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1. Re: Can you use Tableau for floor plans?
Tracy RodgersFeb 20, 2014 12:20 PM (in response to Carlos Hernandez)
Hi Carlos,
I've seen people do similar things before. You can do this using background images:
http://onlinehelp.tableausoftware.com/current/pro/online/en-us/help.htm#bkimages.html
Then, to plot things on the image:
Finding Background Image Coordinates | Tableau Software
Hope this helps!
-Tracy
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2. Re: Can you use Tableau for floor plans?
allan.walker.0 Feb 20, 2014 12:59 PM (in response to Carlos Hernandez)1 of 1 people found this helpfulIf you have a DXF or similar format (Autocad) of the plan, it can be converted to ESRI SHP. Then you import that into Tableau (shapetotab, Alteryx Script, Mary's R method, ET Wizards for ESRI etc).
You won't even need a projection, unless you are wanting it to be geo-located.
If you want a simple plot, you could use ImageJ and convert your picture to text. This gives a txt file which you can use the Tableau Excel add-in to re-shape the data. Example here.
Best Regards,
Allan
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3. Re: Can you use Tableau for floor plans?
Carlos Hernandez Feb 20, 2014 1:18 PM (in response to Tracy Rodgers)Thanks Tracy.
The example you forwarded contains a floor plan is almost exactly what I am imaging.
I will see if I can outline boundaries as to shade an entire room, instead of a single point, but even so that may just do the trick.
Cheers,
Carlos
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4. Re: Can you use Tableau for floor plans?
Carlos Hernandez Feb 20, 2014 1:19 PM (in response to allan.walker.0)This is awesome to know as well, Allan. Hadn't thought about an Autocad file! More advanced than I pictured but very useful.
This should all do the trick as I don't need geolocation.
Thanks a ton!
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5. Re: Can you use Tableau for floor plans?
Chris Pham Feb 20, 2015 2:39 PM (in response to allan.walker.0)Allan,
Could you show a step-by-step on how to do this?
Thanks,
- Chris
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6. Re: Can you use Tableau for floor plans?
Chris Pham Jun 13, 2015 10:56 AM (in response to Carlos Hernandez)I saw this and thought you might be interested. In this posting, we were looking to find polygons and convert them into tableau.
Step By Step Instructions – ShapeFile to Custom Polygons using Open Source GIS (QGIS)