tutorial Some countries, like New Zealand have islands across that line. This causes the “over the line” parts to be “wrapped” and drawn all the way to the right of the map area. This may not be an issue on a world map, but might look a bit odd for a country only map. The issue […]
tutorial This tutorial will show how you can add “projected circles” on the map. Projected circles respect map projection and look much more natural, as if they were “laid down” on the ground, not stuck as pins. How to add regular images to map is covered pretty well in “Image series” section of our Map chart […]
tutorial There are quite a few projections built-into amCharts 4. However, if you are not finding one that suits your needs, you can use one from “d3-geo” package. This tutorial will explain how. Finding a D3 projection D3 has a list of supported projections on their GitHub page. When sifting through the list, note the function […]
tutorial The most common depiction of a map of the United States is one that shows Alaska and Hawaii placed right below mainland USA. This allows this map to be more compact and usable, in comparison how it would be if both of those states were in their usual places. This way of depicting USA map […]
tutorial This short tutorial will show how you can create a Globe out of your map using Orthographic projection. Setting projection As you may already know, each map can be displayed in a number of ways – projections. (more about it here) Each one has it’s own advantages and disadvantages. However, only one can be used […]