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Amazon QuickSight layer maps add support for Point and LineString GeoJSON types

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Amazon QuickSight layer maps now support Point and LineString GeoJSON geometry types, allowing users to plot discrete locations and connect routes within a single visualization. This update enables the mixing and rendering of different GeoJSON file types in layer maps.

Written with AI from the reporting · updated 10/23/2026

Latest developmentOct 24, 00:24
Amazon QuickSight adds Point and LineString geometry support to layer maps
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  1. 1Unclassified fact stationOct 24, 00:00recorded Oct 24, 01:14single source

    Amazon Quick Sight layer maps now support Point and LineStri

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    Amazon Quick Sight
    Action：
    support Point and LineString geometry types in layer maps
    Object：
    GeoJSON files for plotting points and routes
    Occurred (fact side)：
    Oct 24, 00:00
    AWS Machine Learning Blog ↗Report pageOriginal / first version
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    Oct 24, 00:24
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    Oct 24, 01:14
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  1. AWS Machine Learning BlogFirst-party sourceRelated fact: single source
    Amazon QuickSight adds Point and LineString geometry support to layer maps

    Report first recorded Oct 24, 01:14

    Amazon QuickSight layer maps now support Point and LineString geometry types from GeoJSON files, allowing users to plot specific locations such as stores and trace routes such as delivery paths or flights between airports on the same visualization.

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