At BUILD with Mapbox 2025, Ross Paulson, Tableau Principal Solutions Engineer, highlighted the integration of Mapbox Boundaries with Tableau to enhance map visualizations into interactive dashboards, emphasizing the use of global geospatial datasets to create insightful visualizations. Since 2017, the collaboration between Tableau and Mapbox has enabled users to leverage customizable map designs and fast-loading vector tiles, improving the flexibility and depth of geospatial data visualization. Mapbox Boundaries provide comprehensive geopolitical and administrative data, enabling users to link tabular data with geospatial features without the need for additional shapefiles or KMLs. This integration allows for enriched data analysis and customizable basemap designs, enhancing the aesthetic and functional aspects of data visualization. Paulson demonstrated practical workflows in Tableau Desktop, such as creating choropleth maps and layering data for detailed analysis, while showcasing the ability to handle large datasets efficiently. The collaboration aims to pair intuitive analytics with spatial insights, significantly expanding Tableau’s map-making capabilities.