Map and Filled Map visualisations in Power BI

Power BI integrates with Bing Maps to provide default map coordinates (a process called geo-coding) so you can create maps. Together they use algorithms to identify the correct location, but sometimes it's a best guess. If Power BI tries, but can't create the map visualization on its own, it enlists the help of Bing Maps. Read more in Bing Maps Documentation.

 There are 4 types of core or built-in map visuals:

• Map (Basic)
• Filled Map
• ArcGIS Maps
• Shape Map

Power BI Basic Map

Power BI Basic Map is a built-in visualization tool in Power BI that allows users to create basic maps to visualize location-based data. With the Basic Map, users can create a visual representation of their data by plotting points on a map.

Users can use the Basic Map to visualize geographic data such as sales by region, customer distribution, store locations, and more. To create a Basic Map in Power BI, users simply need to add location-based data to their report and then select the Basic Map visualization option from the visualizations pane.

Once the Basic Map is selected, users can customize the map by adjusting the zoom level or changing the map type. The Basic Map also allows users to customize the appearance of the data points or areas on the map, such as changing the color or size of the data points.

There are 5 available map themes:

• Aerial
• Dark
• Light
• Grayscale
• Road (default)

Power BI Filled Map

Power BI Filled Map is a visualization tool in Power BI that allows users to create maps with shaded or colored regions based on the values of the data. The filled map is a useful tool for visualizing data by regions such as countries, states, or counties.

Users can hover over the regions to view details about the data values for that region (columns, placed into Legend field).