Maps Flashcards
T/F
Tableau can easily identify international airport codes as geographical data types.
True
T/F
GeoJSON can store info necessary to plot lines, points, or polygons
True
T/F
Point data always consists of only 2 coordinates, X & Y
False
Can also consist of Z - height
What’s GIS
Geographic Information System
Datacamp
Create a map with pie charts
https://campus.datacamp.com/courses/data-visualization-in-tableau/maps-and-spatial-visualizations?ex=7
Data Visualization in Tableau > 3 > Drawing Charts on top of maps
T/F
Tableau auto-recognizes main geopgraphical units
True
T/F
Tableau auto-recognizes locations on custom map backgrounds & links them to the other datasets
False
Area data is also called ___
Polygonal data
T/F
Point data typically stores less info and contains less data than area (polygonal) data
True:
In polygonal data, each pt represents a polygonal region rather than a single coordinate & therefore carries more info
T/F
Point data can only be used when plotting exact location
False:
Points can act as symbols to represent the area (e.g. the capital city could represent data for the entire country)
Datacamp
Create an animation
Data Visualization in Tableau > 3 > Monitoring the visitors throughout the day
https://campus.datacamp.com/courses/data-visualization-in-tableau/maps-and-spatial-visualizations?ex=13
How do you create an animation?
How do you show the animation?
Format menu > animation > in the Animations panel, design as desired > place field on pages
