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Publishing Map files on SD

Who is this guide for

This guide is for publishers who would like to display a map file on SmartDublin. They already have a CSV file that includes latitude and longitude values.

What this guide teaches

  • How to upload KML files to the Geoserver and Datastore so that they can be published as maps,
  • How to copy styling from a similar dataset.

Things to know beforehand

Currently, SD requires a KML file to publish as a map (not currently a Shapefile) To generate a KML from an Excel or CSV file use one of the online converters Eg. CSV To KML Converter (convertcsv.com) You Will be asked to identify any name/description field(s) and the latitude/longitude columns Convert then download the result and upload to SD It now needs to be imported into the Datastore and the Geoserver:

Click on the resource and there should now be a link to “Import GeoData” 

Browsing, searching and downloading contents from SmartDublin

Who is this guide for

  • Users visiting SmartDublin to explore data

What this guide teaches

  • How to find information on the platform
  • How data is structured
  • How data can be downloaded

Things to know beforehand

Datasets and resources

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