Summary

This chapter introduced you to many of the geographic capabilities and methods designers and users can employ in Tableau. The ability to take geographic data and create powerful, attractive maps that integrate with other displays is a critical skill in building visual insights. You learned how Tableau maps can incorporate size, color, shapes, and filtering so users can explore and understand geographic information more thoroughly.

You also learned that while Tableau is not a dedicated mapping platform, it can be used to replicate much of the functionality of traditional mapping and GIS software. Being able to map geographic data is an essential skill in developing complete Tableau solutions for users and can be incorporated into any analysis where geospatial data is available and interacting with external map files can add an additional layer of detail to maps.

In the next chapter, you will be moving into the analysis section of the course with Chapter 7: Analysis : Creating...