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Posted December 23, 2013
By Arshad Ali
Introduction
Power Map is an Excel add-in under the Microsoft Power BI umbrella that extends the capability of Power View by enabling end users to visualize data in a 3D visualization format. It lets you plot geographical and temporal data visually, analyze it in 3D visualization format and create an interactive, guided cinematic tour to discover new insights by seeing your data in geographic space and seeing time-stamped data change over time (which you might not have seen in traditional 2D tables and charts) and to share it with others.
In my last article, Understanding Microsoft Power BI - Self Service BI Solutions, I talked in detail about Microsoft Power BI self-service solution and its different components.
Power Map For Excel 2013
In this article, I am going to talk about Power Map in detail, how to install it and how to get started using it.
Installing Power Map Excel Add-in
The Power Map (code name for this feature was 'GeoFlow') is a free Excel add-in (supported in Excel 2013) that can be installed from the Microsoft Download Center. To install Power Map Excel add-in, you require Microsoft Office 2013 Professional Plus, Office 365 ProPlus. You can find more information on this, under Software Requirements section in the Microsoft Download Center
Once installed, you need to go to the File menu and click on Options as shown below, to enable the add-in for use:
Enable the Add-in
Click on Add-Ins tab on the left side and then from the Manage combo-box, select COM Add-Ins as shown below and the click on Go button:
Manage COM Add-ins
On the COM Add-Ins dialog box, check “Microsoft Power Map Preview for Excel” and then click on OK button:
Microsoft Power Map Preview for Excel
Now if you go to INSERT tab, you will notice the Map icon appears on the right side of the image, as seen below:
Map Icon
Getting Started with Power Map for Excel
Power Map provides interactive, 3D visualization with geospatial and temporal data. It enables information workers to discover and share new insights from data through rich, 3D visualization on a globe with fluidic appearance, guided cinematic tours and seeing time-stamped data change over time (which you might not have seen in traditional 2D tables and charts) and to share it with others.
Power Map is one of the Excel add-ins available as part of Microsoft Power BI - a cloud based self-service BI solution for the enterprise - for visualization of the data in a completely different way. Power Query is another add-in, which provides an intuitive and interactive user interface that can be used to search, discover, acquire, combine, refine, transform and enrich data. I am going to use Power Query to search some data and then use the same data for visualization in Power Map.
To search data online, click on the Online Search icon under Power Query tab as shown below:
Online Search Icon
In the text box of Online Search, I searched for “India population” and here is the result of my search. I also see one result for the state wide literacy rate for Indian form Wikipedia. Let me use this data to visualize it in the Power Map with 3D visualization:
Online Search Results
Once you have installed the Power Map and enabled it (as discussed above), you need to go to the Insert tab and then click on the Map icon and then click on Launch Power Map as shown below:
Launch Power Map
And this is what the Power Map report designer interface should like; you can see one default scene already created on the left side and on the right side you can see the interface, which shows the structure of your data. In the middle, you can see the globe where your data will be plotted.
When we start creating a Power Map report, first of all, we need to map the geography or geospatial data.
Map the Geospatial Data
In the result-set, I have Indian state names as geography data and hence I have mapped it with State/Province as you can see below. Your data can contain other geospatial data that can be mapped here like latitude, longitude, city, state, country, zip, address, etc.
Geospatial Data
Once you have done with this mapping, click on the Map it button to move onto the next screen where you need to identify the column you want to analyze. I want to analyze Literate Persons percentage (with each column or measure you can specify the aggregation function; in my case as I have calculated percentage already in my data and hence I have not used any aggregation function) in my map report as heat map and hence I have selected it as shown below:
Identify the Column to Analyze
And this is how the heat map report looks for the literate persons percentage in Indian states as per data I have in the excel workbook.
Heat Map
In the next view, I changed the report type to column or bar and added male literacy percentage and female literacy percentage along with the total literacy percentage as before. And in just a few seconds, I have a different Power Map report view in 3D format as you can see below. The best part of this report is, it’s fully interactive 3D visualization on a globe with fluidic appearance; you can zoom-out, zoom-in, move in different directions, etc. If you hover over any of this bar, you can see its value:
Power Map Report
Well suppose you don’t like the above report and you want to change it to be pie-charts, very similar to what is shown below. For that you just have to change the report type and that’s all; with a single click you have a different visualization to gain insights:
Pie Charts
As I said before, Power Map allows you to create cinematic effects on a globe with fluidic appearance; to do that you can create different scenes (each scene might have multiple layers). For example, as you can see below, I have created three different scenes. The first scene, for total literacy percentage, the second sheet for male literacy and the third sheet for female literacy visualization. Once you are done with creating these scenes, you can click on the Play Tour icon as shown below for a nice fluidic cinematic tour in 3D format. This gives a really nice visual treat to the eyes and at the same time better insights into your data. As I said before it’s fully interactive so you have control to zoom-in, zoom-out, and move in different directions to visualize your data from different directions.
Play Tour
There are couple of other options in the Power Map report designer, like you can change the theme of the report, add map labels, analyze data in flat map instead of globe, find any specific location on the map using search, add text boxes for comments or annotations, etc.
Power Map Report Designer Options
For example, as you can see below I added map labels and place names to the report. This gives an even better clarity on the place or location:
Map Labels and Place Names
Power Map reports are saved as part of your Excel document. When you open the Excel document and click on Launch Power Map, it will give this dialog to choose if you want start an already existing tour (saved as part of Excel document) or you want to start a new tour of creating Power Map report.
Launch Power Map
If you have data with a time dimension, you can place time dimension under Time in the Power Map designer and can see your report (time-stamped data) changing over the period of time when you play it.
Please note, Power Map is in Preview stage right now and features mentioned in this article might change in final release of the product.
Conclusion
Power Map is an Excel add-in under the Microsoft Power BI umbrella that extends the capability of Power View by enabling end users to visualize data in 3D visualization format. It lets you plot geographical and temporal data visually, analyze it in 3D visualization format and create interactive, guided cinematic tours to discover new insights by seeing your data in geographic space and seeing time-stamped data change over time and to share it with others. In this article, I talked about how to install the Power Map Excel add-in and how to install, enable and get started with using Power Map.
Resources
Power BI for Office 365
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Note
For a list of Office products covered by this privacy information, see Privacy controls available for Office products.
Office consists of client software applications and connected experiences designed to enable you to create, communicate, and collaborate more effectively. Working with others on a document stored on OneDrive or translating the contents of a Word document into a different language are examples of connected experiences.
Connected experiences that analyze your content
Connected experiences that analyze your content are experiences that use your Office content to provide you with design recommendations, editing suggestions, data insights, and similar features. For example, PowerPoint Designer or Translator.
The following table provides a list of connected experiences that analyze your content and also provides links to more information about them.
| Name | More information |
|---|---|
| 3D Maps* | Get started with 3D Maps |
| Analyze Data (previously named Ideas) | Analyze Data in Excel |
| Automatic alt txt | Everything you need to know to write effective alt text |
| Chart recommendations | Create a chart with recommended charts |
| Class Notebook add-ins (OneNote) | Getting Started with the OneNote Class Notebook: A Walkthrough for Teachers |
| Data types | Excel data types: Stocks and geography |
| Dictation | Dictate in Microsoft 365 |
| Editor1 | Microsoft Editor checks grammar and more in documents, mail, and the web |
| Friendly links in Outlook | Friendlier link names in email |
| Ink to Text, Ink to Shape, Ink to Math2 | Change handwritten ink to shapes, text, or math in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 |
| Insert data from picture | Insert data from picture |
| Learning Tools | Learning Tools |
| Live captions & subtitles | Present with real-time, automatic captions or subtitles in PowerPoint |
| Map chart* | Create a Map chart in Excel |
| Maps in Power View | Maps in Power View |
| Office Presentation Service | Broadcast your PowerPoint presentation online to a remote audience |
| PivotTable recommendations | Create a PivotTable to analyze worksheet data |
| PowerPoint Designer | Create professional slide layouts with PowerPoint Designer |
| Presenter Coach (PowerPoint) | Rehearse your slide show with Presenter Coach |
| Publish to Microsoft Stream | Turn your presentation into a video |
| Publish to Power BI | Publish to Power BI from Excel |
| Research* | Add or change research services |
| Scan a business card | Scan or tap to add contacts on Outlook for Android |
| Sharing notification | Get notified when members of your team update your shared file |
| Similarity checker* (a feature of Editor) | Check your document for similarity to online sources |
| Smart Lookup* | Get insights into what you're working on with Smart Lookup |
| Suggested replies | Use suggested replies in Outlook |
| Tap for Word (Add from files) | Find and use the content you need, when you need, without leaving Word |
| Text predictions (a feature of Editor) | Make writing faster with text predictions in Word |
| Transform to Web Page | Transform your Word document into a Sway web page |
| Translator | Translate text into a different language |
1 Basic functionality of Editor remains available even if you're not connected to the internet. That same basic functionality also remains available if you decide to disable the use of connected experiences that analyze your content. In both cases, no data about the use of Editor is sent to Microsoft.
2 For devices running Android, these ink capabilities remain available even if you're not connected to the internet. These ink capabilities also remain available on devices running Android even if you decide to disable the use of connected experiences that analyze your content. In both cases, no data about the use of these ink capabilities is sent to Microsoft.
Note
*When users are signed in with a work or school account, the connected experiences listed above in italics are optional and are provided under the terms of the Microsoft Services Agreement and privacy statement, and other terms may also apply. For more information, see Overview of optional connected experiences in Office. If you're an admin, these connected experiences can be managed by privacy controls for connected experiences or by the Allow the use of additional optional connected experiences in Office policy setting.
Connected experiences that download online content
Connected experiences that download online content are experiences that allow you to search and download online content including templates, images, 3D models, videos, and reference materials to enhance your documents. For example, Office templates or PowerPoint QuickStarter.
The following table provides a list of connected experiences that download online content and also provides links to more information about them.
| Name | More information |
|---|---|
| Calendar apps | What are Calendar Apps? |
| Cloud fonts | Cloud fonts in Office |
| FAQs | When you choose Settings > Help & Feedback > FAQs on Outlook for iOS and Android, you are taken to either Outlook for iOS Help or Outlook for Android Help. |
| Ink Effects | Draw and write with ink in Office |
| Insert Icons | Insert icons in Microsoft Office |
| Insert Microsoft Forms | Insert a form or quiz into PowerPoint |
| Insert Online 3D Models* | Get creative with 3D models |
| Insert Online Pictures* | Insert pictures |
| Insert Online Video* | Insert a video from YouTube or another site |
| Interesting Calendars* | Subscribe to a calendar about your favorite sports teams or TV shows on Outlook for iOS and Android. |
| Location suggestions* | When you add a public place with a street address to a calendar item, Outlook for iOS and Android will also include the full street address in the Location field. |
| Maps in event details | The event details page will show a map based on the address of the location of the event on Outlook for iOS and Android. |
| Office Help | When you choose Help > Help on the ribbon or use F1 in an Office app |
| Online Shape Search (Visio) | Find more shapes and stencils |
| PowerPoint QuickStarter* | Research a topic with PowerPoint QuickStarter |
| Researcher* | Research your paper easily within Word |
| Tell Me3 | Do things quickly with Tell Me |
| Templates | Download free, pre-built templates |
| Travel time estimates in Up Next* | When you choose to allow Outlook for iOS and Android to access your location, an estimate of your travel time to your next event will be included in the Up Next card at the top of your inbox. What are Time to Leave notifications? |
| Weather Bar* (Outlook) | Change the calendar Weather Bar forecast city |
| Weather on calendar* (Outlook mobile) | How do I turn on weather on calendar on Outlook mobile? |
3 Basic functionality of Tell Me remains available even if you're not connected to the internet. That same basic functionality also remains available if you decide to disable the use of connected experiences that download online content. In both cases, no data about the use of Tell Me is sent to Microsoft.
Note
*When users are signed in with a work or school account, the connected experiences listed above in italics are optional and are provided under the terms of the Microsoft Services Agreement and privacy statement, and other terms may also apply. For more information, see Overview of optional connected experiences in Office. If you're an admin, these connected experiences can be managed by privacy controls for connected experiences or by the Allow the use of additional optional connected experiences in Office policy setting.
Other connected experiences
In addition to connected experiences that analyze content and connected experiences that download online connected experiences, there are some other connected experiences available in Office.
The following table provides a list of those other connected experiences and provides links to more information about them.
| Name | More information |
|---|---|
| @mention | Use @mention in comments to tag someone for feedback |
| Brainstorming diagram (Visio) | Create a brainstorming diagram |
| Coming Soon (Outlook) | Coming Soon |
| Contact Support (Outlook) | When you choose Help > Contact Support on the ribbon |
| Custom Import (Visio) | Import data to shapes in your drawing |
| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy tips | Send email notifications and show policy tips for DLP policies |
| Data Visualizer (Visio) | Create a Data Visualizer diagram |
| Design Flows (Visio) | Design an automated workflow in Visio |
| External list (Outlook) | Connect an external list to Outlook |
| Focused Inbox (Outlook) | Focused Inbox for Outlook |
| Information Rights Management | Open a file that has restricted permissions |
| LinkedIn contact card | LinkedIn in Microsoft apps and services |
| Office add-ins* | View, manage, and install add-ins in Office programs(for users) Deploy add-ins in the admin center(for admins) |
| Office feedback | How do I give feedback on Microsoft Office? |
| Office support (Contact us) | When you choose Help > Contact Support on the ribbon |
| Organization chart (Visio) | Create an organization chart in Visio |
| Outlook UserVoice* | How do I give feedback on Microsoft Office? |
| PivotDiagram (Visio) | Create a PivotDiagram in Visio |
| Recent documents | Open files from the File menu |
| Resume Assistant (or CV Assistant)* | Use Resume Assistant and LinkedIn for great resumes |
| Room Finder (Outlook) | How to control the Room Finder in Outlook |
| Safe Documents | Safe Documents Safe Documents in Microsoft 365 E5 |
| Safe Links | ATP Safe Links |
| Sensitivity labels | Apply sensitivity labels to your files and email in Office |
| Share | Share your Excel workbook with others Share a presentation (PowerPoint) Share a document (Word) |
| Shared with me | See files others have shared with you |
| SharePoint site mailbox (Outlook) | Show or hide a site mailbox in Outlook |
| Timeline import and export (Visio) | Import and export timeline data between Visio and Project |
| Version history | View previous versions of Office files |
| While you were away | Get notified when members of your team update your shared file |
Note
*When users are signed in with a work or school account, the connected experiences listed above in italics are optional and are provided under the terms of the Microsoft Services Agreement and privacy statement, and other terms may also apply. For more information, see Overview of optional connected experiences in Office. If you're an admin, these connected experiences can be managed by privacy controls for connected experiences or by the Allow the use of additional optional connected experiences in Office policy setting.
Choose whether these connected experiences are available to use
You can choose whether certain types of connected experiences, such as connected experiences that download online content, are available to use. How you make that choice depends on whether you are signed into Office with a Microsoft account, such as a personal outlook.com email address, or with a work or school account.
If you are signed in with a Microsoft account, open an Office app, such as Word, and go to File > Account > Account Privacy > Manage Settings. Under the Connected experiences section, you can choose whether certain types of connected experiences, such as experiences that analyze your content, are available to use. If you don't go to Manage Settings, all connected experiences will be available to you.
If you are signed in with a work or school account, the admin in your organization will decide whether these connected experiences are available to you. You won't see any choices for these connected experiences if you go to File > Account > Account Privacy > Manage Settings.
Note
- If you're using Office for Mac, open any Office application and select the app menu (such as Word, or Excel) > Preferences > Privacy. This will open the Account Privacy settings dialog box where you can see your privacy options.
- For more information, see Account Privacy Settings.
If you are the admin for your organization, you can use policy settings to determine whether these connected experiences are available to your users. If you don't use these policy settings, all connected experiences will be available for your users. For more information about using these policy settings, see the following articles:
- Use preferences to manage privacy controls for Office for Mac.
If you choose to turn off some types of connected experiences, either the ribbon or menu command for those connected experiences will be grayed out or you will get an error message when you try to use those connected experiences.
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Even if you decide to turn off these connected experiences, certain Office functionality will remain available, such as synching a mailbox in Outlook, and Teams and Skype for Business will continue to work. Also, there is a set of services that are essential to how Office functions that can't be turned off, such as the licensing service that confirms that you are properly licensed to use Office.