Map with connecting lines

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DescriptionThis visual uses Maps package and Geosphere package to draw a map of Australia and dots on that map finally connecting them with lines. Using sample migration statistics data from different cities within Australia to the city of Melbourne, R visual shows the trend of migration by color coding the lines and shading higher count cities on top of the lower ones.&nbsp;Prerequisites (The sample .pbix files won't work without installing the following)1. Install R EnginePower BI does not include the R engine. &nbsp;Therefore, a seperate installation is required to install R on your local computer. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Required R PackagesMapsGeosphere&nbsp;Tested onMRO 3.3.1, CRAN 3.3.1

boefraty · Answer

Hi Ankit,
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This visual is&nbsp;very impressive. If you consider to convert this or some of your other R-visuals to R-powered-custom visuals, out team will be happy to assist you.&nbsp;
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The visibility of R-powered custom visuals is greater and it is not limited for R-users.&nbsp;

sharon · Answer

this is so cool Ankit!

paul_turley · Answer

To get this R visual script to work, users will need to add the following commands before the two libray function calls:install.packages("maps")install.packages("geosphere")

josemiguelpr · Answer

Hi Ankitpatira,&nbsp;thanks for the visual. Really great one.&nbsp;&nbsp;Hi Paul,Can we install these packages before even having R installed? and sorry for the question but... how do we install packages?&nbsp;&nbsp;thanks for your help/Jose Miguel

boefraty · Answer

Hi&nbsp;JoseMiguelPR,&nbsp;
You need R engine installed to run R in Power BI. You can use any R IDE (like RStudio) to install packages&nbsp;
See more here:&nbsp;https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-desktop-r-scripts/
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