These settings appear in Queries / Reports → Voyager when you select Edit Layer or New Layer.
Status
Set the status to 'Active' for layers that are currently being used.
Name
Provide a name for the layer.
Marker: The name will appear on the Voyage in the legend and the data tab.
Overlay: This name will appear as the option group for all overlay exports that are configured for this layer.
Type
Select the appropriate type:
Marker
Markers allow a geospatial representation of where certain things are clustering. Markers contain an identifiable quality, such as applicants, prospects, high schools, or events that have occurred or are being planned. These items have a location associated with them that can be seen on a map. Markers are displayed as zoom-appropriate, weighted clusters. Weighted clusters means that instead of having an even grid of markers, the markers appear close to where the majority of the records are. The data that drives the markers also appears as query results beneath the map.
Overlay
An overlay allows for visualization of numerically quantifiable data as a gradation of colors, similar to a heat map (e.g. where the strongest SAT scores are, where a large number of first generation students might live).
Color
Available when marker is selected. Select a color for the markers. This will dictate the color of the clusters, and will appear in the legend and the corresponding data tab.
Default Visibility
Any active marker layers can be toggled on and off when viewing the Voyage map.
On: When Default Visibility is set to On, the markers for this layer will automatically be toggled on when the Voyage is opened for all users.
Off: If the setting is set to Off, the markers will not be displayed automatically; the layer will appear as an option to turn on if desired.
Order
Determines the order in which the data tabs appear on and below the map as well as the order they appear in the legend.
Population (deprecated)
📝 Populations are no longer used in Voyager. Select a Configurable Joins type, category, and base instead.
When creating a new layer, select the Population for the query that will provide the data.
If using ACS data for an overlay, use the Slate Template Library-Geography query base.
Type
Select Configurable Joins if not already selected. This replaces Population as noted above.
Category
Choose record, related, or system, depending on whether you are looking for data directly from a record, from related records or entities, or from Slate-infrastructure.
Base
Select the query base that will provide the query’s data.
Location Export
The options listed are based on the exports selected in the layer query. Select the query export that contains the postal code from the location export dropdown.
Location Type
Select Country, US State, or US Zip Code.
Geocode (geography data in binary format) is made available when Marker is selected.
Pre-selected Value
Select a default data point (export) for displaying the overlay in the voyage.