Generally, Tableau uses default Maps to display the spatial data but, you have an option to use your own Background Maps. In this article we will show you, How to use WMS Server Map as a Background Map in Tableau with example.
For this example, we are going to use Sample – Superstore data sources that comes with tableau.
How to use WMS Server Map as a Background Map in Tableau
Before we start using the WMS Server Map as a Background Map in Tableau, let me first create a Symbol Map. To do so, Drag and drop the Postal Code dimension to Details card present in Marks Shelf
Now you can see the auto generated symbol map.
Let me add City to Details card, and Count of Quantity to Size card. It means, Circle size will depends upon Number of Orders
In order to use WMS Server Map as a Background Map, Go to the Map, select Background Maps and then select Map Services… from the drop down Menu
Selecting Map Services… will open Map Services window. As you can see, it is displaying one Map Service. This is the one that we created in our previous article. Please refer Mapbox Maps as a Background Map to understand the same
Please click Add… button and select WMS Servers.. option
Selecting WMS Servers.. option will open Add WMS Server Connection window
Paste the WMS URL and click OK to close the window.
Click Close button
Now you can see, our default tableau Map is replaced by the WMS map.
If you want to check which Background Map is currently using then Go to the Maps -> Background Maps. You can see that, it is using Catalog… instead of tableau. Let me add two more WMS Server maps
Let me select the USGS…… Background map
Now you can see the data with USGS…… Background map
Let me change the map to OGCWMS
Now you can see the data in OGCWMS map
You can use the Map Layer to add or remove Layers from Map
Now you can see the layers that are available in this WMS Server map
From the below screenshot you can see that the map has changed because we check marked the WBDLine
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