Applied Method Inc
You can visualise your data geographically using Tableau by the consumption of WMS services. There are a number of free WMS services out there, I will add to this list as I find more:-
Canada
The Toporama Web Map Service (Toporama WMS) of the Earth Sciences Sector (ESS) at Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/geogratis/en/service/toporama.html
The Atlas of Canada’s OGC (Open GIS Consortium) Web Map Service (WMS) http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/dataservices/web_map_service.html
UK
Geochemistry (Borehole Rock, Panned Drainage, Stream Water, Stream Sediment, Profile Soil, Top Soil):-
http://maps.bgs.ac.uk/ArcGIS/services/GeoIndex/GeoIndex_Geochemistry/MapServer/WMSServer
Geophysics (Geophysical Survey Lines, Magnetic Survey Flight Lines, Airborne Surveys, Gravity Readings, British Coal Seismics, British Coal Geophysical logs, UKOGL Exploration Seismic Data)
http://maps.bgs.ac.uk/ArcGIS/services/GeoIndex/GeoIndex_Geophysics/MapServer/WMSServer
Hazards (Landslides, Historical EarthQuakes, Modern Instrument Recorded EarthQuakes)
http://maps.bgs.ac.uk/ArcGIS/services/GeoIndex/GeoIndex_Earthquakes/MapServer/WMSServer
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