Feature: Visualization Layers

One Map, Every Type of Geospatial Data

Points, lines, polygons, H3 hexagons, and arcs—all rendered together from your Snowflake tables. No data transformation, no separate tools, no compromises.

Problem

Your geospatial data comes in many forms—customer locations as points, delivery routes as lines, service territories as polygons, aggregated metrics as hexagons. Most tools force you to choose one format or build separate visualizations for each. Combining them means exporting, transforming, and hoping nothing breaks.

Solution

Honeycomb Maps supports five distinct layer types, all rendered from your existing Snowflake data. Add a point layer for store locations, overlay delivery routes as lines, and show sales territories as polygons—all in one view. Each layer connects directly to your tables and updates when your data changes.

Key Benefits

Five layer types, one unified view

Points, lines, polygons, H3 hexagons, and arcs work together seamlessly. Each layer type is optimized for its data pattern—from individual locations to flow visualization between origins and destinations.

Full control over column mapping

Specify which columns contain your coordinates, identifiers, and attributes. Works with latitude/longitude pairs, Snowflake GEOGRAPHY types, and H3 cell indexes.

Filter by any field

Every layer supports filtering by any column in your data. Show only premium customers, filter routes by delivery status, or display territories meeting specific criteria.

Customizable color schemes

Map data values to colors with fully customizable palettes. Highlight patterns, outliers, and categories with visual encoding that makes sense for your data.

How It Works

1
Connect your tablePoint Honeycomb Maps at any Snowflake table containing geospatial data.
2
Choose your layer typeSelect points, lines, polygons, H3, or arcs based on your data structure.
3
Map your columnsSpecify which columns contain coordinates, and optionally configure tooltips, colors, and filters.

Example Use Case

A food delivery platform visualizes their entire operation on a single map: restaurant locations as points, active delivery routes as lines, and service zone boundaries as polygons. Dispatchers can see at a glance which zones are busy, where drivers are heading, and which restaurants are receiving orders—all updating in real time as new data flows into Snowflake.