Description of the tool
This tool allows you to load your own data into Weave and overlay it over existing map layers.
How to use the tool
Prerequisite:
You must have a file of the supported formats to upload.
Steps:
- Click on the Upload Data tool.
- This will display the Upload File menu.
- Press the Add button and navigate to the file you wish to load. If you are loading a Shapefile, choose all the relevant files that make up the Shapefile (using the <Ctrl> or <Shift> keys.
- Ensure that the file you want to upload is one of the supported file types:
- Keyhole Markup (.kml or .kmz)
- Shapefile (.shp, .shx, .dbf)
- Comma Separated File (.csv or .txt)
You can also include:- Style Layer Description file (.sld)
- Projection file (.prj)
for Shapefiles and comma separated files.
- Ensure that the file you want to upload is one of the supported file types:
- Press the Upload button.
- The next screen has a least two tabs (depending on the type of data you are trying to load). In the Input tab, choose the Projection from the list provided. If you're loading a Shapefile and you've selected the .prj file to be loaded, then you will not be asked for the projection details as these will be read from the .prj file. The next tabs will be Fill, Stroke and Mark and are used to set the style of the geographic features that will be drawn on your map.
- Press Ok on this menu to proceed with loading the data into Weave. This will appear in your Table of Contents under the group called "Upload".
- The layers uploaded will remain in Weave for your current session only, once you close the Weave window these layers will not be present.