Tableau Maps are handy to visualize the geographical data. In this section, we show how to Create a Map in Tableau with an example. For this demo, we are going to use the SQL Server Data Source.
A first approach to Create a Map in Tableau
Double-click on any Geographic filed such as City, Postcode, Country, or State will automatically create a Map in Tableau. In this example, we will double-click on the State Province Name dimension. The Tableau had added the Latitude value to Row shelf, Longitude value to Column shelf, and State province Name to Details field present in Marks Shelf.
Refer to the Connecting to SQL Server and SQL for this Tableau report.
The second approach to Create a Map in Tableau
Drag and drop any Geographic field such as City, Country, Postcode, or State on the Details field will automatically create a Map in Tableau. Here, we will drag the State Province Name dimension to Details field present in Marks Shelf
Now you can see the auto-generated one.
You can also add the geographical hierarchy, as well. We have added the Stateprovince hierarchy (province Name, City) to the details card.
The third approach to Create a Map
Please drag and drop any Geographic filed to Column, or Row shelf and selecting the Map from Show Me window will automatically creates for you. Let’s drag the State Province Name dimension to Columns Shelf and selecting the dotted one present in Show Me card.
That will automatically create the United States data points
Let us add Sales Amount Measure to Colors field in the Marks Shelf. It will add color to each state based on the Sales Amount that occurred.
