A new way to draw a map in amCharts 5: countries as a grid of pixels. Dots, squares, diamonds or hexagons, colored by your data, flat or raised into 3D columns. One series PixelMapSeries takes the same geodata as a regular polygon series: Each country is drawn as pixels, but it’s still one polygon underneath. […]
We just shipped something pretty cool — MapSankeySeries, a new way to visualize flows and connections directly on a map. What is it? It’s a Sankey diagram, but on a map. Draw variable-width curved bands between any two geographic points — countries, cities, coordinates, whatever — where the band thickness reflects a numeric value. Think […]
If you haven’t seen it yet, VisitedPlaces.com is our free tool that lets you create beautiful maps of places you’ve been to, lived in, or dream of visiting. Pick a map, click some regions, and share it with the world — no login, no fuss. It’s been around for a while and has built up […]
This post looks at ways we can embed maps created in Online Map Editor into web pages.
This post looks at how we can create animations in the Online Map Editor.
Introduction to capabilities of the Online Map Editor by amCharts. What it can do and how to use it to create stunning map visuals.
What’s this? Maps can look messy with too many markers, affecting user experience and usability. To tackle this, amCharts 5: Maps – starting with version 5.5.6 – introduces a ClusteredPointSeries. This feature neatly groups closely packed markers into a single “group” marker, simplifying the interface. It also handles clustering and unclustering automatically when zooming in […]
The just-released version 4.7.4 of amCharts includes some great improvements to the map chart experience. Country name translations Now it’s easier than ever to localize country names shown on the map along with the rest of your application. Just make sure that you have amCharts 4.7.4 or newer and amCharts 4 Geodata v.4.1.8 or newer, […]
The support for highly requested Albers USA Projection is now included in amCharts. Albers USA projection enables regular maps of United States to be depicted in their most common form – with states of Alaska and Hawaii placed right below the mainland USA. Check out this article on how to enable Albers USA projection and […]
Note: amCharts 4 supports straight out of the box. Check out this demo to find out how to use it. This has been long coming and it’s finally here. Since JavaScript Maps 3.10.1 we now fully support maps with “wrapped” longitudes which allows creating fully featured maps with longitudes spanning beyond the -180/180 line. Such […]