When I started playing with GeoFlow, I just had to find a way to do something interesting with it. This is a short world tour with visits to a few SQL Server community members and leaders around the globe talking about their SQL Server communities. GeoFlow is a new BI tool currently in development at Microsoft. It’s an add-in for Excel 2013 using the SQL Server Analysis Services tabular in-memory aggregation that plots and visualizes data points on the globe using imagery from Bing Maps. After visualizing data on a map, you can create a 3D tour with full zoom and navigation in 3D geographical space.
Thanks to my friends and associates who have contributed to this effort thus far. This is the first draft so please check back and I’ll add more stops on the tour along with more sophisticated data points. The dataset in my current GeoFlow workbook is very light and with more contributions, I’ll can add creative ways to visualize the global SQL Server world community. Enjoy!
GeoFlow is still in development and not yet generally available. It’s too soon to foresee when it will be complete enough for a public preview and then for release but I’ll let you know what I know when I know it.
If you could share the names of the speakers (in this video) with their BLOG URL that might be helpful
That’s a great suggestion. Thanks. I plan to do an update with more substantial data soon.
Hi Paul,
I am trying to download the “Getting Started” Document. but it was shown like the request was can not found.so can you send the document thorough the mail.
I think you need to sign-in to the Connect site with a Windows Live (Microsoft) account. Try this link instead: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/download-geoflow-for-excel-FX104036784.aspx
Paul,
It was a very nice post . but i am not able to down load it and also plz help me to how to add the Gepflow in excel ribbon.
In order to help, I’ll need you to share more information about what happens if you try to download the add-in install it. Make sure you read the “Getting Started” document I mentioned in the post. This has the minimum requirements to install and use the add-in.
Hey, everyone…. The GeoFlow public preview is now available. Check out the announcement here: https://sqlserverbiblog.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/geoflow-released-for-public-preview/
great stuff.
I am wondering where can I find a download?
forgot……download of Geoflow
Thanks, Jen! It was fun to put together.
totally love this video, love this community… fun to see all the community leaders in their respective home towns