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    Support SQL Server Geometry/Geography data types in Power BI

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    on 09 Feb 2016 05:24:08

    The ability to display and create Filled Maps (choropleth) using the native SQL Server geometry/geography data types is a must to allow for meaningful geospatial visualization. e.g. Visualize crimes by police beat.

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    Reno Sun on 09 Dec 2020 06:08:42

    RE: Support SQL Server Geometry/Geography data types in Power BI

    Dear Microsoft,
    Please support this feature. It a must have feature, and support your own geometry/geography data type from SQL Server seems a very reasonable move. Make geographic data to be visualized effectively and dynamically is so important. No needs for your users to build extra geographic data conversion between SQL Server and Power BI.
    Thanks!

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    JESÚS AGUIRRE on 21 Sep 2020 22:40:11

    RE: Support SQL Server Geometry/Geography data types in Power BI

    This should be added ASAP! Come on, fix this: how can you not support SQL spatial data types to be able to visualize this data type?

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    Khaled Kabbach on 06 Jul 2020 00:17:58

    RE: Support SQL Server Geometry/Geography data types in Power BI

    It's a shame to have a datatype in MSSQL not supported in PBI

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    Steve Neshausen on 06 Jul 2020 00:17:51

    RE: Support SQL Server Geometry/Geography data types in Power BI

    Would be awesome!

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    Geb Berr on 06 Jul 2020 00:16:02

    RE: Support SQL Server Geometry/Geography data types in Power BI

    How is this possible?

    https://www.tableau.com/about/blog/visualize-spatial-data-directly-sql-server-tableau-20181-87377

    but no powerbi support?

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    Power BI User on 06 Jul 2020 00:10:41

    RE: Support SQL Server Geometry/Geography data types in Power BI

    This needs to be added ASAP!! Come on MS sort this out - how can you support SQL Spacial Data Types but not be able to visual this data type?

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    Jacques on 06 Jul 2020 00:08:21

    RE: Support SQL Server Geometry/Geography data types in Power BI

    Please consider adding this. A must have feature.

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    Christopher Kuhlke on 06 Jul 2020 00:07:06

    RE: Support SQL Server Geometry/Geography data types in Power BI

    Please, please, please add this functionality! You can do this using SSRS, but it's not the best experience. Why not perfect it in Power BI?

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    David Jacques on 06 Jul 2020 00:02:54

    RE: Support SQL Server Geometry/Geography data types in Power BI

    This glaring omission is hard to understand..

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    Dino K on 06 Jul 2020 00:02:05

    RE: Support SQL Server Geometry/Geography data types in Power BI

    Why is everything so disjointed with and in Microsoft products?