For those who might not be familiar with the Excel 3D maps feature, it plots spreadsheet data on a map. I found that I was able to plot the vehicle's ground track pretty easily, as shown in Figure 1.

The 3D Map tool is an upgraded version of Power Map, introduced to Microsoft Excel in 2013. In 2016, Power Map became 3D Map, and in 2024, it moved to a different location on the ribbon.

The following information should open your eyes a great deal: Open Microsoft Excel Select a cell within your data Choose a style for your table Add data to your table Create a basic 3D map ...

Back in 2013 John Gagnon continued his popular series of posts about powerful spreadsheet use with a handy how-to guide for using the add-in GeoFlow for Excel. We thought we’d revisit John’s article ...

Microsoft has released a public preview of GeoFlow today, a new 3D visualization tool for Excel which allow users to create, navigate and interact with time-sensitive data applied to a digital map ...

Indeed, you can use Excel to create heat maps for pretty much anything, from displaying your sports team's on-field strengths to showing how climate change is impacting temperatures over time.

Using Excel 2016 and Google Earth, I was able to map not only the drone's flight path, but also its altitude, as shown in Figure 3. [Click on image for larger view.] Figure 3.