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Overview

Power BI is a business analysis service offered by Microsoft and comes with an extensive range of data visualization options and business intelligence capabilities. With its simple and intuitive user interface, users of all levels are able to build their own reports and dashboards from one or more datasets. 

Currently, there are five different tools for creating map-based data visualizations on Power BI.

Process

Image Modified	Basic Map (powered by Bing) Simple or sliced points Requires GPS points or known locations
	Filled Map (powered by Bing) Polygons, requires known location names
	Shape Map Polygons, possible to use your own GeoJson file
	ArcGIS Map Possible to use any publically available map on ArcGIS Online
	Mapbox Simple points, heatmap, cluster map, cloropleth map (limited geographic locations)

Outputs/Resources

• Options for Map Visual in Power BI
• Introduction to ArcGIS Maps for Power BI
• Training package.zip
• OCHA trainings