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Alongside line charts and bar charts, they provide a new way to explore temporal data.<\/p>\n<p>Line charts and bar charts are best at visualizing change over time along a linear axis. Calendar heat charts provide a different perspective by revealing patterns in when incidents typically occur within a week or within a year. They\u00a0summarize many time periods into a single calendar view to help identify recurring times of day, days of the week, or days of the month with higher activity.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2>How calendar heat charts work<\/h2>\n<p>Calendar heat charts aggregate records with a Date field into a calendar grid. 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They are less appropriate for data that is not tied to calendar structure.<\/p>\n<p>For understanding recurring temporal patterns within a calendar, calendar heat charts offer a clear and intuitive way to explore temporal data in Map Viewer.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you give it a try and let us know what you think!<\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":8102,"user_firstname":"Flora","user_lastname":"Vale","nickname":"Flora Vale","user_nicename":"fvale","display_name":"Flora Vale","user_email":"FVale@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-06-14 20:02:56","user_description":"Flora is a Product Engineer on Esri\u2019s Spatial Data Science team, where she develops tools that empower others to use spatial analysis and data visualization to answer questions and solve problems. In addition to her engineering work, she loves teaching analytical methods through conceptual illustrations and co-authored and illustrated the book 'Spatial Statistics Illustrated'. 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