Getting Geo Data From Strava into Tableau
Quick, dirty and free
July 2015
Prologue: Inspiration • What do you want to do in Tableau?
http://public.tableausoftware.com/views/training_guide_0206/Dashboard5?:showVizHome=no#1
Step One: Do Something; Get Data
• Start your app. Stop your app! SAVE your session!!!
Step Two: Get Data Out of App
• Open Strava in a Browser - Login
• Select the “Training” menu Select the “My Activities” sub menu
Step Two (cont): Get Data Out of App
• Select A Ride to Map
Step Two (cont): Extract Files • Strava:
Select the Actions icon (1.) and then “Export GPX” (2.)
Step Two (cont): Extract Files • Strava:
Strava will download a .gpx file for this ride. (Hint: Look in the lower left hand corner of your browser window)
Step Three: File Conversion • Now you have a *.gpx saved to your machine.
(If you have a Garmin device, you probably know the *.gpx file format.)
• Right click, and choose ‘Rename’. (I prefer to copy first, then change the copy version)
• Change the file extension to *.xml
• You might receive an warning message, if so disregard by clicking “OK”.
• Steve to talk about XML here…
Step Three (cont): File Conversion
This is what your new *.xml file looks like when viewed in Notepad++
Step Three (cont): File Conversion
Open XML File in Microsoft Excel Truthfully, I prefer Alteryx for this step…
Step Three (cont): File Conversion
You may see these, but don’t worry:
Step Three (cont): File Conversion Open XML File in Microsoft Excel
• Delete columns that are not needed • Change headings as needed • OR Do it in Tableau’s data connection screen! • NOW, save this file as an Excel spreadsheet or CSV.
CSV, XLS or XLSX
Step Four: Data Prep Open XLSX/XLS File in Tableau
Step Four: Open in Tableau and Viz Away!
