add Puerto Rico and other territories to U.S. states geo choropleth
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Description
I'd like the option of adding U.S. territories (specifically Puerto Rico) to the U.S. states choropleth, especially in plotly.js. Ideally, the territories would float below the U.S. map similarly to Alaska and Hawaii. Puerto Rico should especially be added because it's so close to becoming a state. For people who only need the 50 states, it should be an option to include or exclude different territories.
I've asked if it's possible twice within the plotly community forums and have also researched on stackoverflow and elsewhere online--seems like this feature does not exist yet.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction
Start by locating the plotly.js U.S. states choropleth implementation and its geographic data. Compare how Alaska and Hawaii are positioned, then determine how Puerto Rico and other territories could be included or excluded. Done means the map supports the requested territories while preserving a 50-state-only option.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- data-visualization
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100