Label

Similar to Symbols analyses, the Label analytic tool offers you the possibility not only to insert your labels correctly on the map but also to customized the color and size attributes.

The analysis texts can be inserted on the map via the data column per drag&drop.

Note: Apart from setting display properties for labels, it is imperative that you specify the text to be displayed. Switch to the Labeling section to do this.

Selection of the analysis type and the data basis

The Label Analysis lets you choose whether your Label should be positioned on the map as area (area based) or location (territory based) analysis.

After the selection of the analysis type and the data basis the texts are inserted directly into the map after clicking on Ok.

Note: You can also insert your analysis via the menu bar Analyze. You get an analysis without predefined settings and value classes.

The properties of the texts determine

Properties refers to all settings for calculating and displaying the analysis. You can select certain columns of the previously defined table to control certain aspects of the display (for example, the color). You also reach this settings dialog if you want to edit existing analyses.

If you have inserted the text analysis per drag&drop, classes for the color are set automatically. If you do not want to differentiate your analysis by color by default, but would rather adjust the size, you can change the default settings in the Options. If you have inserted your analysis via the main menu Analyze, your texts in the map will all have the same color and size - they are thus not affected by no column of data. Color and size can be changed in the respective subsections.

Note: Of course, it is not only necessary to specify how the text is to be displayed, but above all which text is to be displayed. This is done in the section Labeling

Control font, color and font size from different data columns

First select a color or font size in the different areas font, color or font size.

  • With a area-related analysis you can additionally determine aggregation of the data of the selected column. This specifies the rule how data are combined if several data are available for an area.
  • The Format option is only available for area-specific analyses. Normally, the formatting of the selected data column is also used for the analysis result; this is always the case for site-specific analyses. For certain aggregation procedures (for example, number of values), however, this formatting cannot be used meaningfully. You can define a new formatting here, which is used in legends for this analysis, for example.

  • Under Statistics you can display statistical information (e.g. number of data records, min., max.) for the selected column - click on the button in the field next to Statistics.

Settings for changing:

The properties of the texts can only be controlled from one column

If you want the font, color and font size properties of the texts to be controlled by one and the same column, you must first link the analysis. The function Color, font size and font pair can be found either in the Properties of the analysis (at the bottom of the Properties window) or in the context menu for analysis in the control window Content. Then the structure of the Properties window changes.

Select column

In the Display area you can now select a Data column that controls the characteristics Font, Color and Font size simultaneously. These are combined in a class list.

Number of classes and classification method

In the middle area, enter Classes, the Count for classes, and the method of automatic Classification or set here to User defined to edit your own classes. In addition to Analysis range, you can also specify an interval within which the values are to be taken into account. Values outside the interval always fall into the residual class "unclassified".

Edit classes

In the lower area you can determine the details (value class list) of the analysis. Here you can use various commands to edit classes and various design features (color, font, size).

  • The design characteristics and class boundaries can be edited by double-clicking in the relevant cell.
  • for more information on editing classes, symbols, colors and sizes, see here.

Determine the details of the analysis

In Details you define other (non-data-dependent) properties of the analysis.

Determine the displayed text of the analysis

Of course, it is not only necessary to specify how the text is to be displayed, but above all which text is to be displayed. The settings for this can be defined in the section Label.

easymap always offers the data from the table you selected in the step data basis for labeling. In case of an area-related representation, the geographic data are also available for labeling (e.g. the standard labeling of the areas). Geographic data is not available for a site-specific display.

For more information on custom labeling, see here.

Create tooltips for analysis

When you hover over the texts in the map, you can display further user-defined information about them. This information can be shown in addition to the text displayed on the map.

Note: You can find out how to implement tooltips here.