Geographical data panel
Learn how to manage, edit, and organize geographical data after adding it to your chart in DataPicta.
After you add geographical data to your chart, the Geographic data panel opens automatically in the sidebar. Here you can manage, edit and organize the geographical objects in your chart.
Copy or download data
You can copy the data to clipboard or download it as a CSV file. Use the icon buttons in the top-right corner for this.
Edit the geographical data
If you need to edit the geographical data you can do this by clicking on the 'world' icon. This will open geojson.io with the geographical data preloaded. Here you can edit the geographical data, like adding or removing objects, changing shapes, or simplifying the data. After editing you can save the GeoJSON file and upload it in DataPicta. For a step-by-step example, see Customize a region.
Delete geographical objects
If you need to delete geographical objects from the geographical data you can do this by clicking on the 'trash' icon next to each object. This may be useful when you need a country without certain overseas islands, like France without French Guiana. Actually, this is how we created the 'world map' without Antarctica.
Merge geographical data
If you need to merge multiple geographical objects into a single geographical dataset you can do this by simply adding multiple geographical datasets. DataPicta will automatically merge them into a single geographical dataset that you can use in your chart. For instance, you can load The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg to create a single Benelux geographical dataset. For a step-by-step guide, see Merge countries.
Search geographical objects
When you have added geographical data with lots of objects, like the world-map with over 175 objects (countries), you may want to quickly find a specific object. You can do this by using the search field at the top of the geographical data panel. Just type in part of the name of the object you are looking for, and the list will be filtered to show only matching objects.
Map canvas panel
Besides the Geographic data panel there is also a new Canvas panel named Map, here you can set the boundaries, map distortion and interactivity of the map. Please refer to the Canvas documentation for more information on how to use these settings.