Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 24 – Globe Map)

In this module you will learn how to use the Globe Map Power BI Custom Visual.  The Globe Map is a 3D globe visual that can display both bar chart and heat map overlays on top of a map visual.

Module 24 – Globe Map

Downloads

• Power BI Custom Visual – Globe Map
• Dataset – City Tax Returns.xlsx
• Completed Example – Module 24 – Globe Map.pbix

Key Takeaways

• The Globe Map is a 3D globe visualization.
• It looks similar to the technology Power Map in Excel but lacks a few features like animating the data across time.
• The map can have multiple data visualization layers on top of the map like a bar chart and a heat map.

This Globe Map shows shows the number of insurance claims by year.

• Under the Format paintbrush there are not many customizations that you can apply to the Globe Map.
• Under the Data Colors section you can adjust the color that is displayed in any bar charts used on the Globe Map.

• In addition to these properties you have a set of settings that appears on every visual to adjust the background color, add a border around the visual and lock the aspect ratio.

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