Adding Base Types to GeoNode

This section explains how to add some of the base data types into GeoNode. As an example, we will learn how to upload a ShapeFile and GeoTIFF into GeoNode, as well as how to create maps and documents.

Adding a Shapefile

• Navigate to the GeoNode main page http://localhost and log in as test_user1. On the resources page, click the Add Resource button and then click the Upload dataset link from the dropdown menu.

• On the next page, click on Select Files

• From the file browser window navigate to:

  • 1: /opt/data/sample_data/pretty_maps/data/boulder (i.e. the folder where the data is stored)

  • 2: Select all the Mainrd.* files by pressing RIGHT-SHIFT and LEFT-CLICK

  • 3: Click on the Open button

    

• If everything went well, you should be able to see the file name and file extension listed on the Upload dataset page; click on the Upload button

• The upload will start and you will be able to see a progress bar on the top of the page. Please be patient, if you have a slow machine it will require some time to finish.

• If no errors occur, the progress bar will reach 100% and the name of the new Dataset will become clickable

• Click on the dataset name or on the view button in order to be redirected to the Details Page.

• Click on the Datasets link of the Data dropdown menu to go back to the list of all the available datasets. The newly uploaded dataset will be listed and a small summary card will report the most important information about the dataset:

  • The thumbnail depicts a quick preview of the dataset

  • The small section shows the clickable name of the dataset along with an abstract, which is empty by default

  • There’s also the name of the owner/creator of the content and the publication date

  

Adding a GeoTiff

• Repeat the first two steps we have done for the Shapefile upload but now for a GeoTiff. Then click the Select Files button and navigate to the test_grid.tif from the file path /opt/data/sample_data/gisdata/data/good/raster/test_grid.tif. Select the file and click Open.

• Upload the file and wait for the progress bar to finish

• Navigate to the datasets list and select the newly created dataset

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