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mcornfield
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Helper III

Power BI Geolocation of mobile cell phone of user

I am looking to create a Power BI report that our team can use on their mobile device to see what accounts are closest.
I need the Power BI report on the app to see the user's phone location on a map and show them what accounts are within 1 mile of them.
Is this possible?
How do I set up where it uses the phone's location. I have a list of all accounts, addresses, City, State, Zip, Lat, Long. We have accounts in huge cities like Chicago/New York, so I need them to see what accounts are closest by the mile, so .2miles, .5miles, etc.
I watched this video, but I am not looking for a team member to be assigned to the account; I want anyone in the company to use this app.

 

 

 

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mshenhav
Power BI Team
Power BI Team

Hey @mcornfield ,

 

This is current limitation which we considering enhancing.

Can you please open user idea item Ideas (powerbi.com)?

This will help us prioritize.

 

Thanks Maya

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v-jingzhang
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @mcornfield 

 

This is not supported currently. You may try below method to filter a report by geographic location.

Filter report by geographic location in a Power BI mobile app - Power BI | Microsoft Docs

 

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Jing

mshenhav
Power BI Team
Power BI Team

Hey @mcornfield ,

 

This is current limitation which we considering enhancing.

Can you please open user idea item Ideas (powerbi.com)?

This will help us prioritize.

 

Thanks Maya

Is there a reason why this have not been made yet?

ponnusamy
Solution Supplier
Solution Supplier

@mcornfield : Use PowerApps embedded into Power BI report.  PowerApps can access device GPS location.

 

To Access GPS location

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/canvas-apps/functions/signals

 

To Embed a PowerApp Visual

 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/visuals/power-bi-visualization-powerapp

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