Maps in Power BI Out of the box

Maps in Power BI Out of the box and way beyond #Data. BISummit

James Dales Director at Leading the data platform and visualisation practice Author of Icon Map custom visual @jamesdales james. dales@altius. co. uk #Data. BISummit

Agenda – just demos #Data. BISummit

Out of the box Filled Map Shape Map Arc. GIS Maps #Data. BISummit

Filled Map • Great for US geographies • Not so great outside of US #Data. BISummit

Map • Limited number of data points • Use combination of Location field and Longitude and Latitude with drill down for good results #Data. BISummit

Shape Map • Enabled in Preview Features • Use mapshaper. org to convert to Topo. JSON #Data. BISummit

Arc. GIS Maps • Circles, Cluster, Heatmap • Limit on points • No drilldown • Built in reference layers and infographics for US only • Premium subscription for additional features #Data. BISummit

Custom Visuals from Marketplace Flow Map Globe Data Bars Globe Map Drilldown Cartogram Mapbox Visual Icon Map (Preview) by Altius Drilldown Choropleth #Data. BISummit

Flow Map • Shows routes or flows between points • Straight lines, great circle or flows • Longitude and latidude or geocoding #Data. BISummit

Globe Data Bars • No longer working #Data. BISummit

Globe Map • No longer working #Data. BISummit

Drilldown Cartogram • Custom shapes required in Topo. JSON and hosted externally #Data. BISummit

Drilldown Choropleth • Custom shapes required in Topo. JSON and hosted externally #Data. BISummit

Mapbox (Preview) • Requires access token • Shows large number of points • Multiple background layers, including custom • Cluster, Heatmap, Circles & Choropleth • Need to aggregate data manually #Data. BISummit

Icon Map • Circles, lines shapes • Open Streetmap, Mapbox, Thunderforest & openweathermap layers • Circles, lines and icons #Data. BISummit

Questions? #Data. BISummit