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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.

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **[Raster Map](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER73Plus/pages/1376381)** | ![image](media://730c1bf1-0fcb-4157-b377-47d97ac4ab6a) | 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/USER73Plus/pages/1376656)** | ![image](media://56be9de9-1de4-48e0-8dad-a46253f274d0) | 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/USER73Plus/pages/1376375)** | ![image](media://eec5d4a1-14da-4227-a9ae-9b5851d1e212) | A Google map which uses GIS data for its marker coordinates. |
| **[GIS](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER73Plus/pages/1376572)** | ![image](media://03be3e4b-2931-4cb2-ac86-43667f1f6252) | 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/USER73Plus/pages/1376386)** | ![image](media://384eadb4-53cd-4804-8f93-67223771310c) | A bubble map in which bubble positions are specified by GIS points. |
| **[GIS Heat](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER73Plus/pages/1376669)** | ![image](media://4163b051-c198-4906-99ec-b44f3cc4c48e) | A heat map where colours representing GIS points are blended based on intensity. |