AreaLabeller

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Created by: Dmitri Bagh

AreaLabeller allows 'smart' labelling of area features. It takes into account area size, and set label heights proportionally. The algorithm is simple - square root of feature area divided by N makes the label size equal to one N-th of the square, which size is equal to the size of the feature. In case of states or counties of the United States it makes very nice picture. However, this transformer is hardly can do a good job for areas stretched along meridians such as Chile.

Another 'smart' feature of this transformer is its ability to place labels along latitudes, which often gives nicer look to maps.