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description: Overview of building different map types in Tableau, from simple to choropleth.
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# Build Maps in Tableau

  
  

## What type of map do you want to create?

<table style="width: 100%;"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/pro/desktop/en-gb/maps_howto_simple.htm"><h3 is="heading-item" :level="3" id="simple-map">Simple Map</h3><p><img src="https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/pro/desktop/en-gb/Img/maps_build2.1.1.png" alt="Simple map of the United States."></p></a></td><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/pro/desktop/en-gb/maps_shapefiles.htm"><h3 is="heading-item" :level="3" id="map-from-spatial-files">Map from Spatial Files</h3><p><img src="https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/pro/desktop/en-gb/Img/spatialdata12.png" alt="A map of Africa with three countries highlighted."></p></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td><td style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/pro/desktop/en-gb/maps_howto_symbol.htm"><h3 is="heading-item" :level="3" id="proportional-symbol-map">Proportional Symbol Map</h3><p><img src="https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/pro/desktop/en-gb/Img/maps_symbol6.png" alt="A map that displays earthquake epicentres and plate boundaries."></p></a></td><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/pro/desktop/en-gb/maps_howto_pointdistribution.htm"><h3 is="heading-item" :level="3" id="point-distribution-map">Point Distribution Map</h3><p><img src="https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/pro/desktop/en-gb/Img/pointdistribution_maps1.png" alt="A map with data points clustered in the eastern United States."></p></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td><td style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/pro/desktop/en-gb/maps_howto_heatmap.htm"><h3 is="heading-item" :level="3" id="heatmap-density-map">Heatmap (Density Map)</h3><p><img src="https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/pro/desktop/en-gb/Img/maps_density.png" alt="A density map of New York City."></p></a></td><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/pro/desktop/en-gb/maps_howto_choropleth.htm"><h3 is="heading-item" :level="3" id="filled-choropleth-map">Filled (Choropleth) Map</h3><p><img src="https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/pro/desktop/en-gb/Img/choropleth_maps1.png" alt="A choropleth map of the United States."></p></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td><td style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/pro/desktop/en-gb/maps_howto_flow.htm"><h3 is="heading-item" :level="3" id="flow-path-map">Flow (Path) Map</h3><p><img src="https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/pro/desktop/en-gb/Img/flow_maps1.png" alt="A map with colour-coded lines over eastern Asia and the Pacific Ocean, indicating flight routes."></p></a></td><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/pro/desktop/en-gb/maps_howto_origin_destination.htm"><h3 is="heading-item" :level="3" id="origindestination-map">Origin-Destination Map</h3><p><img src="https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/pro/desktop/en-gb/Img/spidermap1.png" alt="An origin-destination map with blue lines extending from a point on a coastline."></p></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td><td style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/pro/desktop/en-gb/maps_dualaxis.htm"><h3 is="heading-item" :level="3" id="dual-axis-layered-map">Dual Axis (Layered) Map</h3><p><img src="https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/pro/desktop/en-gb/Img/maps_build2.3.png" alt="Dual axis (layered) map of the United States."></p></a></td><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/pro/desktop/en-gb/maps_howto_filledpiechart.htm"><h3 is="heading-item" :level="3" id="filled-map-with-pie-charts">Filled Map with Pie Charts</h3><p><img src="https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/pro/desktop/en-gb/Img/maps_build2.2.png" alt="Filled map with pie charts of the United States."></p></a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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