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Please expand the GIS-related functionalities

While Tableau supports Mapbox APIs, Spotfire lacks advanced features like map matching. I would like to see more comprehensive GIS capabilities integrated.
about 1 month ago in Spotfire / API / Maps Needs Info

Add spatial heat map fit to map chart

Quoting from the exchange portal's spatial heat map data function: "Studying raw point data for patterns can be difficult owing to uneven spatial coverage, and random variability in the values." So the motivation is clear and the above data functi...
over 5 years ago in Spotfire / Maps Future Consideration

Show coordinate axes in map chart

Contour plots are essential for analyzing how key process parameters interact. For instance, in semiconductor manufacturing, a typical example is visualizing how a critical dimension (color axis) varies with changes in focus (x-axis) and dose (y-a...
about 1 year ago in Spotfire / Maps Planning to implement

Support multiple Spatial Columns in Map Charts

Currently Spotfire is limited to supporting 1 spatial geometry when using maps. I was able to configure 2 geometry objects into my infolink, and both appear/render in a table visualization. Unfortunately when you try to map both columns separately...
over 5 years ago in Spotfire / Maps Future Consideration

Mapcharts - basic label customisation / fix image bg

On mapcharts please add customisation to the way labels render. Minimum: Turn borders off Remove background fill Set foreground colour Set font family / size etc (as per typical css font styling) Ideal: Change bg colour (or none) Change fg co...
about 7 years ago in Spotfire / Maps Future Consideration

Customization of Labels and Zooming on Maps

Map Labels - If the user wants to place labels above data points on a map, sometimes the locations Spotfire chooses end up covering other data points or making the map look too busy. It would be ideal to allow the user to click and drag on the lab...
almost 7 years ago in Spotfire / Maps Future Consideration

Add zoom gradations to zooming on map charts

When using a map chart I often run into the problem where one zoom level is too far out but the next closest is too far in and it quite a large jump from the previous zoom level. I would like the addition of more granular zoom levels. Potentially ...
over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Maps Future Consideration

Increase Zooming details

Currently, the zooming ability in maps of Spotfire is not sufficient : we have 1 point per square meter. We would like to be able to zoom further to separate those points.
about 2 years ago in Spotfire / Maps Future Consideration

Provide a point-and-click tool for converting imported spatial structures directly from WKT (well known text) to WKB (well known binary).

Provide a point-and-click tool for converting imported spatial structures directly from WKT (well known text) to WKB (well known binary). One important goal for this tool is to enable import of a structure in WKT from an Enverus database, co...
over 1 year ago in Spotfire / Maps Future Consideration

Make width of line connection in scatter plot and map chart dependent on data

We would like to be able to make the width of the line connection configurable, dependent on the underlying data. For example, you ship goods from Amsterdam to both London and Berlin, however, you ship twice as much to London as you do to Berlin. ...
almost 10 years ago in Spotfire / Maps / Visualization Future Consideration
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