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Labeling for vector data

Label tab

You can also add labels of selected property to the map.

As shown in the below, GeoHub does not create any labels as default. You can change No Label to your desired property to be shown as labels.

Selecting label option by choosing a property
Figure 1: Selecting label option by choosing a property

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Once you select a property, other label options will appear as shown in the following figure.

Available properties for labels
Figure 2: Available properties for labels

Font

There are several fonts (Proxima Nova, Roboto, Noto Sans and Open Sans) available in GeoHub. As default, Open Sans Regular is selected, but you can choose any of fonts and font types (Regular, Bold, Italic, Bold Italic, etc) available in dropdown menu.

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Font size

Font size in pixel can be changed from the default of 12 pixel.

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Text color

You can assign a color or categorized colors for labels.

The color classification component is the same with color visualization of polygon. See Fill color for Polygon layer.

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Text halo color

The color of the text's halo, which helps it stand out from backgrounds can be changed. White color is used as default.

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Text halo width

Distance of halo to the font outline can be adjusted. Max text halo width is ¼ of the font-size. 1 pixel is used as default.

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Maximum width text wrap

The maximum line width for text wrapping can be adjusted. 10 ems is used as default value.

Next step

In this section, you have learned how to visualize vector layer for each layer type in detail. You are going to explore how you can visualize a raster layer in the next section.