15. Maps: Showing Maharashtra on a Map
15.6 Shape Map with a Custom Maharashtra Map
Steps in Power BI
- Enable the preview feature (15.2) and insert Shape map.
- Location = District, Color saturation = Total Orders.
- Format visual › Map settings › Map type › Custom map › + Add map type › upload a Maharashtra districts TopoJSON file (from an open-data source whose licence allows reuse).
- View map keys shows the region names inside the file. Your District values must match them exactly (clean spellings first, Module 7.9).
Ravindra Bagale's Tip
Friends, many students download a Maharashtra shape file with district names that don't match their data (old names, different spellings). Check the map keys in the shape file and create a mapping column so every district matches, otherwise districts stay blank without any warning. Keep this in mind!
Ravindra Bagale's Tip – मराठी
मित्रांनो, बरेच students अशी Maharashtra shape file download करतात जिच्यातली district names त्यांच्या data शी जुळत नाहीत (जुनी नावं, वेगळी spellings). Shape file मधल्या map keys तपासा आणि प्रत्येक district जुळेल असा mapping column बनवा, नाहीतर districts कोणतीही सूचना न देता blank राहतात. लक्षात ठेवा!
Ravindra Bagale's Tip – हिंदी
दोस्तों, बहुत से students ऐसी Maharashtra shape file download करते हैं जिसके district names उनके data से मेल नहीं खाते (पुराने नाम, अलग spellings). Shape file की map keys check करो और ऐसा mapping column बनाओ जिससे हर district मेल खाए, वरना districts बिना किसी चेतावनी के blank रहते हैं. ध्यान रखना!