MakePoint and MakeLine Tableau 2019.2 Mapping Feature Preview With Tableau 2019.2 you can take flat files with latitude and longitude (x and y) coordinates and transform those into beautiful maps. But wait, there’s more! You can also create lines between … Read More
Author Archives: Shaun Davis
Create a Hex Map without Data Blending
Create a Hex Map in Tableau without Data Blending I love hex maps, plain and simple. They look great and are a good solution to the problems created by representing a measure using the land mass of a state. There’s … Read More
Using Set Actions to Zoom-in on Map Selection
Focus on your data with Zoom To Feature While reviewing the dashboard I created for my previous post on proximity analysis in Tableau, Steve Fenn made the comment that it would be great if the map would zoom to just … Read More
Using Tableau to Answer the Spatial Proximity Question
Using Tableau to Answer the Proximity Question This is the first of two blog posts on the simple and innovative ways Alteryx and Tableau can be used for spatial analysis. This post will get into two very spatial (pun intended) … Read More
My Journey to Tessellation: Shaun Davis
From Game Warden to Tessellation: Shaun Davis I’ve always had a passion for data, I was just in denial for many years. I loved the game SimCity, where users can create (and destroy!) their own worlds. The idea of creating … Read More