A spatial filter narrows your analysis to the responses made in places you choose. For example, you can look at only the respondents who marked something in one district, and see how they answered every other question. You can choose the places in two ways: draw an area by hand on the map, or pick areas from a layer or grid. A layer is a set of map shapes, such as district boundaries, that you have uploaded to Maptionnaire or drawn. A grid is a set of equal-sized squares laid over your responses.
- Toggle on the layer(s) you want to examine.
- Click the Filters button.
- In the left column, start next to Draw on the map.
- To start drawing, click on the map. Close the shape to finish. The drawn area does not have to be precise. I.e. If you have multiple features close to each other but only want to filter responses received to one of them, don't try to follow the outlines of that feature, but draw inside its area. This way the shape you draw does not intersect with any other features but only focuses on responses linked to people who selected that specific feature. You can edit the mask after it has been created.
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Name the area you have drawn.
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Or use a layer or grid instead of drawing: under Spatial filters, choose a layer or a grid and click Start. Click the areas or grid cells on the map that you want to use as the filter condition, then click Apply and confirm your selection.
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Once applied, the map shows only the responses inside your area. To see charts and open text responses for the people who made those responses, click the chart icon in Map responses. You do not need to switch to Charts. You can repeat the process to add more spatial filters.
Tip! Do not have a layer for the areas you want? Add one in Map responses. See Import map layers and use them in analysis of response data.