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maurcoll
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Using what3words in Power BI

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Does anyone know if i can use the what3words location in a power bi mapping visual other than ArcGis

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dk_dk
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I don't believe so. I think you would need a translation table that does a conversion to lat/long. Maybe there is an API you can call from Power BI, or you can use a Spark notebook to ingest (what3words), convert and export (lat/long) your location data and use the result in your Power BI model.




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dk_dk
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I don't believe so. I think you would need a translation table that does a conversion to lat/long. Maybe there is an API you can call from Power BI, or you can use a Spark notebook to ingest (what3words), convert and export (lat/long) your location data and use the result in your Power BI model.




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Thank you

I just found this Power Automate connector as well that can be useful, if you prefer that approach as opposed to Spark:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/what3wordsip/




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