A new way to draw maps in SAS

shiyiming

From Dapangmao's blog on sas-analysis

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SAS’s ODS Graphics technology brought the concept of layer into data visualization. We can use those SG procedures to do many tricks. Previously in SAS, a map has to be drawn from <a href="http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/graphref/63022/HTML/default/viewer.htm#gmap-proc-statement.htm">its GMAP procedure</a>. Now we can simply use 3-4 lines of codes to sketch some maps by the scatter statement in PROC SGPLOT, such as North America or Asia. <br />
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<pre style="background-color: #ebebeb; border: 1px dashed rgb(153, 153, 153); color: #000001; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 100%;"><code>ods html style = money;
proc sgplot data = maps.namerica noautolegend;
scatter x = x y = y / group = id  markerattrs=(size=1);
xaxis grid label = ' '; yaxis grid label = ' ';
run;
proc sgplot data = maps.china ;
scatter x = x y = y /markerattrs=(size=2);
xaxis grid label = ' '; yaxis grid label = ' ';
run;
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We can apply it to single countries, like China or India. For India, the aspect has to be modified a little. It can be aslo done by PROC SGSCATTER. My friend Xiangxiang has a great<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CB8QFjAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fsupport.sas.com%2Fresources%2Fpapers%2Fproceedings10%2F057-2010.pdf&amp;ei=Es_eTtzBE6r4sQL7pZimBw&amp;usg=AFQjCNHFRyrPhn6oUXgmugPWm2tmAPYXpw&amp;sig2=2jAblgXHy_o6CwvH3HsEvg"> tutorial</a> for this procedure. <br />
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ods html style = harvest;
proc sgplot data = maps.asia noautolegend;
scatter x = x y = y / group = id  markerattrs=(size=1);
xaxis grid label = ' '; yaxis grid label = ' ';
run;

ods html style = htmlbluecml;
ods graphics on / width=6in height = 6in;
proc sgplot data = maps.india;
scatter x = x y = y /markerattrs=(size=2);
xaxis grid label = ' '; yaxis grid label = ' ';
run;
ods graphics  / reset;
</code></pre>Thanks to SAS’s ODS group, those SG procedures always give me limitless fun<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3256159328630041416-4317076571577001891?l=www.sasanalysis.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SasAnalysis/~4/VX7SW81ORU0" height="1" width="1"/>