Azure Maps Power BI visual now in preview
News|20 July 2020
Azure Maps visual for Power BI is a powerful visualisation tool for gaining geospatial context and insights that can be used in analysis and decision making.
This initial release includes the following visualisation layers:
-Bubble layer
-3D bar chart layer
-Reference layer
-Custom tile layer
-Real-time traffic overlay
This visual also leverages built-in Power BI features, such as tooltips, colour themes, as well as filter and slicer support.
To get started using the Azure Maps visual, first enable it in the Power BI desktop app. To do this, open the options panel though File > Options and settings. Go to the Preview features options and select the Azure Maps visual. Once this is done you will also be able to use this visual in the Power BI website.
For more information about Azure Maps or to discuss your use case, contact our mapping team:
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