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Maps

Allow for manual adjustment of label positions in marker layers and/or enable the way of displaying labels in feature layers the same way as it is done in marker layers i.e. with link between the point/polygon and label.

Currently it is not possible to manually adjust position of labels using marker layers. This option has been provided for feature layers though the labeling system in feature layers differ from the one implemented in the marker layers. In marker l...
almost 10 years ago in Spotfire / Maps Future Consideration

Create an option to combine "Maps with interactive shapes" and "Maps with markers or pies"

They would like to be able to create a map chart that has both interactive shapes and markers. Currently you can only do one or the other.
about 10 years ago in Spotfire / Maps Future Consideration

Add more projections to map charts

I would like to have more options for map projections, such as SAD69 and NAD27.
about 10 years ago in Spotfire / Maps Future Consideration

Provide a data function to interact with geo analytics REST APIs

When my data are related to addresses, routes, itineraries the only way to geocode or reverse geocode is to log into the geoanalytics web interface and do that manually. Currently one can use TERR, however the issue is that for the Web Player you ...
about 10 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions / Maps Future Consideration

Be able to determine which markers overlap with which features between two layers of a map

I often find shapefiles that I use as an overlay over markers plotted with lat/long from a different layer on a map. For instance, I might have complaints to the NYC 311 (with lat/long) service that I may want to overlay with police precincts (as ...
about 10 years ago in Spotfire / Maps Future Consideration

Add "Lines & Curves" to map chart

Our customer wants to insert "background image" into scatter plot, however, it may be hard to realize it. So this option of adding Lines & Curves to map chart is an alternative proposal.
over 10 years ago in Spotfire / Maps Future Consideration

WMTS maps in the mapchart

Spotfire should add support for WMTS data sources in the map chart. It is a newer and more efficient format than WMS.
over 10 years ago in Spotfire / Maps Future Consideration
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