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D3 squares example for blog post
d3.json(
"data/statistics.geojson",
function (json) {
//dimensions
var w = 980;
var h = 480;
//get the center of the data
var center = d3.geo.centroid(json);
var svg = d3.select("body").append("svg")
.attr("width", w)
.attr("height", h);
//create the projection used to display the data
//equirectangular for plate carrée in this case
//use scale and center to orient D3 to our arbitrary geometries
var projection = d3.geo.equirectangular()
.scale(2500)
.precision(.77)
.center(center);
//breaks were chosen arbitrarily for this example
var breaks = [20, 15, 10, 5];
//defines polygon fills for each break
var fills = ['#006d2c','#2ca25f','#66c2a4','#b2e2e2'];
//defines label colors, applying white when polygon fill gets too dark
var textcolors = ['#ffffff','#ffffff','#000000','#000000'];
//create geo.path object, set the projection to merator bring it to the svg-viewport
var path = d3.geo.path()
.projection(projection);
//draw svg lines of the boundries
svg.append("g")
.selectAll("path")
.data(json.features)
.enter()
.append("path")
.attr("d", path)
.style("fill", function(d){
//applies polygon fills
var ytd = d.properties.ytd;
var retval = "#edf8fb";
for (i = 0; i < breaks.length; i++) {
if (ytd > breaks[i]){
retval = fills[i];
break;
}
}
return retval;
});
//label the squares with state abbreviations
svg.selectAll(".subunit-label") //this is a style defined elsewhere
.data(json.features)
.enter().append("text")
.attr("class", function(d) { return "subunit-label " + d.id; })
.attr("transform", function(d) { return "translate(" + path.centroid(d) + ")"; })
.attr("dy", ".35em")
.text(function(d) { return d.properties.abbr; });
});
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