Basic GIS (Geographic Information System) capabilities are built into WebFOCUS. Data that is bound to a geo-location, such as state, country, or zip code can be viewed as symbol layers integrated into a powerful map viewer. Popular supported formats are bubblemaps (bubble markers drawn on top of the map) and choropleths (heat-filled polygons that color areas on top of the map).

The WebFOCUS mapping architecture features an HTML5 map-viewer from Leaflet, with zoom, pan and scale controls. It also includes a default mapping server supplied by Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI®), with 19 levels of zoom detail. You can also easily import map tiles (bitmaps) from other mapping services such as Google™, Bing® and UrbanMaps©. For more information about supported map services and other supported features of the Leaflet engine, see http://leafletjs.com/.

Like all HTML5 visualizations, the highlighted markers and regions on the maps support additional chart properties and WebFOCUS request features such as drill, multi-drill, and informational tooltips. Advanced users can configure the map server to add their own locations and map definitions, using Geo-JSON and JavaScript files.

Several of the sample requests use a small census data file named statepop.