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Data in space is a new Power BI Mobile feature that uses augmented reality technology to create spatial anchors in the real world and attach Power BI data to them, so that data can be connected to the physical environment it is relevant to. You can put real-time data at the fingertips of employees where they need it, enabling them to make better, faster, and more informed decisions.

Data in space is powered by an integration of the Azure Spatial Anchors service and the Power BI Mobile app. This integration makes it possible to map real-world spaces in three dimensions, to create fixed, persistent spatial anchors in those spaces, and to attach digital content (Power BI reports) to these anchors. It also allows the app on any other device to search a space and look for anchors created in that space.

Data in space is set up in an organization by administrators. As part of setup, administrators assign users in the organization to one of two Data in space roles: writer and viewer:
– Writers can pin reports to locations as well as edit and delete pins;
– Viewers can scan to find and access pinned reports in a space.

A data in space writer goes to the location where it would be useful to have reports available in context on location. They open the report they want to pin in their mobile app, apply filters and slicers to configure the view they want the report to open to, and then they scan the space with their mobile app’s camera in order to map the space and pin the report to the desired location. When they pin the report, a spatial anchor is created and saved so that the report can later be found by others. They can do this multiple times in the same space, pinning different reports, or even different views of the same report. Later, a data in space viewer who needs to access the report on location can enter the space and find and access the pinned reports just by scanning the space with their mobile app’s camera.

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You can read more about Data in space here.

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