Hexbin Layer

The Hexbin Layer is similar to the Hexbin Layer. They display distributions of aggregate metrics such as point count within each hexbin, average/max/min/median/sum of a numerical field, or mode/unique count of a string field.

An example of the Hexbin Layer.

Both the color and height dimensions can encode data. Users can adjust the hexagon radius and the space between hexbins.

Settings

The following sections detail every setting available for the Hexbin Layer.

Basic

Core settings for the Hexbin Layer.

Setting	Description
Layer Type	Must be Hexbin to display the Hexbin Layer.
Dataset	The dataset to use for the Hexbin Layer.
Columns	Select a latitude and longitude.

Color

Color settings for the Hexbin Layer.

Setting	Description
Color Based On	The column to base the hexbin color on. Defaults to point count.
Color Scale	The color scale and palette for the hexbin color.
Filter By Count Percentile	Modify the color scale's range by count percentile.
Opacity	The opacity of the hexbin. 100 = fully opaque, 0 = fully transparent.

Radius

Resolution settings for the Hexbin Layer.

Setting	Description
Radius (Km)	The size of each hexagon in kilometers.
Coverage	The amount of each hexbin space covered by the hexagon. Decrease to leave extra space between each hexagon of the hexbin.

Height

Height settings for the Hexbin Layer. Best viewed in 3D mode.

Setting	Description
Height Multiplier	The factor to multiply the height by. Increase to raise the height of each hexagon on the map.
Height Based On	A column to base the height on. Defaults to point count.
Height Scale	A scaling factor to apply to the height. Choose from linear, sqrt, or log.
Height Range	Set the minimum and maximum height on the slider.
Fixed Height	Fix the height to a static number without any modifications.

JSON Schema

For details on how to programmatically specify layer properties, refer to the Layer Configuration specification.