the number format for this visual, see Configure Number Formatting for Visuals.

This topic describes:

• Configure Colors for a Specific US Region Map

• Understand Visual Color Condition Thresholds

• Use the Zoom Function

Configure Colors for a Specific US Region Map

Specify the color settings for a specific US region map using the Color sidebar

1. Edit the visual you want to modify. See Edit Visuals.

2. If you are editing the visual in a dashboard, select Settings from the visual drop-down menu. The sidebar menu for the visual appears. If you are editing the visual from the Visual Gallery, the sidebar appears to the right of the visual.

   Select on the sidebar menu. The Color sidebar for the visual appears.

3. Configure the color settings as described below. As you change the color settings, the legend at the top of the Color sidebar shows how the legend will appear on the visual. Supported color specifications are described in Specify Colors.

   Setting	Description
   Legend	Slide the bar to the right if you want the legend to be displayed on the visual or to the left to hide the legend.
   Color Metric	Select the metric that affects the segment color in the visual.
   <type> Color Palette	If Inherit from Theme is selected, the color palette is determined by the theme selected for the Symphony UI. To override the palette selected by the theme, clear the Inherit from Theme checkbox and select a different color palette.
   Color Mode	Select Distinct Colors or Gradient to identify the way colors are used on the screen. Either specific distinct colors will be used or a gradient of colors will be used.
   Threshold Mode	If you selected the Gradient color mode, this setting cannot be changed. If you selected the Distinct Colors color mode, select either Auto or Manual from the drop-down list. Auto will automatically assign thresholds and colors for the visual. Manual enables you to change the thresholds and colors used on the visual.
   Number of colors	Specify the number of colors to use for the visual.
   Color Rules	Color rules allow you to change the colors for each color used for the visual. Additionally, if you specified a Manual threshold mode, you can select the thresholds used for color settings in the visual.

4. Close the Color sidebar and the color settings are dynamically applied to the visual.

5. Select to save the dashboard and the visual with its updated settings.

Understand Visual Color Condition Thresholds

You can set threshold color conditions for metric-based visuals. At least two color settings are required. In addition, thresholds are specified between each color setting. (So three color settings require two threshold settings; four color settings require three threshold settings, etc.)

• The color for Color 1 is used when the value of the color metric is less than the first threshold value.

• The color for Color 2 is used when the value of the color metric falls between the first and second threshold values.

• If only three colors are used for the visual, the color for Color 3 is used when the value of the color metric is greater than or equal to the second threshold value.

  If more than three colors are used, the color for Color 3 is used when the value of the color metric falls between the second and third threshold values.

  When more than three colors are used, the colors continue to be applied in this pattern for all threshold settings; any color metric values greater than the last threshold setting have the final color applied.

You can have Symphony automatically set the thresholds or you can manually set them.

For information about the color encoding supported by Symphony, see Specify Colors.

Use the Zoom Function

If you have configured your US region map to include county and zip codes in your data, you can use the zoom function to display county and zip code-level results within a state.

Zoom in to a county or zip code

1. On your US region map, select a state. Select Zoom in the context menu. The map zooms in to the level of state counties.

2. On the state, select a county within the state. Select Zoom in the context menu. The map zooms in to the level of zip codes within that county.