Visualization: Geomap

    1. Overview
    2. Examples
    3. Loading
    4. Data Format
    5. Configuration Options
    6. Methods
    7. Events
    8. Data Policy
    9. Notes

    Overview

    A geomap is a map of a country, continent, or region map, with colors and values assigned to specific regions. Values are displayed as a color scale, and you can specify optional hovertext for regions. The map is rendered in the browser using an embedded Flash player. Note that the map is not scrollable or draggable, but can be configured to allow zooming.

    Examples

    We have two examples here: one that uses the regions display style , and another that uses the markers display style .

    Regions Example

    The regions style fills entire regions (typically countries) with colors corresponding to the values that you assign. Specify the regions style by assigning options['dataMode'] = 'regions' in your code.

     
    <html>
  <head>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.gstatic.com/charts/loader.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
      google.charts.load('current', {
        'packages':['geomap'],
        // Note: you will need to get a mapsApiKey for your project.
        // See: https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/basic_load_libs#load-settings
        'mapsApiKey': 'AIzaSyD-9tSrke72PouQMnMX-a7eZSW0jkFMBWY'
      });
      google.charts.setOnLoadCallback(drawMap);

      function drawMap() {
        var data = google.visualization.arrayToDataTable([
          ['Country', 'Popularity'],
          ['Germany', 200],
          ['United States', 300],
          ['Brazil', 400],
          ['Canada', 500],
          ['France', 600],
          ['RU', 700]
        ]);

        var options = {};
        options['dataMode'] = 'regions';

        var container = document.getElementById('regions_div');
        var geomap = new google.visualization.GeoMap(container);

        geomap.draw(data, options);
      };
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="regions_div" style="width: 900px; height: 500px;"></div>
  </body>
</html>

    Markers Example

    The "markers" style displays a circle, sized and colored to indicate a value, over the regions that you specify.

    <html>
<head>
  <script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.gstatic.com/charts/loader.js'></script>
  <script type='text/javascript'>
   google.charts.load('current', {'packages': ['geomap']});
   google.charts.setOnLoadCallback(drawMap);

    function drawMap() {
      var data = google.visualization.arrayToDataTable([
        ['City', 'Popularity'],
        ['New York', 200],
        ['Boston', 300],
        ['Miami', 400],
        ['Chicago', 500],
        ['Los Angeles', 600],
        ['Houston', 700]
      ]);

      var options = {};
      options['region'] = 'US';
      options['colors'] = [0xFF8747, 0xFFB581, 0xc06000]; //orange colors
      options['dataMode'] = 'markers';

      var container = document.getElementById('map_canvas');
      var geomap = new google.visualization.GeoMap(container);
      geomap.draw(data, options);
    };

  </script>
</head>

<body>
    <div id='map_canvas'></div>
</body>

</html>

    Loading

    The google.charts.load package name is "geomap" 

      
 google 
 . 
 charts 
 . 
 load 
 ( 
 'current' 
 , 
  
 { 
 'packages' 
 : 
  
 [ 
 'geomap' 
 ]});

    The geomap visualization class name is google.visualization.GeoMap 

      
 var 
  
 visualization 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 google 
 . 
 visualization 
 . 
 GeoMap 
 ( 
 container 
 );

    Data Format

    Two address formats are supported, each of which supports a different number of columns, and different data types for each column. All addresses in the table must use one or the other; you cannot mix types.

    • Format 1: Latitude/Longitude locations.This format works only when the dataMode option is 'markers'. If this format is used, you do not need to include the Google Map Javascript. The location is entered in two columns, plus two optional columns:
      1. [ Number, Required ] A latitude. Positive numbers are north, negative numbers are south.
      2. [ Number, Required ] A longitude. Positive numbers are east, negative numbers are west.
      3. [ Number, Optional ] A numeric value displayed when the user hovers over this region. If column 4 is used, this column is required.
      4. [ String, Optional ] Additional string text displayed when the user hovers over this region.
    • Format 2: Address, country name, region name locations, or US metropolitan area codes.This format works with the dataMode option set to either 'markers' or 'regions'. The location is entered in one column, plus two optional columns:
      1. [ String, Required ] A map location. The following formats are accepted:
        • A specific address (for example, "1600 Pennsylvania Ave").
        • A country name as a string (for example, "England"), or an uppercase ISO-3166 code or its English text equivalent (for example, "GB" or "United Kingdom").
        • An uppercase ISO-3166-2 region code name or its English text equivalent (for example, "US-NJ" or "New Jersey"). Note: Regions can only be specified when the dataMode option is set to 'regions'.
        • A metropolitan area code . These are three-digit metro codes used to designate various regions; US codes only supported. Note that these are not the same as telephone area codes.
      2. [ Number, Optional ] A numeric value displayed when the user hovers over this region. If column 3 is used, this column is required.
      3. [ String, Optional ] Additional string text displayed when the user hovers over this region.

    Note:A map can display a maximum of 400 entries; if your DataTable or DataView holds more than 400 rows, only the first 400 will be shown. The fastest modes are dataMode='regions' with locations specified as ISO codes, and dataMode='markers' with lat/long enties. The slowest mode is dataMode='markers' with a string address.

    Important:Your DataTable must include every optional column preceding any column that you want to use. So, for example, if you want to specify a lat/long table, and only wanted to use columns 1, 2, and 4, your DataTable must still define column 3 (though you don't need to add any values to it):

    dataTable = new google.visualization.DataTable();
dataTable.addRows(1);
dataTable.addColumn('number', 'LATITUDE', 'Latitude');
dataTable.addColumn('number', 'LONGITUDE', 'Longitude');
dataTable.addColumn('number', 'VALUE', 'Value'); // Won't use this column, but still must define it.
dataTable.addColumn('string', 'HOVER', 'HoverText');

dataTable.setValue(0,0,47.00);
dataTable.setValue(0,1,-122.00);
dataTable.setValue(0,3,"Hello World!");

    Configuration Options

    Name
    Type
    Default
    Description
    region
    string
    'world'

    The area to display on the map. (Surrounding areas will be displayed as well.) Can be either a country code (in uppercase ISO-3166 format), or a one of the following strings:

    • world - (Whole world)
    • us_metro - (United States, metro areas)
    • 005 - (South America)
    • 013 - (Central America)
    • 021 - (North America)
    • 002 - (All of Africa)
    • 017 - (Central Africa)
    • 015 - (Northern Africa)
    • 018 - (Southern Africa)
    • 030 - (Eastern Asia)
    • 034 - (Southern Asia)
    • 035 - (Asia/Pacific region)
    • 009 - (Oceania)
    • 145 - (Middle East)
    • 143 - (Central Asia)
    • 151 - (Northern Asia)
    • 154 - (Northern Europe)
    • 155 - (Western Europe)
    • 039 - (Southern Europe)

    Geomap does not enable scrolling or dragging behavior, and only limited zooming behavior. A basic zoom out can be enabled by setting the showZoomOut property.

    dataMode
    string
    'regions'

    How to display values on the map. Two values are supported:

    • regions - Colors a whole region with the appropriate color. This option cannot be used with latitude/longitude addresses. See Regions Example .
    • markers - Displays a dot over a region, with the color and size indicating the value. See Markers Example .
    width
    string
    '556px'
    Width of the visualization. If no units are given, the default unit is pixels.
    height
    string
    '347px'
    Height of the visualization. If no units are given, the default unit is pixels.
    colors
    Array of RGB numbers in the format 0xRRGGBB
    [0xE0FFD4, 0xA5EF63, 0x50AA00, 0x267114]
    Color gradient to assign to values in the visualization. You must have at least two values; the gradient will include all your values, plus calculated intermediary values, with the lightest color as the smallest value, and the darkest color as the highest.
    showLegend
    boolean
    true
    If true, display a legend for the map.
    showZoomOut
    boolean
    false
    If true, display a button with the label specified by the zoomOutLabel property. Note that this button does nothing when clicked , except throw the zoomOut event. To handle zooming, catch this event and change the region option. You can only specify showZoomOut if the region option is smaller than the world view. One way of enabling zoom in behavior would be to listen for the regionClick event, change the region property to the appropriate region, and reload the map.
    zoomOutLabel
    string
    'Zoom Out'
    Label for the zoom button.

    Methods

    Method Return Type Description
    draw(data, options)
    		None Draws the map. Can return before drawing is done (see drawingDone() event).
    getSelection()
    		Array of selection elements Standard getSelection() implementation. Selected elements are rows. This method only works when the dataMode option is 'regions'. You can only select a region with an assigned value.
    setSelection( selection )
    		None Standard setSelection() implementation. Treats a selection as a row selection, and supports multiple row selections. Only regions with assigned values can be selected.

    Events

    Name Description Properties
    error
    		Fired when an error occurs when attempting to render the chart. id, message
    select

    Fired when the user clicks a region with an assigned value. To learn what has been selected, call getSelection() . Available only when the dataMode option is set to 'regions'.

    Note: Because of certain limitations, the select event is not thrown if you are accessing the page in your browser as a file (e.g., "file://") rather than from a server (e.g., "http://www").

    		 None
    regionClick

    Called when a region is clicked. Works both for 'regions' and 'markers' dataMode . However, in marker mode, this will not be thrown for the specific country assigned in the 'region' option (if a specific country was listed).

    Note: Because of certain limitations, the regionClick event is not thrown if you are accessing the page in your browser as a file (e.g., "file://") rather than from a server (e.g., "http://www").

    		 An object with a single property, region , that is a string in ISO-3166 format describing the region clicked.
    zoomOut

    Called when the zoom out button is clicked. To handle zooming, catch this event and change the region option.

    Note: Because of certain limitations, the zoomOut event is not thrown if you are accessing the page in your browser as a file (e.g., "file://") rather than from a server (e.g., "http://www").

    		 None
    drawingDone
    		Called when the geomap has finished drawing. None

    Data Policy

    Locations are geocoded by Google Maps. Any data that does not require geocoding is not sent to any server. Please see the Google Maps Terms of Service for more information on their data policy.

    Notes

    Because of Flash security settings, this (and all Flash-based visualizations) might not work correctly when accessed from a file location in the browser (e.g., file:///c:/webhost/myhost/myviz.html) rather than from a web server URL (e.g., http://www.myhost.com/myviz.html). This is typically a testing issue only. You can overcome this issue as described on the Macromedia web site .
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