Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Register now to learn Fabric in free live sessions led by the best Microsoft experts. From Apr 16 to May 9, in English and Spanish.

Reply
Anonymous
Not applicable

Custom shape map

Hello, 

 

I want to create a custom shape map with dutch townships. I have a Topojson file and loaded this into the shape map visual. The result is almost correct but there are some strange lines running to the corner (image attached). When i load the file in mapshaper the map shows correctly. 

I hope someone knows what is going wrong.

 

Kind regards,

Tiemen

 

shapemap.JPG

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
HotChilli
Super User
Super User

It's a reasonably common issue.  I can't quite remember the exact solution but it's either using the wrong 'projection' type within powerbi (in the format section of the shapemap)

OR the map has to be edited in mapshaper to change the co-ordinate system to wgs84.

 

See these threads : https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Problem-using-custom-shape-map/m-p/55795 

and https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Corrupted-map-visual-using-a-shp-file-converted-to-a-topojs... 

View solution in original post

2 REPLIES 2
HotChilli
Super User
Super User

It's a reasonably common issue.  I can't quite remember the exact solution but it's either using the wrong 'projection' type within powerbi (in the format section of the shapemap)

OR the map has to be edited in mapshaper to change the co-ordinate system to wgs84.

 

See these threads : https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Problem-using-custom-shape-map/m-p/55795 

and https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Corrupted-map-visual-using-a-shp-file-converted-to-a-topojs... 

Anonymous
Not applicable

Thanks! I used QGIS to change it to the right coordinate system. Mapshaper shows an error

Helpful resources

Announcements
Microsoft Fabric Learn Together

Microsoft Fabric Learn Together

Covering the world! 9:00-10:30 AM Sydney, 4:00-5:30 PM CET (Paris/Berlin), 7:00-8:30 PM Mexico City

PBI_APRIL_CAROUSEL1

Power BI Monthly Update - April 2024

Check out the April 2024 Power BI update to learn about new features.

April Fabric Community Update

Fabric Community Update - April 2024

Find out what's new and trending in the Fabric Community.