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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/USER72/pages/2833411)** | ![image](media://9ef27ffd-b0bb-4478-a867-829ca11a128c) | 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/USER72/pages/2833522)** | ![image](media://4d87b575-64c5-43ee-a1c3-2545c16db3d0) | 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/USER72/pages/2833504)** | ![image](media://9d51f39b-bbbd-41ac-9e7c-3372d9c72627) | A Google map which uses GIS data for its marker coordinates. |
| **[GIS](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER72/pages/2833489)** | ![image](media://cd3d033f-3703-4f12-981e-6af343ae6680) | 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/USER72/pages/2833519)** | ![image](media://f8c2eebb-6c84-40aa-a1b3-bd1f411bc16d) | A bubble map in which bubble positions are specified by GIS points. |
| **[GIS Heat](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER72/pages/2833501)** | ![image](media://f955ca2d-f37e-4972-a1da-efd94c0969b4) | A heat map where colours representing GIS points are blended based on intensity. |