Ultimate Tableau Desktop Course - Beginner to Advanced Bundle - Geospatial Charts Part 1

This tutorial guides users through creating a basic airline route map using Tableau. It covers the use of a dataset containing flight information, including coordinates, to plot origin and destination points. The tutorial explains how to create calculated fields for these points, connect them with lines, and configure map layers. It also demonstrates how to add filters to focus on specific routes, particularly those involving San Francisco.

What is the primary data source used for creating the airline route map?

• New York Flights Excel file

• San Francisco Flights Excel file

• Chicago Flights Excel file

• Los Angeles Flights Excel file

Which function is used to create a spatial point in Tableau?

• Make Line

• Generate Point

• Make Point

• Create Point

What symbol is used to mark a calculated spatial object in Tableau?

• Star and globe

• Circle and globe

• Equal and globe

• Square and globe

How can you add a custom shape for a point in Tableau?

• By drawing it in Tableau

• By uploading it directly to Tableau

• By importing it from a URL

• By saving it in the Tableau repository shapes folder

What feature allows you to manage the visibility of map layers in Tableau?

• Layer Manager

• Layer Settings

• Layer Visibility

• Layer Control

Which expression is used to create a line connecting two points in Tableau?

• Create Line

• Make Line

• Draw Line

• Generate Line

What is the purpose of adding a filter in the airline route map?

• To increase the opacity of the map

• To add more data points

• To minimize the number of lines shown

• To change the color of the lines