示例 CSV
| Origin | Destination | Migrants (thousands) | Destination region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | United States | 860 | North America | 2015 |
| India | United Arab Emirates | 2360 | Asia | 2015 |
| India | United States | 1850 | North America | 2015 |
How to Create a Connections Globe
A step by step walkthrough for drawing flows between countries as arcs on a rotatable globe in PlotSet, with a ranked leaderboard, year slider and an embed code you can paste anywhere.
约 8 分钟An interactive globe with arcs between countries, a ranked list of the biggest connections and an optional year slider, ready to embed on a page, is what you will have at the end.
Expect about eight minutes. You need a table with one row per connection: where it starts, where it ends and, ideally, how large it is.
你需要的数据
One row per connection. Two columns are required: the origin and the destination. A value column sets arc thickness, a category column sets colour and a year or region column can drive a filter.
Country names, ISO codes such as US or USA, and common spellings are recognised, and different spellings of one country are merged.
Rows whose origin or destination cannot be matched are dropped, not shown as an error.
For cities or other places, add latitude and longitude columns for the origin and destination.
Without a value column every row counts as 1, so arcs are all the same thickness.
操作步骤
PlotSet 中从空白模板到完成图表的具体点击路径。
- 01
Open the Connections Globe template
From the PlotSet dashboard, start a new project and choose Connections Globe from the Graphs and flows category. It loads with sample migration data and a year slider.
每份指南都从这里开始：先选分类，再选模板，不管你要做哪种图表，用的都是同一个网格。 - 02
Add your connections
Import a CSV or .xlsx file, paste rows from a spreadsheet, or connect a Google Sheet. Replace the sample rows with your own origin and destination pairs.
这里的数据视图取自一个条形图项目。你可以上传 CSV、用「Magic Import」从图片里提取数字，或同步 Google Sheet，每种图表类型的面板都一样。 - 03
Check the column bindings
Confirm the source and target columns first. Then bind a value column for arc thickness and a category column for colour. Headers like Origin and Destination are usually detected automatically.
绑定决定哪一列作标签、哪一列提供数值、哪一列决定颜色。「Auto Binding」（自动绑定）会根据表头推测，所以要核对一遍，别想当然。 - 04
Add a filter for years or regions
Bind a filter column, then in the Filters tab choose a dropdown, buttons or a slider. A slider with autoplay steps through years on its own.
- 05
Style the globe
In the Globe tab choose a colour preset for the ocean and land, and toggle borders, the graticule and the atmosphere glow. Set the starting rotation and whether the globe turns by itself.
Connections Globe 的「Preview」标签页。所有样式设置都在红框标出的这个面板里，每个设置各自占一个标签页：外观、标题、脚注，以及这种图表类型特有的选项。 - 06
Tune the arcs
In the Connections tab set how values are combined, the colour mode, line width and curvature, arrowheads, animated flow dots and a minimum value to hide small flows.
- 07
Set up the leaderboard and legend
In the Leaderboard tab choose how many rows to show, the title and whether to display value bars. Turn on the legend if you coloured arcs by category.
- 08
Publish and embed
Publish for a live, interactive globe and copy the embed code from the Share dialog. Rotate and click a country in the published version to check it before you share it.
点「Share」，完成的图表就会变成一个公开链接和一段嵌入代码。
从已加载示例数据的 Connections Globe 模板开始，再替换成你自己的数据。
打开模板发布、嵌入或导出
最后一段路对每种图表都一样：「Share」（分享）把图表变成一个在线的公开链接和一段嵌入代码，「Export」（导出）把它输出成静态文件。
Share：公开链接与嵌入代码
打开嵌入代码和公开链接的开关，图表就发布出去了。链接可以放心发给任何人；嵌入代码以 iframe 的形式放进任意页面，悬停提示和交互效果都会保留。之后修改了图表，点「Recreate」就能把改动同步到链接和嵌入代码两边。
Export：SVG、PNG 或 JPG
「Export」会按你需要的尺寸输出一份静态副本。SVG 放到多大都清晰，还能在设计工具里继续编辑；幻灯片和文档用 PNG 或 JPG 最稳妥。想让图片在高分屏上够锐利，关键就是那个倍数设置。
Connections Globe 的样式提示
Keep the arcs few
Use the minimum value setting to hide small flows so the large ones stand out.
Use a dark ocean
Bright arcs read best on a dark globe, and the glow adds depth without hiding data.
Colour by destination region
A category column turns the arcs into a quick read of where flows end up, with a legend to match.
Let it turn
Auto-rotate shows the whole globe without any interaction, which helps on pages where readers only scroll past.
制作 Connections Globe 时的常见错误
Some rows are missing
A name was not recognised and the row was dropped. Check the spelling, use ISO codes or add latitude and longitude columns.
All the arcs are the same thickness
No value column is bound, so every row counts as 1. Bind the numeric column in the Data tab.
A city sits in the wrong place
Without coordinates the chart places a country at its centre. Add latitude and longitude for exact positions.
The leaderboard drops below the globe
On narrow screens the list stacks under the globe by default. Change the narrow-screen setting in the Leaderboard tab if you prefer a side panel.
深入了解 Connections Globe
不确定 Connections Globe 是否是正确选择？查看它是什么、何时使用以及何时不使用。
Connections Globe：常见问题
Not for countries. Names and ISO codes are looked up automatically. You only need latitude and longitude for cities or other places.
现在制作你的 Connections Globe
免费开始，300+ 模板任选。无需信用卡。