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Shape Map does not show data for all zip codes on map
I've had a look and I see that the 'i' indicator is present in the visual so it's a 'too many data points' issue. I wasn't aware of the shapemap limits particularly (all visuals have limits) - but here they are https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/visuals/power-bi-data-points#shape-map-preview
I also tested the shapemap by creating a calculated column with
LEFT(Sheet1[note], 1)and putting that in a slicer. Once I 'ctrl clicked' enough selections, the warning came up
It won't be to do with PC capabilities - these limits are design issues to encourage better visual representation and performance e.g. 10,000 datapoints on a bar chart? -> think about aggregating at a higher level.
The shapemap is a bit different from other visuals (it will still be in preview when man lands on Mars) so I suppose the limits were set to cope with a range of possible designed maps, for example, county maps of the USA, table layouts in a restaurant.
As far as I know the limits are set in a json file in the source code of the visual. I don't know if it is possible to get the source code of the shapemap and develop a different version in visual studio with larger limits.
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Maybe you can experiment by bucketing your data in a way that allows general representation on the map rather than individual postcode areas
