Deck.gl 3D Arcs
Origin-destination flows rendered as 3D arcs that lift off the basemap, peak in the middle, and land at the destination — each arc's source and target colour can encode different categorical dimensions, and the height conveys the distance travelled. Built with Deck.gl's ArcLayer,
Template details
- map
- arc
- flow
- 3d
- origin-destination
- gpu
- deck.gl
- deckgl
When to use this template
This visualization effectively reveals the intensity and direction of spatial relationships between numerous origins and destinations. It helps analysts identify dominant flow patterns, detect anomalies in movement, and understand network connectivity, particularly when many routes share common endpoints or traverse similar geographic areas.
- Datasets with distinct origin and destination geographic coordinates.
- High cardinality of unique origin-destination pairs.
- Numerical attributes representing flow magnitude or distance.
- Categorical dimensions for encoding origin and destination types.
- Data where overlapping spatial routes need clear differentiation.
- Geographic data requiring high-performance rendering of many connections.