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The <b>Add</b> button opens the Upload Data window (Fig. 1). You may upload a [[Add Layer#Table|<b>table</b>]], [[Add Layer#Raster|<b>raster</b>]] or [[Add Layer#Shapefile|<b>shapefile</b>]]. Click <b>Choose File</b> to browse to your file. You must then select a <b>Category</b> (used for classification in the layer list) and may add a <b>Description</b> of your dataset. Click <b>Upload</b> when you are finished.
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The <b>Add</b> button opens the Upload data screen (Fig. 1). You may upload a [[Add Layer#Table_.28point.29|<b>Table (point)</b>]], [[Add_Layer#Coverage_.28raster.29|<b>Coverage (raster)</b>]] or [[Add Layer#Shapefile_.28polygon.2Fpoint.29|<b>Shapefile (polygon/point)</b>]] file. Click <b>Choose File</b> to browse to your file. You must then select a <b>Category</b> (used for classification in the layer list) and may add a <b>Description</b> of your dataset. Click <b>Upload</b> when you are finished.
  
[[File:DataUpload.JPG|thumb|alt=Data Upload|Data Upload|500px|center|<b>Figure 1:</b> Upload Data window ]]
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[[File:new_add_layer_60.png|alt=Data Upload|Data Upload|frame<b>|Figure 1:</b> Upload data screen ]]
  
==[[File:Table.png]] Table==
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==[[File:table_icon_70.png]] Table (point)==
 
Make sure that your table meets the following standards:
 
Make sure that your table meets the following standards:
  
<b>Format</b>: Only a semicolon-delimited file ('*.csv') is valid.
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<b>Format</b>: Only Excel files (*.xlsx) and semicolon-delimited files (*.csv) are valid. The file name may not contain any blank spaces.
  
<b>Headers</b>: The first line of the table the headers or names of each column. These must not contain any punctuation or special characters, such as '?' or 'ü'. Column names that are reserved and <b>may not</b> be used are: 'ID','long','date','time'.
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<b>Headers</b>: The first line of the table contains the names of each data column. These names must not contain any punctuation or special characters, such as '?', '/' or 'ü' or any blank spaces and may not begin with a number. Column names that are reserved and <b>may not</b> be used are: 'ID', 'long', 'time', 'as'.
  
<b>Required columns</b>: three columns (Index, Latitude and Longitude) are required.  
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<b>Required columns</b>: Latitude and longitude columns are required.  
  
* acceptable index column name: Index  
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* Acceptable latitude column names: Latitude, Lat, Y, North, Northing  
  
* acceptable latitude column names: Latitude, Lat, Y, North, Northing 
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* Acceptable longitude column names: Longitude, Lon, X, East, Easting
  
* acceptable longitude column names: Longitude, Lon,  X,  East, Easting
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Make sure that the first line of data, i.e. the second line of your table, contains numerical values in every column and has no empty cells. Otherwise, the entire column with the blank cell will be treated as a string and cannot be used as numerical data. Likewise, if your numerical data contain a combination of float (decimal) and integer (whole number) data, make sure that a decimal value occupies the first line of data.
 
 
Make sure that the first line of data, i.e. the second line of your table, contains numerical values is every column and has no empty cells. Otherwise, the entire column with the blank cell will be treated as a string and cannot be used as numerical data.
 
  
 
'''Example Table''' (VAR1 and VAR2 are arbitrary variables)
 
'''Example Table''' (VAR1 and VAR2 are arbitrary variables)
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==[[File:Raster.png]] Coverage (raster)==
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==[[File:coverage_icon_70.png]] Coverage (raster)==
  
 
<b>Format</b>: *.tif
 
<b>Format</b>: *.tif
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<b>Projection</b>: The only supported projection is [[Add Layer#Valid projection|<b>WGS84</b>]]
 
<b>Projection</b>: The only supported projection is [[Add Layer#Valid projection|<b>WGS84</b>]]
  
==[[File:polygon.png]] Shapefile==
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==[[File:shapfile_icon_70.png]] Shapefile (polygon/point)==
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<b>Format:</b> Only a compressed .zip file with all necessary files is valid (Fig. 2).
  
<b>Format</b>: Only a compressed .zip file with all necessary files is valid (Figure 2)
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<b>Contents:</b> The .zip file must contain a *.dbf, *.prj, *.shp, *.shx file each and can additionally contain a *.sbx and *.sbn file. There may not be any sub-folders within the .zip file.
  
<b>Contents</b>: The .zip file must contain a *.dbf, *.prj, *.shp, *.shx file each and can additionally contain a *.sbx and *.sbn file. The files have to be directly in the subfolder and must not be stored in a subfolder. Also no additional subfolder is allowed in the .zip file
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<b>Projection:</b> The only supported projection is [[Add Layer#Valid projection|<b>WGS84</b>]].
  
<b>Projection</b>: currently the only valid projection is [[Add Layer#Valid projection|<b>WGS84</b>]]
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[[File:ShapeFileContents_fixed.JPG|left|alt=Contents of zip file|Contents of zip file|<b>Figure 2:</b> Contents of zip file ]]
  
[[File:ShapeFileContents_fixed.JPG|thumb|alt=Contents of zip file|Contents of zip file|200px|center|<b>Figure 2:</b> Contents of zip file ]]
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==Valid projection==
 
==Valid projection==
 
   
 
   
<b>Geographic Coordinate System</b>: GCS_WGS_1984   
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<b>Geographic coordinate system</b>: GCS_WGS_1984   
  
<b>Datum</b>: D_WGS_1984   
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<b>Datum:</b> D_WGS_1984   
  
<b>Prime Meridian</b>: Greenwich   
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<b>Prime Meridian:</b> Greenwich   
  
<b>Angular Unit</b>: Degree
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<b>Angular Unit:</b> Degree
  
<b>EPSG</b>:4326
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<b>EPSG:</b> 4326
  
For more information check [http://spatialreference.org/ref/epsg/wgs-84/ WGS84]
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For more information, see [http://spatialreference.org/ref/epsg/wgs-84/ WGS84]

Latest revision as of 13:46, 8 August 2018

The Add button opens the Upload data screen (Fig. 1). You may upload a Table (point), Coverage (raster) or Shapefile (polygon/point) file. Click Choose File to browse to your file. You must then select a Category (used for classification in the layer list) and may add a Description of your dataset. Click Upload when you are finished.

Data Upload


Table icon 70.png Table (point)

Make sure that your table meets the following standards:

Format: Only Excel files (*.xlsx) and semicolon-delimited files (*.csv) are valid. The file name may not contain any blank spaces.

Headers: The first line of the table contains the names of each data column. These names must not contain any punctuation or special characters, such as '?', '/' or 'ü' or any blank spaces and may not begin with a number. Column names that are reserved and may not be used are: 'ID', 'long', 'time', 'as'.

Required columns: Latitude and longitude columns are required.

  • Acceptable latitude column names: Latitude, Lat, Y, North, Northing
  • Acceptable longitude column names: Longitude, Lon, X, East, Easting

Make sure that the first line of data, i.e. the second line of your table, contains numerical values in every column and has no empty cells. Otherwise, the entire column with the blank cell will be treated as a string and cannot be used as numerical data. Likewise, if your numerical data contain a combination of float (decimal) and integer (whole number) data, make sure that a decimal value occupies the first line of data.

Example Table (VAR1 and VAR2 are arbitrary variables)

Index Lat Lon VAR1 VAR2
1 28.4 87.6 1 2
2 27.9 87.5 2 0

Coverage icon 70.png Coverage (raster)

Format: *.tif

Bands: Only single-band rasters are supported.

Size: max. 150 MB

Projection: The only supported projection is WGS84

Shapfile icon 70.png Shapefile (polygon/point)

Format: Only a compressed .zip file with all necessary files is valid (Fig. 2).

Contents: The .zip file must contain a *.dbf, *.prj, *.shp, *.shx file each and can additionally contain a *.sbx and *.sbn file. There may not be any sub-folders within the .zip file.

Projection: The only supported projection is WGS84.

Contents of zip file


Valid projection

Geographic coordinate system: GCS_WGS_1984

Datum: D_WGS_1984

Prime Meridian: Greenwich

Angular Unit: Degree

EPSG: 4326

For more information, see WGS84