Get Started #3: Edit the Demo Map ​

This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions to edit a demo map using Honeycomb Data Explorer in Snowflake. Watch the video or follow the step-by-step instructions below.

Prerequisites ​

Ensure you have viewed the demo map as described in the previous guide.

Step-by-Step Guide ​

1. Access the Edit Map Sidebar ​

On the demo map page, click the Edit Map button located at the lower right-hand side of the screen. This will open the edit map sidebar.

2. Explore the Edit Map Sidebar ​

The sidebar contains five tabs: Data Sources, Map Layers, Components, Settings, and Save and Load Map.

Data Sources ​

• View the single data source for the map: EV Charger Data.
• Check the data source details (e.g., this demo data is coming from a Parquet file).
  • Typically, data will come from a Snowflake table (covered in the next video).
• Edit the data source
  • Change the display name for the data source.
• View the fields detected in the data source and their types.

Map Layers ​

• Two map layers are present: Charger Locations Layer (Point Layer) and Charger Heatmap Layer (H3/ Honeycomb Layer).
• Detailed options for these layers will be covered in the next tutorial.

Components ​

• Components are elements on top of the map providing additional information or functionality.
• This map has three components: Title, Map Layers, and Horizontal Bar Chart.
• Modify Components:
  • Change the map title by selecting the Title component. Example: Add a year to the title (e.g., "2024") to see real-time changes.

Settings ​

• Switch between light mode and dark mode.
• Set the initial map view, which is useful when saving and loading maps (discussed in the final video).

You have now successfully explored and edited a demo map using the edit map sidebar in Honeycomb Data Explorer. In the next guide, we will walk through into pulling data from a Snowflake table into the map.