GeospatialSample
Flow / connection map
Draws movement between places as lines whose width shows volume.
Shipments from three hubs to their markets.
Sample data
Use it when
- Trade, travel or shipments between places
- Showing hubs and their reach
Avoid it when
- Many overlapping routes: aggregate or filter first
Display modes
- Default
- Shipments from three hubs to their markets.
- Impact
- Click a hub to isolate its routes.
Seen in the wild
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