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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 | * 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 | ||
| {{ :public:map_explorer_from_main_menu.jpg?600 |}} | {{ :public:map_explorer_from_main_menu.jpg?600 |}} | ||
| - | 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"**): |
| {{ :public:select_bin.jpg?600 |}} | {{ :public:select_bin.jpg?600 |}} | ||
| Use the + symbol to add the data to the map. | Use the + symbol to add the data to the map. | ||
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| - | ====[2] Alternatively, you can 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). |
| {{ :public:select_wms_format.jpg?600 |}} | {{ :public:select_wms_format.jpg?600 |}} | ||
| 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. | ||
| {{ :public:add_data.jpg?600 |}} | {{ :public:add_data.jpg?600 |}} | ||
| - | 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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