SEATTLE, May 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Tableau Software
(NYSE: DATA), the leading analytics platform, today announced the
general availability of Tableau 2019.2, which includes
next-generation mapping capabilities to enhance how people analyze
location data. Tableau 2019.2 upgrades its background mapping
technology - now powered by Mapbox - with vector maps,
creating an experience that is not only smoother and sharper, but
that allows people to see more detailed location data and perform
analysis with more contextual background layers. The newest version
also includes parameter actions for more visual
interactivity, as well as several new community-requested features,
including customizable tooltips in web authoring, a personalized
Tableau Server homepage, improved dashboard building tools, and
updates to AskData, Tableau's natural language capability.
For more information visit
https://www.tableau.com/products/new-features.
Location data is growing in demand as more decisions are now
based on "where." In fact, a recent analyst report indicates that
by 2022, 30% of customer interactions will be influenced by
real-time location analysis, up from 4% in 2017. Tableau's
new vector based maps offer greater detail and a smoother browsing
experience than image-based mapping products. This means when
customers zoom or pan, Tableau scales the map accordingly vs.
loading images, no longer breaking customers from the flow of their
analysis. Mapbox's leading technology also provides new
background mapping layers to add context - including subway and
train stations, building footprints, terrain, and water labels - to
geospatial data.
PATH, a global health organization that uses Tableau and Mapbox
to monitor reported cases of diseases like malaria and more easily
and precisely keep tabs on communicable diseases in hot spots, will
benefit from these new geospatial capabilities.
"Monitoring the reported cases of diseases like malaria will be
enhanced greatly by accurately placing those cases on a map. As
visualization tools, maps engender a sense of both place and scale.
They also instigate exploration and discovery so decision makers
can see where diseases are emerging and make comparisons to where
they have available resources such as health facilities, drugs,
diagnostics or community health workers," said Jeff Bernson, Vice President, Technology,
Analytics and Market Innovation at PATH. "By adding more accurate
and detailed vector mapping into our work with Tableau through
initiatives like Visualize No Malaria, our country partners can
more easily and precisely keep tabs on communicable diseases in hot
spots, and get help to those who need it faster."
Easily Change Reference Lines, Filters, Even SQL Queries
Visually. No Really, Do It.
Tableau 2019.2 gives people the
ability to change the parameters that power analytical features
like calculations, filters, and reference lines by simply selecting
data points on a viz. This new feature, called parameter actions,
is simple to use and makes it easier than ever to do complicated
interactive analytics like point-in-time and comparative analysis.
For example, a calculated field may return true if "Sales" is
greater than $500,000 and otherwise
false. To make the calculation more flexible, dashboard authors can
use a parameter, instead of hardcoding $500,000 in the calculation, by changing a value
in a text box. Parameter actions take that one step further
by allowing people to dictate the parameter's value by selecting a
data point within the viz, no text box required. This keeps
customers in the flow of their analysis and makes dashboards even
more interactive.
You Asked, We Listened. New Features to Delight the Tableau
Community
The latest release also includes new features
based on community input and feedback, including new ways to
customize and share dashboards, and more.
- With Ask Data, Tableau continues to make conversational
analytics more powerful and flexible. Customers can now create
calculations using natural language, ask more powerful questions
such as replacing or adding data elements, and get insights into
the questions that people are asking with usage analytics.
- Customizable tooltips on reference lines, including the ability
to edit the text or disable the tooltip altogether.
- Hideable dashboard containers free up screen space when no
longer in use.
- Automatically replaceable worksheets within a dashboard, making
it simple to adjust a dashboard with a new worksheet with just a
single click.
- A new content browsing experience with a personalized Tableau
Server homepage makes it easier than ever to find relevant content,
quickly.
- Biometrics security such as Touch ID and Face ID with
Mobile.
Additionally, all Tableau products are now available in
localized versions for Traditional Chinese and English (UK).
"Tableau's unparalleled community inspires and motivates our
rapid pace of innovation. With every release, we are working to
simplify and enhance the analytics experience so that even more
people can easily ask and answer questions of their data," said
Francois Ajenstat, Chief Product Officer at Tableau. "From
empowering new analytical creativity with parameter actions, to
unlocking the power of spatial data through a richer, more advanced
mapping experience, Tableau 2019.2 takes interactivity to the next
level for our customers."
Check out the full features list for Tableau 2019.2 at
tableau.com/new-features and try it free by downloading a
trial.
About Tableau
Tableau (NYSE: DATA) helps people see
and understand data. Tableau pioneered self-service analytics with
the leading analytics platform that empowers people of any skill
level to work with data. From individuals and non-profits to
government agencies and the Fortune 500, tens of thousands of
organizations around the world use Tableau to get rapid insights
and make impactful, data-driven decisions. See how Tableau can help
you by downloading the free trial at www.tableau.com/trial.
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