Abstract
Spatially Enabling a BI Dashboard Track: Business GIS Author(s): William Ivey, Darrell Massengill, Eric Short A Business Intelligence (BI) dashboard provides a high-level overview of the current state of an enterprise. Like the dashboard of an automobile where it takes just a glance to determine the remaining fuel, speed, engine temperature, and other vital operating information, a BI dashboard should convey the critical information in an easily comprehendible fashion. Typical BI dashboards consist of various components that depict summarized data of key business indicators utilizing two-dimensional charts. These charts display the 'who, what, and when', but if the data contains spatial information, then the 'where' will likely be overlooked. Adding a mapping component completes the dashboard by providing the ability to understand the spatial aspect. This paper will explore the creation and use of spatially-enabled BI dashboards, demonstrated with examples using integrated software from SAS and Esri. These examples will include use cases from both the business and scientific communities. William Ivey SAS SAS Campus Dr. Cary , NC 27513 US Phone: 919 531-6289 E-mail: saswai@wnt.sas.com Darrell Massengill SAS Institute Data Visualization and Research SAS Campus Dr. Cary , NC 27513 US Phone: 531-7658 E-mail: darrell.massengill@sas.com Eric Short SAS Institute Data Visualization and Research SAS Campus Dr. Cary 27513 US Phone: 531-6113 E-mail: eric.short@sas.com |
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