Data visualization

A style is a set of visual properties for a layer that controls how geographic data are displayed in a map or scene. Creating and defining styles helps uncover patterns in data and build more meaningful applications. This section covers how to use ArcGIS Maps SDKs to create simple styles, data-driven styles, and 3D styles for features displayed in a map or scene.

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Census tracts styled with a dot density renderer to show level of educational attainment

Topics

How to build a data visualization app

Learn how to define symbols for features from feature services.

Simple styles

Learn how to define simple symbols and renders for points, lines, and polygons in feature layers.

Data-driven styles

Learn how to define multiple symbols, visual variables, and renders based on attribute values in feature layers.

3D visualization

Learn how to create and apply symbols and visualizations for 3D objects.

API support

	Data-driven visualization	3D visualization
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript
ArcGIS Maps SDK for Kotlin
ArcGIS Maps SDK for Swift
ArcGIS Maps SDK for Java
ArcGIS Maps SDK for .NET
ArcGIS Maps SDK for Qt
Esri Leaflet
MapLibre GL JS
OpenLayers
CesiumJS
ArcGIS API for Python	¹	²

Full supportPartial supportNo support

1. Define renderers with JavaScript.
2. Supports web scenes only.

Different APIs have different levels of support for data-driven visualization.

	Unique types	Class breaks	Visual variables	Time	Multivariate	Predominance	Dot density	Relationship
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript
ArcGIS Maps SDK for Kotlin
ArcGIS Maps SDK for Swift
ArcGIS Maps SDK for Java
ArcGIS Maps SDK for .NET
Esri Leaflet
MapLibre GL JS
OpenLayers
CesiumJS
ArcGIS Maps SDK for Qt
ArcGIS API for Python