# Scatterplot Layer
The Scatterplot Layer takes in paired latitude and longitude coordinated
points and renders them as circles with a certain radius.
import {ScatterplotLayer} from 'deck.gl';
Inherits from all [Base Layer](/docs/layers/base-layer.md) properties.
## Layer-specific Properties
##### `strokeWidth` (Number, optional)
- Default: `1`
Width of stroke if drawing outline.
##### `drawOutline` (Boolean, optional)
- Default: `false`
Only draw outline of dot.
##### `radius` (Number, optional)
- Default: `30`
Global radius across all markers.
##### `getPosition` (Function, optional)
- Default: `object => object.position`
Method called to retrieve the position of each object.
##### `getRadius` (Function, optional)
- Default: `object => object.radius`
Method called to retrieve the radius of each object.
##### `getColor` (Function, optional)
- Default: `object => object.color`
Method called to retrieve the rgba color of each object. If the alpha parameter
is not provided, it will be set to `255`.
If the method does not return a value for the given object, fallback to
`[255, 0, 255, 255]`.