When using Azure maps is there a way of using statistical areas instead of the longitude/latitude?

[Anonymous]

Can you also use Azure maps to show data that is an average across areas for example rather than pinpointed data sources e.g. through county's instead of specific addresses? 

[v-yalanwu-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi, @Anonymous ;

According to the offical document.

 The Azure Maps Power BI Visual provides latitude and longitude fields to pinpoint a specific location on the map, however most data sources use an address to pinpoint a location as opposed to latitude and longitude values.

The Azure Maps Power BI Visual now provides a Location field that accepts address values that can be used to pinpoint a location on the map using geocoding.

Geocoding is the process of taking an address and returning the corresponding latitude/longitude coordinate. The address determines the granularity it's possible to geocode, such as a city as opposed to a specific street address.

The Location field in the Azure Maps Power BI Visual can accept multiple values, such as country, region, state, city, street address and zip code.

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Yalan Wu
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