Hands-On Geospatial Analysis with R and QGIS

Showing multiple labels using text chart diagrams

Text chart diagrams show attribute values in a circle by dividing the circle into horizontal slices where each slice shows the value of each attribute we intend to show. It is useful for showing multiple values on the map at the same time.

Using the Diagrams tab from Layer Properties, we can label our map with multiple attributes of both numerical and categorical types. Suppose we want to map the last three attributes of BGD_adm3_data in the map; we can do so using Text diagram. The steps are outlined as follows:

1. Open the BGD_adm3_data layer by double-clicking. Double-click this layer and select the Labels tab and click on it.

2. Now, left-click on the Diagrams tab and select Text diagram ...