Geo dimension reference

Geographic fields help you visualize your data in maps. The type of geographic dimension selected for a chart determines how your data will be plotted on the map. For example, to plot your data by city, select a dimension containing city names or valid city codes. To see your data plotted by country, select a dimension containing country names or codes. The actual values used to encode the geographic information must conform to the relevant standard used for that dimension, if any. Some geographic types can only be used in specific data source types.

This article defines the geo dimension types supported by Data Studio, along with notes for how to use these in Geo charts and Google Maps.

Address

Available in: Google Maps (bubble map only) Encoding: n/a Usage notes For accuracy, addresses should be complete, for example: 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043. For a partial address ("1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy"), Google Maps might not be able to resolve the city, region, or country.

City

Available in: Geo charts, Google Maps Encoding: n/a (Specify the city by name, e.g., "Paris") Usage notes Geo charts plot the City field types with map markers, rather than shaded regions, with larger markers representing greater metric values than smaller markers as shown in the image below. Geo chart zoom areas supported World, Continent, Sub Continent, Country, Region Because city names are not unique, you should use the Geo charts zoom area to narrow down the map area and avoid duplication. Data limits For Geo charts using non-Google Analytics data sources, only the top 50 rows of data are plotted. This helps minimize the chance of erroneous data due to city name duplication. Google Analytics data sources automatically provide the latitude and longitude for the city dimension. This lets Data Studio accurately map city locations, which in turn allows it to plot the top 500 rows of data. Google Maps have a limit of 1,000 geocoded locations.

City Code

Available in: Geo charts, Google Maps Encoding: Google Ads Geographical Targeting criteria ID (e.g. "1006886" specifies London, England). Usage notes Similar to the City dimension, Geo charts plot the City ID field types with map markers, rather than shaded regions, with larger markers representing greater metric values than smaller markers. Geo chart zoom areas supported World, Continent, Sub Continent, Country, Region Data limits Only the top 500 rows of data can be plotted for this field type in a Geo chart. Google Maps have a limit of 2,000 geocoded locations.

Continent

Available in: Geo charts, Google Maps Encoding: n/a Usage notes Setting a field to type Geo > Continent in non-Google Analytics data source types will cause charts using that field to display the error message, "Specified data cannot be rendered." Geo chart zoom areas supported World

Continent ID

Available in: Geo charts, Google Maps Encoding: Continent hierarchy code (e.g., "001" for Africa) Geo chart zoom areas supported World

Country

Available in: Geo charts, Google Maps Encoding: n/a (Specify the country by name, e.g., "France") Usage notes Geo chart zoom areas supported World, Continent, Sub Continent

Country Code

Available in: Geo charts, Google Maps Encoding: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (e.g., "AU" for Australia) Usage notes Geo chart zoom areas supported World, Continent, Sub Continent

Latitude Longitude

Available in: Geo charts, Google Maps (bubble map only) Encoding: Comma separated latitude and longitude decimal values (e.g., "51.5074,-0.1278" specifies to London, England) Usage notes Geo chart zoom areas supported World, Continent, Sub Continent, Country, Region Data limits Google Maps supports up to 10,000 latitude-longitude values.

Metro Code

Available in: Geo charts, Google Maps Encoding: Geographical Targeting criteria ID (e.g. "200201" specifies New York, New York) Usage notes Metro Code is only available in Google Analytics data sources. Setting a field to type Geo > Metro Code in other data source types will cause charts using that field to display the error message, "Specified data cannot be rendered." Metro and Metro codes are used to plot media markets (also known as DMA Regions). These geo field types are only available for the United States. Metro codes for the US start with 200. Geo chart zoom areas supported Country, Region

Metro

Available in: Geo charts, Google Maps Encoding: n/a Usage notes Metro is only available in Google Analytics data sources. Setting a field to type Geo > Metro in other data source types will cause charts using that field to display the error message, "Specified data cannot be rendered." Metro and Metro codes are used to plot media markets. These geo field types are only available for the United States. Geo chart zoom areas supported Country, Region

Postal Code

Available in: Google Maps Encoding: n/a Usage notes For bubble maps, Postal Code can be a U.S. ZIP code (for example, 94043) or an international postal code (example: L4L 9H8). For filled area maps Postal Code can be a U.S. ZIP code.

Region

Available in: Geo charts, Google Maps Encoding: n/a (Specify the region by name, e.g., "California") Usage notes Regions correspond to province or state. Geo chart zoom areas supported Country Region is not available for the following countries: Region excluded countries AC AI AQ AS AW AX BL BM BV CC CK CP CW CX DG EA EH FK FO GF GG GI GP GS GU HK HM IC IM IO JE KE KY MC MF MO MP MQ MS MT NC NF NU PF PM PN PR PS RE SG SJ SX TA TC TF TK TW UM VA VG VI WF WS XK YT

Region Code

Available in: Geo charts, Google Maps Encoding: ISO 3166-2 code (e.g., "US-AL" for Alabama) Usage notes Regions correspond to province or state. Geo chart zoom areas supported Country Region Code is not available for the following countries: Region Code excluded countries AC AI AQ AS AW AX BL BM BV CC CK CP CW CX DG EA EH FK FO GF GG GI GP GS GU HK HM IC IM IO JE KE KY MC MF MO MP MQ MS MT NC NF NU PF PM PN PR PS RE SG SJ SX TA TC TF TK TW UM VA VG VI WF WS XK YT

Sub Continent

Available in: Geo charts, Google Maps Encoding: n/a Usage notes Sub Continent is only available in Google Analytics data sources. Setting a field to type Geo > Sub Continent in other data source types will cause charts using that field to display the error message, "Specified data cannot be rendered." Geo chart zoom areas supported World, Continent

Sub Continent Code

Available in: Geo charts, Google Maps Encoding: 3-digit continent hierarchy code (e.g., "011" for Western Africa) Usage notes Geo chart zoom areas supported World, Continent