1. April 10-12 | Chicago, IL
GeoSpatial Analytics Using
Microsoft BI
Jason Thomas

2. Presenter Introduction
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Jason Thomas
jason143@gmail.com JasonTomThomas
@SqlJason

3. Agenda
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 Why Geospatial Analytics
 Exploring the Microsoft BI Toolset
 Demo

4. What is GeoSpatial Analytics?
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An approach to applying statistical analysis and other
informational techniques to data which has a
geographical or geospatial aspect.

5. Why GeoSpatial Analytics?
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Which one tells a better story?

6. Teaser Demo
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7. Teaser Demo
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What you just saw using GeoFlow was the modern day
representation of the famous 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak in
London
And the original map made by John Snow

8. MS BI Tools for GeoSpatial Analytics
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SQL Server Reporting Services
Excel GeoFlow
Power View
CORPORATE BI SELF SERVICE BI

9. Power View
 Presentation ready
 Interactive data exploration
 Ease of visualization
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10. Types of Power View
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Power View in SharePoint Power View in Excel 2013
 Browser based experience
 Team based BI enabler
 Add-in within Excel
 Self Service BI enabler

11. DEMO – Quick Teaser of Power View
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12. GeoFlow
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 3-D data visualization tool for Excel 2013
 plots geographic data visually
 analyze data on a 3D globe
 create visual tours to share with others

13. DEMO – Quick Teaser of GeoFlow
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14. SQL Server Reporting Services
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 Server based reporting platform
 Rich and highly customizable visualizations
 Publish, schedule and access reports on-
demand

15. DEMO – Quick Teaser of SSRS
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16. When to use which tool?
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17. Beyond the obvious
 Bing Maps App for Excel
 Third party tools like Tableau
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18. Summary
 Importance of GeoSpatial Analytics
 Power View
 GeoFlow
 SSRS
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19. Q & A
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@sqlJason
www.SqlJason.com

20. References & Further Reading
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 John Snow’s famous cholera analysis data in modern GIS formats -
http://tinyurl.com/RWilsonBlog
 Visualize Airline Flight with GeoFlow:- http://tinyurl.com/MrExcelGeoFlow
 Julie Koesmarno’s Blog - http://www.mssqlgirl.com/
 SSRS - http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlrsteamblog/
 GeoFlow - http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/download-geoflow-for-excel-
FX104036784.aspx
 Guardian Datablog - http://www.guardian.co.uk/data

21. April 10-12, Chicago, IL
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