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   * How to view geospatial (map) data in the platform   * How to view geospatial (map) data in the platform
   * How to access the map explorer from a dataset or from the Map Explorer in the main menu   * How to access the map explorer from a dataset or from the Map Explorer in the main menu
-  * How to add datasets to the map explorer+  * How to add datasets to the Map Explorer 
 +  * How to share the map you have produced
  
 ===== Things to know beforehand ===== ===== Things to know beforehand =====
   * The geospatial format that Dublinked currently supports in its map viewer is WMS. This is created when the data publisher loads either a GeoJSON or KML format resource to the Dublinked geoserver.   * The geospatial format that Dublinked currently supports in its map viewer is WMS. This is created when the data publisher loads either a GeoJSON or KML format resource to the Dublinked geoserver.
-  * There are two ways to access the map viewer, either from the main menu, or via the preview map created for a WMS resource+  * There are two ways to access the map viewer, either from the main menu, or via the preview map created for a WMS resource. These are described below.
  
 ===== [1] Start map viewer from the main menu ===== ===== [1] Start map viewer from the main menu =====
 Select Map Viewer on the main menu Select Map Viewer on the main menu
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-Use the Add Data button and the data catalog will now open. From here you can select any data of interest, browsing it either by category or publisher, or using a text search (**NB, exact text match search**):+Use the Add Data button and the data catalog will now open. From here you can select any data of interest, browsing it either by category or publisher, or using a text search (**NB, exact text match search, eg "​bins"​ will not find "DCC Public bin locations"​**):
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 Use the + symbol to add the data to the map. Use the + symbol to add the data to the map.
 {{ :​public:​select_bin_2.jpg?​600 |}} {{ :​public:​select_bin_2.jpg?​600 |}}
 +You will now see the data on the map:
 +{{ :​public:​bins.jpg?​600 |}}
  
 ====[2] Alternatively,​ add data to a map by searching the data catalog ==== ====[2] Alternatively,​ add data to a map by searching the data catalog ====
-Select ​a dataset of interest that has a resource in WMS format (select WMS format ​on the datasets selection page).+From the Dublinked main menu, search for and select ​a dataset of interest that has a resource in WMS format (select WMS format ​onthe datasets selection page).
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 These are the GeoJSON and KML format files that have been uploaded to the Dublinked geoserver, and so have maps available on the site. For this example I selected "DCC Public Bin Locations"​. These are the GeoJSON and KML format files that have been uploaded to the Dublinked geoserver, and so have maps available on the site. For this example I selected "DCC Public Bin Locations"​.
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 To add more datasets to the map, use the "Add Data" button. To add more datasets to the map, use the "Add Data" button.
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-The data catalog will now open and from here you can select any data of interest, browsing it either by category or publisher, or using a text search (*NB, exact text match search*):+The data catalog will now open and from here you can select any data of interest, browsing it either by category or publisher, or using a text search (**NB, exact text match search**):
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-Any datasets that are published in WMS format can be added to the map view.+Any datasets that are published in WMS format can be added to the map view. You can add as many datasets as you like.
  
-=== Sharing the map ===+====Switching off data to be displayed ==== 
 + 
 +You can toggle the switch beside the name of the dataset to switch off its display in the map: 
 +{{ :​public:​bins_toggle.jpg?​600 |}} 
 + 
 +====Changing the background ==== 
 +You can select the background for your map using the Map button: 
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 + 
 +====Sharing the map ===
 +You can share the map using the Share button to generate a URL you can copy and share. From here, you can also open a printable version of the map. 
 +{{ :​public:​share_map.jpg?​600 |}}
  
  
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