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> Macro (anchor)



## Overview


> Macro (html-bobswift)

 


 

The following table will provide you with information on the different map types and reasons for using each of them, linking you to their individual tutorials.

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| **[Raster Map](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER71/pages/2031739)** | ![image](media://01374ed5-79e2-41ac-b934-f12b164db129) | If you do not have GIS defined columns you can use the Image Maps to create heat maps – these are a good way to display metrics with a spatial element such as Revenue by State or Country You will only be able to render maps for which an image map has been defined. |
| **[Google](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER71/pages/2031652)** | ![image](media://f1340f99-d121-4c0c-9f49-9bdacc06b07d) | Google Maps allow you to render location data points onto a Google map which will be displayed as a Yellowfin Chart – along with associated Google map widgets. You will have to have a Google Map Key to use this type of chart |
| **[GIS Google Map](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER71/pages/2031648)** | ![image](media://86a7eb6f-7ecf-491f-a92e-c5eedcf4d3e3) | A Google map which uses GIS data for its marker coordinates. |
| **[GIS](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER71/pages/2031656)** | ![image](media://b4104a4d-0f01-498f-a04d-699656a8c160) | GIS Maps allow the rendering of complex GIS polygons. These can be used to render spatial reports on the fly based on the GIS data available in a report. |
| **[GIS Bubble](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER71/pages/2031746)** | ![image](media://7a36e658-635d-4dd6-82c2-77465be9d0bf) | A bubble map in which bubble positions are specified by GIS points. |
| **[GIS Heat](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER71/pages/2031741)** | ![image](media://99fb530f-b50d-49da-93a1-1041d08ed7db) | A heat map where colours representing GIS points are blended based on intensity. |