Chapter 3. Creating Heatmaps and Choropleth Maps
In the first two chapters, you learned how to make a map and add points, lines, polygons, and even GeoJSON. Now, you will use these skills to create two types of thematic maps: heatmaps and choropleth maps. These maps show you concentrations of points or statistical variables using two different styles of representations.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- What is a heatmap?
- How do I create a heatmap?
- What is a choropleth map?
- How do I create a choropleth map?
What is a heatmap?
A heatmap is a color-coded grid added to a map. The colors usually range from cool colors, such as blue, to hot colors, such as yellow, orange, and red. Heatmaps represent point data in one of two ways: density ...
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