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# Style vector data

#### Overview

This section explains how to apply styling to vector data in Ellipsis Drive.

A short video walkthrough is available below.

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#### Applying styles

To style a vector layer, open the layer and access the styling options in the viewer.

Styling is applied based on feature properties and can be configured using the methods below.

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#### Styling methods

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<summary><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f7e0">🟠</span> Range-based styling (rangeMap)</summary>

Assigns colors based on value ranges within a selected attribute.

Useful for continuous data such as elevation, density, or measurements.

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<summary><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f7e0">🟠</span> Value-based styling (valueMap)</summary>

Assigns specific colors to distinct attribute values.

Useful for categorical data such as land use types or classifications.

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<summary><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f7e0">🟠</span> <strong>Constant</strong></summary>

Applies a single style to all features in the layer.

Useful for simple visualisation or baseline styling.

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<summary><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f7e0">🟠</span> Seeded random styling</summary>

Assigns consistent random colors to features based on their properties.

Useful for visually distinguishing features without predefined categories.

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<summary><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f7e0">🟠</span> Inherited styling</summary>

Applies styling based on a color attribute already present in the dataset.

Useful when styling is defined at data source level.

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<summary><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f7e0">🟠</span> Case-based styling (caseMap)</summary>

Applies styles based on conditional logic.

Useful for defining rules where styling depends on multiple conditions.

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