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CREATING MAPS

GEOGRAPHICAL MAPS
 Overlaying information on top of maps allows
the readers to understand and observe data
by various regions and geographic
boundaries.
 In some other software, creating such maps

would be a time-consuming task; in Tableau,


however, it is very straightforward.
 Tableau also provides a couple of options to

create insightful maps with the use of colors,


shapes, and sizes.
SETTING GEOGRAPHIC ROLES
 Once the data is loaded, Tableau will
determine geographic fields using the field
names, such as city, state, and zip code, and
will generate latitude/longitude data for
those fields.
 Tableau will denote the geographic fields by

placing a globe symbol next to the field


name.
 If Tableau misses the detection of any field,

usually due to variations in field names, we


can manually set these fields as geographic
fields.
SETTING GEOGRAPHIC ROLES…SUPERSTORE SALES (EXCEL)
1. Right-click on Customer Zip Code from Dimensions.
2. Expand Geographic Role from the dropdown.
3. Select Zip code/Postcode as shown in the following screenshot.
4. Right-click on State under Customer City from Dimensions.
5. Expand Geographic Role from the dropdown.
6. Select State/Province from the options.
PLACING MARKS ON A MAP
 One of the ways to encode information on a
map is placing a mark for each geographic
value and adjusting the size/color of that
mark based on some measure.
 This is the most common type of a map with

information used in businesses and media.


PLACING MARKS ON A MAP
1. Click on the Show Me button to bring the Show Me toolbar on the screen.
2. While holding the Ctrl key, click on State (under Customer City) from
Dimensions and Profit from Measures.
3. Click on the symbol of maps on the Show Me toolbar.
OVERLAYING DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
Using data from various service providers,
Tableau provides a powerful feature of
overlaying the US census information, such
as median household income, population,
race, and others.
 This allows the reader to compare the

measure of interest with some demographic


information.
OVERLAYING DEMOGRAPHIC DATA…SUPERSTORE
SALES (EXCEL)

1. Click on the Show Me button to bring the Show Me toolbar on the screen.
2. While holding the Ctrl key, click on State and Profit
3. Click on the symbol of maps on the Show Me toolbar.
4. Drag-and-drop State into the Detail box in Marks pane.
5. Expand Map->Background Layer-> the dropdown No Data Layer.
6. Select Household Income (median) under US Households.
7. From the By: drop-down option, select County to generate a map
OVERLAYING DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
CREATING CHOROPLETH MAPS
 A choropleth map, known as a filled map in
Tableau.
 It is a modification of a traditional marks

map, in that study areas (regions, states, and


counties.
 Which are filled with the measure of interest

and colors are used with different hues or


diverging progression to assist the reader in
identifying areas of poor or good
performance.
CREATING CHOROPLETH MAPS…SUPERSTORE
SALES (EXCEL)

1. Click on the Show Me button to bring the Show Me toolbar on the screen.
2. While holding the Ctrl key, click on Profit from Measures and State from
Dimensions.
3. Click on maps on the Show Me toolbar to create a choropleth map
CUSTOMIZING MAPS
 Tableau provides quite a few options to
change the format of a generated map.
Some of the options include washout, to
make the map transparent, and removing
borders. By customizing maps this way, we
improve the readability as well as increase
the efficacy of the maps.
CUSTOMIZING MAPS
1. Click on the Show Me button to bring the Show Me toolbar on the screen.
2. While holding the Ctrl key, click on Profit from Measures and State from
Dimensions.
3. Click on filled maps on the Show Me toolbar to create a choropleth map.
4. From the main menu toolbar, click on Map and then on Map Options.
5. Note the difference in the background color of the map by changing the Style value
from Gray to Normal.
6. Change the Style value back to Gray again.
7. Uncheck the box in front of Base to make the map look more clean and aesthetically
pleasing.
8. Uncheck the box in front of Light State Border & Names to make the map look even
more clean, since the map is already grouping the states.
9. Drag the Washout slider to 100 percent if you want to see only the filled map with no
other additional information.
10. Experiment with the Washout slider and check the box State/Province Names to
create an informative yet good-looking map. For example, by changing the Washout
slider to 40 percent and checking the box State/Province Names, we have minimized
the distractions but still show the state names

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