Learn how you can easily blend spreadsheets and other data sources with complex geospatial data and output directly to Tableau. You’ll see how to spatially enable your data and pick up FME tips on data cleansing and preparation for Tableau. Plus, via examples from Tableau users – including a live demo by Athena Intelligence – you’ll learn some of the advantages you can gain by actively using location data in Tableau. Watch the video: http://www.safe.com/webinar/how-prep-mapping-data-tableau-become-geographic-viz-wiz/?

1. Become a
Geographic
Viz Wiz
How to Prep
Mapping Data for Tableau

2. S P A T I A L D A T A I S E V E R Y W H E R E
The Scale of Spatial Complexity
Spreadsheet
Databases
Simple Complex
Bathymetric
Data
Satellite Imagery
Surface Model
BIM Models
LiDAR Points
CAD
Floorplans
Sensors
Simple
GIS Data
City Models
Underground
Asset MappingWeb

3. SHP to TDE Converter
Try it: fme.ly/SHPtoTDE

4. D E M O

5. A T H E N A I N T E L L I G E N C E
Introducing,

6. A T H E N A
I N T E L L I G E N C E
● Business Intelligence + Food Supply
● Mission: Maximize customers’ food
supply chain with the least risk, and the
best use of resources.
● Customers include some of the world’s
largest food companies.
Who is

7. P R O B L E M : M A N Y F I L E F O R M A T S
Esri ArcGIS
(.shp)
Google Earth
(.kml)
GeoTIFF
(.tif)
Comma-delimited
(.csv)
Excel
(.xls)
100s more ...

8. Landsat / aerial
imagery over
time
Spreadsheet data,
with and without
coordinates
GIS boundaries over
time, many layers
GIS points
P R O B L E M : M A N Y D A T A T Y P E S

9. S T E P 1 :
DATA PREPARATION

10. L I V E D E M O :
Data Preparation
✓ Create custom polygons
✓ Validate the data
✓ Blend multiple datasets
✓ Filter based on layers
✓ More ...

11. T H E M A G I C W O R K F L O W

12. S T E P 2:
T A B L E A U

13. LIVE DEMO
“Overview”
Visualization

14. T A B L E A U
● Interactive view
● See variables like crop quality,
and water availability in a way
that is easily understood
● Enables decision-making, e.g.
identify top producers to secure,
mitigate inventory risks

15. SELF-SERVE
ANALYTICS
“Production Practices
and Results”
See it in action:
project-athena.com/
athena-demo

16. B O N U S
The next challenge: They get new
datasets every 15 minutes.

17. S T E P 3:
A U T O M A T I O N

18. S O L U T I O N
Automate data preparation and updates to Tableau from the cloud
Data Preparation

19. K E Y P O I N T S
● Adding spatial data in Tableau
gives a competitive advantage.
● Data preparation is especially
key with spatial data as it is:
○ Scattered in hundreds of systems
○ Often in a unique data model
● Together, Tableau and spatial
data are highly useful for
intelligent decision making.
Get the most out of your data.

20. Q U E S T I O N S ?

21. SHP to TDE Converter
Try it: fme.ly/SHPtoTDE

22. R E S O U R C E S
"Tableau makes data
beautiful, FME gets data to
the point where it can be
made beautiful.”
- David Sypnieski,
Athena Intelligence
● Intro video - safe.com/solutions/tableau
● Blog post - blog.safe.com
○ Importing Spatial Data into Tableau using
FME
● Knowledge Center - knowledge.safe.com
○ How to Prepare Data for Tableau with FME
(Processing Spreadsheets)
○ How to Prepare Data for Tableau with FME
(Merging Multiple Spreadsheets)
● The FME Hub - hub.safe.com
○ Custom Transformers for Tableau

23. Thank you.
Questions?
Live chat us - or get a FREE TRIAL
OF FME - at www.safe.com