This tutorial video steps through how to create flight path maps in Tableau using spatial functions including MAKEPOINT, MAKELINE and DISTANCE.
Creating Flight Paths in Tableau
Buffer Functions and Spatial Joins
This video walks through how to perform spatial analysis by creating a spatial join between multiple data source with the help of various spatial functions, such as Buffer, MakePoint and Distance.
Drawing on Dashboards
Using a parameter as data source, this blog shows how you can draw sequential points over a grid or on a map with spatial points.
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