Upload Data

Owned by Lucy Minato (Unlicensed)
Last updated: 07 Feb, 2022

Description of the tool

This tool allows you to load your own data into Weave and draw it over existing map layers.

How to use the tool

Prerequisite:

You must have a file in a supported format to upload. 

Steps:
  1. Click on the Upload Data tool.


  2. This will display the Upload File menu.
    • 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)
      • GPS Export Format (.gpx) (from Weave 2.5.20)
      • MapInfo TAB (.tab, .dat, .id, .map) (from Weave 2.5.20)
      • MapInfo MIF (.mif, .mid) (from Weave 2.5.20)
      • Excel spreadsheet (.xls or .xlsx) (from Weave 2.6.7)
    • For comma separated files, spreadsheets or Shapefiles you can also use the following files to provide additional information about the data being loaded:
      • Style Layer Description file (.sld)
      • Projection file (.prj) 


     
  3. Press the Add button and navigate to the file you wish to load. If you are loading a Shapefile, choose the key files that make up the Shapefile (.shp, .shx & .dbf) using the <Ctrl> or <Shift> keys. Even though you can select multiple files at once this is only to accommodate the inclusion of the projection information for Shapefiles, and only one file will be loaded at the time (i.e. only one Shapefile, one Keyhole Markup file or one Comma Separated file).
     




    Use the Clear button if you've selected the wrong files for loading and then press the Add button to load the correct files. 
     
  4. Press the Upload button.

  5. The next screen has at 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 are loading a Shapefile and you have 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 (polygon, line, or point) that will be drawn on your map. 


     
  6. Press Ok on this menu to proceed with loading the data into Weave. 
     
  7. The updated data will appear as a layer in your Table of Contents under the group called "Upload".



  8. Right mouse click on the new layer to zoom to the layer. 



  9. Any layers uploaded will remain in Weave for your current session only, once you close the Weave window and reopen it, these layers will not be present.