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Hello All,
Please share suggestions on uploading geographic contour shapefiles into PBI Desktop.
I have downloaded a copy of the U.S. county shapefile (cb_2018_us_county_500k.zip) from here: Cartographic Boundary Files - Shapefile
Many Thanks,
Pavan
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Hello @PavBid ,
To visualize your shapefile in Power BI using the Shape Map visual, follow these steps:
You can refer to the screenshots and the attached Power BI file for guidance on how this setup should look.
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Regards,
B Manikanteswara Reddy
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Hi @PavBid ,
May I ask if you have gotten this issue resolved?
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B Manikanteswara Reddy
Hi @PavBid ,
Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Fabric Community Forum.
@TomMartens Thank you for your quick response.
You can upload geographic contour shapefiles into Power BI Desktop, but there are a few important steps:
Please refer the below document:
Use Shape maps in Power BI Desktop (Preview) - Power BI | Microsoft Learn
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Thanks BM Reddy.
I am able to load the topojson file in the shape map visual. But not getting anything meaningful out of it.
Not sure how to ---
Hello @PavBid ,
To visualize your shapefile in Power BI using the Shape Map visual, follow these steps:
You can refer to the screenshots and the attached Power BI file for guidance on how this setup should look.
If this post helps, then please consider Accepting as solution to help the other members find it more quickly, don't forget to give a "Kudos" – I’d truly appreciate it! |
Regards,
B Manikanteswara Reddy
Thank You BM Reddy.
Accepting as solution!
Pav
Thanks BM Reddy.
When you ---
visualize your shapefile in Power BI using the Shape Map visual, follow these steps:
Hello @PavBid ,
Thank you for following up.
When uploading to Power BI, I only used the TopoJSON file that I exported from the MapShaper website.
To create that TopoJSON file, I followed these steps:
This method worked successfully, and the map displayed correctly in Power BI.
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Regards,
B Manikanteswara Reddy
Thanks BM Reddy.
I have used Map Shaper to convert shp file into topojson file.
I also have the Shape Map visual in my power bi report.
Not sure how to read the topojson file into the Shape Map visual for something meaningful.
Will greatly appreciate some detail steps after that.
Thanks
Pav
Hello @PavBid ,
While exporting the .shp file, instead of selecting TopoJSON, try exporting it as a .csv file. You can then use that CSV to feed data into the Shape Map visual. Please check and confirm if it works well with your requirement.
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B Manikanteswara Reddy
Hey,
I recommend looking at Icon Map Pro.
Here you will find the demo page: https://iconmappro.com/
Regards,
Tom
Thanks TomMartens!
It seems like a very good visual but requires an ID for each location - which unfortunately I don't have.
I will welcome any other suggestions --
On uploading geographic contour shapefiles into PBI Desktop.
I have downloaded a copy of the U.S. county shapefile (cb_2018_us_county_500k.zip) from here: Cartographic Boundary Files - Shapefile
Many Thanks,
Pavan
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