Show/hide map layers

You have some control over the layers that are displayed on the map. You can turn layers on or off by following these steps:

Show/hide map layers

  1. In the Change data menu, click the menu button icon.
  2. Select Map layers.
  3. Set specific layers as off or on to hide or display them on the map by checking or unchecking the checkboxes next to their names in the Map layers panel.

    The layers out of zoom view will not be visible on the map. If you zoom in, they will show.

  4. Click on X in the upper-right corner to close the map layers panel when done.

Scroll down to the bottom of the list of map layers to access Map settings. To learn more about how to customize map view settings while sharing, click here.

Turn off data layer

If you'd like to turn off the data and display just the geographies on the Social Explorer map, follow these steps:

  1. In the Change data menu, click the menu button icon.
  2. Select Map layers.
  3. Uncheck the box next to 'Data' in the list of layers to switch off the data layer.
  4. Click on X in the upper-right corner to close the map layers panel when done.

To learn how to add a layer with your own data, head over to this guide.