Maps Release History

released on 2025-01-06

Fixed issues:

• Known issues from v1.0.5.9: number format in labels and route weights

Known issues:

• Visual does not keep saved map position on browser window reload (Power BI Service) and Application restart (Power BI Desktop) => work around: use "Center on slice/filter"
• Once activated, charts on connections/routes stay visible even though they were deactivated again
• Coloration and color legend may not be correct for stepped uneven scale of type "diverging" (i.e., defined max and min values have a different distance to the defined mid value)    

released on 2025-12-26

New features:

• New licensing model: Use in Power BI Desktop requires no license. Licenses are only needed for use in Power BI Service.

Known issues:

• Labels may not show numbers in defined number format (unit and decimal places)
• Static route widths may not apply if no route weight value is assigned

released on 2025-12-19

New features:

• Chart type Pie/Donut
• Chart positioning: anchor setting
• Improved overlap algorithm

Fixed bugs:

• Labels, markers and charts may not have shown if labels were multi-line and were placed above a chart or marker.
• Formatting pane displayed irrelevant sections
• Legends would show even though there were no legend values to display

released on 2025-12-10

New features:

• Charts on routes
• Label position above or below chart

Known issues:

• Labels, markers and charts may not show if labels are multi-line and placed above a chart or marker.
• Formatting pane displays irrelevant sections
• Legends may show even though there are no legend values to display

released on 2025-11-20

New features:

• Conditional formatting for map and projection settings
• Additional formatting options for routes (e.g., smoothing, opacity)

released on 2025-11-13

New features:

• Formatting of labels and point markers by "formatting group" (previously "color group")

Fixed bugs:

• Fixed problems with auto-center and auto-zoom on selection after map rotation in orthographic projection.

released on 2025-10-31

New features:

• Enhanced interactivity: Auto center/zoom on selection, filters/slicers, and highlights - now available for all maps and projections, and with additional configuration options
• Improved image chart sizing
• Data sanitization: Displayed text and image data is now sanitized to enhance security by preventing injection attacks

Fixed bugs:

• Resolved issue where the point color legend remained visible on the landing page unintentionally
• Added missing translations
• Resolved issue where auto-centering on point selections with slicer external slicer applied did not work correctly
• Text in bubbles (chart type "Bubble") does not show correctly when chart overlapping is allowed/turned on

Known issues:

• Problems with auto-center and auto-zoom on selection after map rotation in orthographic projection.

2025-09-17

New features:

• Stepped color scales
• Improved image marker display

Fixed bugs:

• Possible duplicate conditional colors formatting panel
• Possible incorrect element display order

Known issues:

• Auto-centering on point selections with slicer external slicer applied may not work correctly
• Text in bubbles (chart type "Bubble") does not show correctly when chart overlapping is allowed/turned on

2025-09-01

New features:

• Possible overlapping point markers and charts
• Configurable maximum zoom level
• Projection "EqualEarth" to accurately show the relative sizes of equatorial and non-equatorial regions
• Slicer and highlight controlled centering for Mercator and EqualEarth projections when used in combination with world maps
• Mercator projection (and EqualEarth projection) now available in combination with all selectable maps
• Hidden license key

Fixed bugs:

• Added translations for "Routes conditional colors" (Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portugese, Chinese)

2025-07-21

New Features:

• Possible display of hidden values in tooltips
• Improved license management
• Refresh/reset button hidden in reading mode
• Improved panning on Mercator projection (horizontal rotation instead of translation), enabling definition of an alternative geographic center

Customization:

• Client map

2025-07-01

New Features:

•  Point-of-View: World map with configurable point of view (e.g., Crimea seen with the perspective of Germany vs. Russia)
•  Optional display of Antarctica