Last Modified Date: 02 Jan 2019
Environment
- Tableau Desktop
- Spatial Joins
- Shapefiles
- GeoJSON
- SQL Server
Resolution
When you import Shapefiles into SQL Server, intentionally reverse the vertex order. For more information, see Working with Invalid Data and the SQL Server 2008 Geography Data Type at MSDN.Cause
The vertex order convention of Shapefiles is the reverse of the vertex order specified by SQL Server.Additional Information
For more details on how Tableau handles vertex ordering, see Supporting advanced spatial analytics with changes to lines and polygon edges in Tableau.Discuss this article... Feedback Forum
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