Sci2 Manual : 5.3.1 Geo USPTO (SDB Data)
This page last changed on Mar 28, 2011 by scott.
Warning: Geo Map is currently being redesigned, and some screenshots may not match up with this documentation. The file 'usptoInfluenza.csv' was generated with an SDB search for patents containing the term "Influenza", and was heavily modified to produce a simple geographic table. Load it using 'File > Load'' and following this path: 'yoursci2directory/sampledata/geo/usptoInfluenza.csv" and then select "Standard csv format." See the data format in Figure 5.37 (left). Once loaded, select the dataset in the Data Manager and run 'Visualization > Geospatial > Geo Map (Circle Annotations)' using the parameters in Figure 5.37 (right). The tool will output a PostScript visualization which can be viewed using GhostView (see section 2.4 Saving Visualizations for Publication and Figure 5.38).
Figure 5.38: Geospatial map (circle annotations) of USPTO patent influemza data
To create a geospatial map with region coding, select usptoinfluenza.csv once again and then select 'Visualization > Geospatial > Geo Map (Colored-Region Annotations).' Use the following parameters:
One can also create a US Geo Map with customized data by running the same workflow but selecting "US States" in "Map", see below.
There are two available size scaling options, "Linear" and "Logarithmic". We recommend using logarithmic scaling for larger datasets.
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