Bubble map

Prerequisites

• You have created a dashboard. For more information, see Create a dashboard.

• Ensure the geographical field you want to add is converted to geographical information. For more information, see Configure fields.

  Note

  For a geographical field named area, the icon indicates that it has been converted to geographical information. For a reference table of detailed information for each area, see public-area-info.xlsx. This table is for geographical area matching purposes only and does not represent the political position of Quick BI.

Chart overview

Use cases

Bubble maps are ideal for visualizing data with a spatial component, allowing you to plot aggregated data for specific regions on a map. The position of each bubble indicates a geographical location, while its properties represent data values.

Benefits

• Visualization: Supports maps with styled marker points.

• Interaction: Supports lasso zoom, switching between measures, and in-component filtering.

Example

Configure chart fields

1. On the Fields tab, select the required dimension and measure fields:

   • You can create a bubble map by using an area name or by providing longitude and latitude data.

     

     1. If you select Area Name, double-click or drag province to Area name/dimension.

     2. If you select Longitude and Latitude, double-click or drag a longitude field and a latitude field to Longitude and latitude/dimension. The Location label/dimension field is optional.

   • In the Measures list, find order_amount, and then double-click or drag it to Bubble size/measure.

   • In the Measures list, find shipping_cost, and then double-click or drag it to Bubble color/measure.

2. Click Update. The system automatically updates the chart.

   

   Note

   If an area value in your data does not match a standard geographical name supported by the system, an icon appears in the lower-right corner of the chart. Clicking this icon reveals the unmatched data, helping you identify and correct any issues.

   

   • On the Unmatched Data Details page, you can view the details of unmatched data and copy them with a single click. Paste the copied content into the dataset's field configuration page to correct the data in bulk more efficiently.

   • After you complete the configuration, the map data displays correctly.

Configure chart styles

This section describes the style settings for the chart. For information about general style settings, see Configure the chart title area.

You can enter a keyword in the Search box at the top of the configuration pane to quickly find a parameter. You can also click the icon on the right to Expand/Collapse All Categories.

Geographical area

In the Geographical Area section, configure display range, Outline and Fill, and Show basemap.

• For display range, you can select Auto or Custom. In this example, China is selected.

  Note

  • Auto adjusts the map view based on the data range. Custom allows you to set the range manually. In interactive analysis scenarios, the view is always adjusted automatically based on the data range.

  • The Custom display range currently supports global continents and countries, and for the Chinese mainland: regions, provinces, and cities.

  

• Enabling Manual Adjustment automatically generates the current Center Point and Zoom Level, which you can then modify.

• In the Outline and Fill section, you can configure the colors for Fill Color and Border.

  Note

  Borders are not supported for some regions.

  

Basemap

In the Basemap section, configure whether to Show basemap, the basemap style, and whether to Show global basemap.

• Show basemap: Click the switch to show or hide the basemap.

• Basemap style: Supports multiple Amap basemap styles.

• Show global basemap: Select this option to display global city information on the basemap.

  Note

  Global basemap usage limits: Each Quick BI organization is limited to 1,000 monthly previews of map charts that use international basemap data. This is calculated based on the number of basemap initializations. After the limit is reached, map charts display only domestic basemap information.

Bubbles

In the Bubbles section, configure bubble color, Extreme Value Colors, bubble shape, bubble size, and zero-value handling.

• Bubble color: Configure the theme color, transparency, data mapping range, and number of intervals.

  

• Extreme value colors: Configure and apply colors to mark the maximum, minimum, top three, and bottom three values.

  

• Bubble shape: You can select Circle, Triangle, Rectangle, or Diamond.

• Bubble size: You can drag the slider to change the size of the bubbles.

  

• Zero-value handling: You can choose to hide zero values, scale their size according to the data range, or set a fixed bubble size.

  

Data label

In the Data Label section, configure whether to Show data label, the Label Display Format, as well as the Content, Position, and Text Style.

• Show data label:

  1. When creating a map using area name, you can display both the area name and the measure.

  2. When creating a map using longitude and latitude, you can display both the longitude and latitude and the measure.

• Position: The default setting is Auto. You can also choose to display the label Above Bubble, Below Bubble, or Center of Bubble.

• Label Display Format: Select Show All to display all label content.

• Text Style: Configure the text style for the area name, longitude and latitude, and measure data labels.

Total

In the Total section, you can automatically calculate and display the sum of the measure values in the chart.

Legend

In the Legend section, click the icon to enable the chart legend and configure its style.

Tooltip

In the Tooltip section, click the icon to enable the tooltip and configure its style.

Auxiliary display

In the Auxiliary Display section, you can enable the measure filter and select the measures to display.

Advanced chart settings

Usage limits

If you create a bubble map by using the area name method, the map is composed of Area name/dimension, Bubble size/measure, and Bubble color/measure:

• Area name/dimension: This field accepts one dimension of the geographical information type, such as a province.

• Bubble size/measure: This field accepts one to five measures, such as shipping cost and order quantity.

• Bubble color/measure: This field accepts one measure, such as order amount.

If you create a bubble map by using the longitude and latitude method, the map is composed of Longitude and latitude/dimension, Location label/dimension, Bubble size/measure, and Bubble color/measure:

• Longitude and latitude/dimension: This field accepts one longitude field and one latitude field.

• Location label/dimension: This optional field accepts one dimension of a string or geographical data type.

• Bubble size/measure: This field accepts one to five measures, such as shipping cost and order quantity.

• Bubble color/measure: This field accepts one measure, such as order amount.