How to build report with interactive map custom visual

[kzorina]

Hi All

I want to create my own map visual. What I want is to plot few location points on map with some color saturation. And then when user clicks on some point - I want to zoom in and add lines that go other locations (maybe regulate line width and add text) that will show all end points from this start point. So I want to be able click/unclick this points and change visual. Is it possible to do something like that? If yes - what language should I choose and where to look for some guidelines? Is R or Python helpful? Or should I use some Power BI API? 

I'm new with this, so any help would be great! 

Thanks

[kzorina]

I want to create my own map visual. What I want is to plot few location points on map with some color saturation. And then when user clicks on some point - I want to zoom in and add lines that go other locations (maybe regulate line width and add text) that will show all end points from this start point. So I want to be able click/unclick this points and change visual. Is it possible to do something like that? If yes - what language should I choose and where to look for some guidelines? Is R or Python helpful? Or should I use some Power BI API? 

I'm new with this, so any help would be great! 

Thanks

[v-xicai]

Hi @kzorina ,

Your demand is a good idea, while it is not supported to implement in Power BI Desktop currently. You can post your new idea https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas , to improve the Power BI Desktop.

It is a place for customers provide feedback about Microsoft Office products . What’s more, if a feedback is high voted there by other customers, it will be promising that Microsoft Product Team will take it into consideration when designing the next version in the future.

Best Regards,

Amy

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[kzorina]

Isn't it possible to create new custom visual from scratch on some programming language? I think I saw some examples in R. But not sure about interactive behavior

[v-xicai]

Hi @kzorina ,

Yes, there is a similar case, while it already has a list of routes with origins and destinations in data source, which is not suit for your scenario (you would like to create location points and lines in map instantly ).

Best Regards,

Amy

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