amCharts 5: Maps

Maps is an add-on to amCharts Charts.

Use on one public or private website if charts/maps shown are the same for all users

Use it to add interactive, stunning, geographical maps to your websites or applications. Just like any other chart.

Interactive maps… easily added

Just a few lines of code allow you to add full-fledged interactive maps to your web site or application. And, since it’s amCharts 4 you get all the integration features out of the box: type checking, modules, npm install, you name it.

Best of all, while it requires separate license, Maps still comes together with the main amCharts 4: Charts, be it downloadable ZIP file or npm. You don’t have to juggle packages. amCharts 4 family of products has all your data-viz needs covered, including geographical maps.

Lots of bundled maps to choose from

We’ve bundled hundreds of country and regional maps.

Need a country map? A map of Africa or Arkansas? Chances are we already have it.

And, to make it even sweeter, all maps are available in two versions: high and low detail.

Based on GeoJSON standard

For its functionality, amCharts 4 uses GeoJSON – an open mapping standard.

If a map exists it probably exists in GeoJSON format, or at least is easy to convert to.

Easy to make your own maps

We don’t have a map you need?

Since amCharts 4 uses GeoJSON chances are the map you need is just a search query away.

And, if you can’t find one in GeoJSON, there’s probably one available in ESRI shape format, which you can easily convert to GeoJSON – no software needed.

Multi-type series

Everything on the maps is organized in “series”: areas/countries (polygons), markers (images), lines.

Makes it super easy to apply appearance settings or attach behavior to a bunch of elements at once.

Series-based approach allows easy structuring of elements, toggling, and other control.

It also allows specifying what exactly to include or exclude from GeoJSON. Do you want just a map of Europe? Simply specify country codes that you want to be included. A world map without Antarctica? Specify to exclude it from the map.

Combining multiple maps

Multi-series support also means you can combine multiple maps on the same chart.

Want to add U.S. states on the World map? No problem at all.

Line series

Map Chart’s line series allow adding basic or complex routing maps, connecting existing markers or arbitrary points.

As with anything else on amCharts 4, lines are fully configurable.

Make them straight, bent, or follow natural Earth ground curvature.

Add and position images on them, as well as make them follow relative rotation.