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Help Needed with Power BI Filled Maps Visualization

Hello Good People:

 

I am trying to create a filled map in Power BI using three locations: Halifax, Antigonish County, and Antigonish. It's important to note that Antigonish is a part of Antigonish County. I am using Gradient based on the count to color these locations.

 

Currently, I'm encountering a couple of challenges. Firstly, when I create the map in Power BI, Halifax seems to take up a lot of space, even extending into the ocean. Interestingly, when I use Bing Maps (image given below), the representation is much more accurate, even when I opt for normal bubble maps instead of filled ones.

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Secondly, due to the overlay of "Antigonish County," I'm unable to clearly visualize "Antigonish" on the map. While this makes sense logically, I'm wondering if there's a way to differentiate between Antigonish and Antigonish County visually, especially since I'm using a gradient based on the count.

 

Any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help!

 

Data and power bi file can be found here.

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Anonymous
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Hi @0Experience ,

 

As far as I know, the result of filled map is returned  based on bing. 

Power BI integrates with Bing to provide default map coordinates (a process called geo-coding). When you create a map visual in the Power BI service or Power BI Desktop, the LocationLatitude, and Longitude data that's used to create the visualization is sent to Bing.

Halifax is supposed to be a coastal country, and the results of the bing returns are supposed to include in the map the sea area to which the neighborhood belongs.

For reference: 

Create and use filled maps (choropleth maps) in Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

 

Best Regards,
Rico Zhou

 

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