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Grid

The Grid command in the Analyze menu allows to display location-related information (e. g. turnover of individual branches) as a grid. For this, the values of a particular column of all locations in a grid cell are aggregated and the grid cells are colored depending on the values.

Figure: Address distribution in the city centre

Data Basis

First, link the table to the selected base map. Select whether the locations are placed by assigning them to areas or geographical coordinates. However, a display using geographical coordinates is only possible if the data basis contains corresponding columns with information on longitude and latitude with decimal values. Otherwise, the display must be based on the assignment to areas.

Set Properties of the Analysis

After selecting the data basis, you can select the data column in the area grid colors after which the screen cells are to be colored in the next step.

Grid Colors

The aggregation of the selected column determines how the data falling into a grid cell is summarized. For example, if you want to count customers in a grid cell, set the aggregation to Number of Records. You find more information on the different aggregation options here

There are numerous classification options available for the coloring of grid cells. Besides the count of classes, you may specify how the boundary values are set. The colors of each class can be set individually or via a color gradient. Individual colors for each class can also be set automatically clicking Colors > Generate Random Colors.

For more information on editing value classes, symbols, colors and sizes, see here.

Grid properties

The properties of the grid can be adjusted in the Details section. In addition to the width, the Line Color can be adjusted and the Origin of the grid can be set by specifying an X and a Y coordinate.

More features in the details section:

Visibility
General	Here you can control the visibility of objects and elements.
Scale range	Here you can set whether the selected object or plane should be visible at each scale. Or you can specify the scale or zoom level at which the object or layer is visible.
In reports	In Reports there is the possibility to change the environment only partially to zeigen. You can use this property to specify whether the layer is also visible outside the report area in this case.
Alternating visibility group	Set a group for mutual visibility here. If the element is to be made equally visible with other elements, you must use the same name for the visibility group.
Simultaneous visibility group	Set a group for simultaneous visibility here. If the element is to be made mutually visible with other elements, you must use the same name for the visibility group.
Grid Cells
Width/Height	Enter the desired width and height of the grid cells here.
Number of Horizontal/Vertical Cells	Enter here how many cells should be placed in horizontal and vertical order.
Origin
Latitude (LAT) / Longitude (LON)	Here you can define the origin of the grid. Normally the origin is at the top left. The information is given in geographical latitudes and longitudes.
Common
Comment	Enter here a comment for the display of the workbook in EasyMap Xplorer. The comment is also displayed in EasyMap as a tooltip in the control window Contents.
Style
Line Color	Select the Color of the displayed lines.

The commands of the context menu

By right-clicking on the analysis in the Navigation window Content you may open its context menu. The context menu provides commands that may be performed on this analysis.

List of commands in the context menu

Transfer Selection to	Transfers the current selection geographically to another object. Details...
Visible	Shows whether the object is visible and allows switching the visibility.
Order	Here you can change the selected element in the character sequence. Another option is to drag and drop the selected element within the content view.
Input Data...	Displays the data settings for the selected analysis. You can use this command later to change the connection between the analysis and the data. Further information can be found here.
Show Results Table	Displays the results of the selected analysis in a table.
Ignore filter	Defines whether an Analysis filter should be considered or not. This setting only has an effect if Apply filter to analyses is activated in the table on which the analysis is based. In this case, Ignore filter can be used to exclude individual analyses from the filter application.
Clip Map	Here you can define a different clip map for the analysis.
Map XY	Here you will find various commands for the Map.
Copy	Copy the object (if necessary with all subobjects) to the clipboard to paste it elsewhere. The object can be inserted in other applications as a graphic, or inserted in EasyMap as a copy of this object using the Insert command.
Paste	Pastes the contents of the clipboard into this object as a child object.
Delete	Deletes the selected element. (See also: delete objects)
Rename	Changes the content view to an edit mode to give the object a new name. (This can also be achieved by clicking on an object that has already been marked.)
Properties...	Opens a properties dialog in which you can edit the Properties of the selected object. If several objects are selected, many properties can also be changed simultaneously for these objects.