Tutorials

Make your first map

10 min · Beginner. From a sample table to a styled, shareable map.

1. Open Data → Data Explorer and choose the Sample data connection.
2. Pick a table with a geometry column and open its Map tab to preview it.
3. Choose Create map. The table is added as source A with a first layer.
4. Open the Layers panel, choose the layer and set Color by to a numeric column. Pick a scheme and the number of classes.
5. Open Widgets, choose Add widget, and add a chart on the same column.
6. Choose Share, set the privacy and publish. Copy the link.

Build and schedule a workflow

20 min · Intermediate. Clean, join and aggregate data, then run it every day.

1. Create a workflow and add a Dataset component from the library.
2. Add Filter, Join and Aggregate components and connect them in order.
3. Select the last step and check its columns in the Data tab. Fix any problem listed under Problems.
4. Add a Save dataset step so the result can be used on a map.
5. Choose Publish to freeze version 1, then Run. Follow the live log in the Console tab.
6. Choose Schedule, pick a cron time and save.

Add widgets that filter each other

10 min · Beginner. Build a dashboard where every click narrows the map.

1. Open a map with at least one source and choose Add widget.
2. Add a Ranking and a Chart on different columns.
3. Add a Legend widget on a category column. Colours come from the layer coloured by the same column.
4. Click a bar, a ranking row or a legend row. The other widgets and the map narrow to it.
5. Click again to clear. Use the filter bar over the map to see and remove every active filter.

Analyse a drawn area

5 min · Beginner. Draw a shape and let the map and widgets follow it.

1. Open a map with data and choose the select tool in the left toolbar.
2. Choose Polygon, Rectangle, Circle or Lasso and draw on the map.
3. The map keeps only what touches the shape and the widgets recount for it.
4. Choose the Mask chip (or Remove mask in the tool menu) to clear it.