Yet another Google Maps question

danielact — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:29:01 GMT

I was able to create a map using the instructions in the paper from QLikView (http://global.qlik.com/uploadedfiles/Whitepapers/whitepaper_how_qliktech_uses_qlikview_google_maps.pdf)

My only issue is that not everything shows up. The map is not centered properly - part of Asia shows up on the left and part on the right. I have some data all over the world, and the stuff in Japan which won't show up - the calculated longitude for it is over 400, and the map only goes from about -80 to 320 (it's a 400x400 object). How can I adjust the map and/or the coordinates so that everything is shown?

I'm sure there's a simple answer which changes the formulas involved, but sadly, I'm not very good with that.

Re: Yet another Google Maps question

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:32:54 GMT

Hi Daniel,

GIS/Maps Analytics in QlikView is a very interesting topic indeed.

However, there are many technical limitations in using Google Maps (GMaps) to display QlikView KPI indicators. First of all, the drill-down, pan and selection capabilities are quite limited. Moreover, you cannot display several indicators at the same time and on the same map (background + foreground indicators), you are also limited to draw bubbles and therefore you cannot display pie/bar charts nor "real" heat maps. Finally, you cannot display QlikView KPIs on specific Sales/Business Areas with GMaps such as the Bricks in the Pharmaceutical sector (Brick = aggregation of zipcodes).

On top of that, there are also a few "commercial" aspects to be considered since many QlikView customers & channel partners use GMaps API "FREE" Key inside their QlikView server or rich client without complying with GMaps license terms...Indeed, for "professional internal use" (intranet, extranet or internet with username/password authentication to QlikView application), you must buy GMaps API "Premier" which costs about 10,000 $ USD per year or 8,500 euros per year + possible extra fees depending upon the total number of daily hits.

A few alternatives exist such as Open Street Map (totally FREE) or other WMS/TMS services. I suggest you to have a look at our new mapping extension for QlikView 11 SR1 namely "GeoQlik v11.6":

http://www.geoqlik.com/en/geoqlik-for-qlikview/geoqlik-v11.html

Please find hereafter a few screenshots of GeoQlik V11.6 using WMS/TMS services to display QlikView KPIs:

Thanks and best regards,

David

@ Business Geografic

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