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LucasTroncoso
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6 years ago
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Problem with Filled Map

Hi there. I have trouble locating an Argentine province on a choropleth map.  When I want to locate Tierra del Fuego, Argentina on the map, a part of southern Chile or the state of Arkansas, US is f...
  • AllisonKennedy's avatar
    6 years ago

    I believe Tierra del Fuego, Argentina is a long standing issue with Bing maps (which is what the visual you're using uses for Geocoding location). If I type that location into Bing Maps directly, it still takes me to Chile.

     

    If you want a robust filled map, I'd recommend looking at other visual options. The Synoptic Panel by OKViz is a pretty good one that lets you use your own images and fill them based on Power BI data: 

    You can download the visual from the marketplace, and then if you don't have an SVG file for Argentinian regions you can create it using their designer here: 

    https://synoptic.design/

     

    Or you can try to find an SVG file that will work for your needs, like this one (don't worry, the Synoptic Panel can change the colors): 

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lockdown_on_Argentina_provinces_due_to_COVID-19.svg