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mbalraj
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4 years ago
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map plotting wrong location

Hi   I am using a concatenated custome address field with Street, City and zip code combination to plot locations on the map. While most addresses are plotted correctly some addresses are way off t...
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Hi mbalraj ,

     

    Please check the similar post: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/MAP-showing-wrong-locations/m-p/177797

     

    It explains the main points of some locations, and shares an official document, which is about the tips and tricks of Power BI map visualization.

     

    Best Regards,

    Stephen Tao

     

    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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PaulDBrown
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4 years ago

The foolproof method is converting the addresses to latitude and longitude coordinates. There are ways to do this automatically in Excel (Google is your friend)