# Publishing Vector Time Series

## Publish Temporal Shapefile through GeoNode

- From the folder `/opt/data/sample_data/gisdata/data/good/time` upload the file `boxes_with_date`

    ![image](./img/time_series_1.png)

- The upload will start but will not complete and will ask the user for further input

    ![image](./img/time_series_2.png)

- Click on the `Complete the upload` button, you will be redirected to a summary page with the list of the available temporal dimensions

    ![image](./img/time_series_3.png)

- Enable the time check, select the `date field`, and click on `next`. It will take some time to finalize the upload. When finished, you will be redirected to the details page

    ![image](./img/time_series_4.png)

- Click on `Edit > Edit Metadata` and switch to the `Settings` tab. You'll notice that the `Has Time` checkbox has been enabled

    ![image](./img/time_series_5.png)
    
    _When the `Has Time` checkbox is enabled, GeoNode asks the OWS Service for the time dimension values_

- Notice that the `time slider` has been enabled on the map.


## Publish Temporal Dataset through GeoServer

- Let's prepare the dataset first. We will restore some DB tables and create the dataset on GeoServer
- Open a terminal window and execute the following commands

    ```shell
    cd /opt/data/sample_data/user_data/storm_track_sql
    createdb -U postgres -O geonode storm_track_sql
    psql -U postgres storm_track_sql -c "CREATE EXTENSION postgis;"
    psql -U postgres storm_track_sql < storm_track_sql.db
    psql -U postgres storm_track_sql -c "GRANT SELECT ON TABLE storm_obs TO geonode;"
    ```

    _This will create a new DB and restore a table of the historical storms from an existing dump._

- We need to create the dataset on GeoServer first. As an `admin` navigate to the GeoServer admin GUI, click on `Data > Stores`, and then `Postgis Data Store`

    ![image](img/137323137-126eb0b1-a985-483d-a01d-f35cfdb1f9fd.png)

- Provide the connection parameters to the new DB

    * **Name**: `storm_track`
    * **Description**: `storm_track`
    * **Database**: `storm_track_sql`
    * **Username**: `geonode`
    * **Password**: `geonode`

    Click the `Save` button.

    ![image](img/137323459-03c47e54-d450-43dc-b37a-4867e1535e2f.png)

- Click on `Publish` in the next window

    ![image](img/137323771-f7329f48-736e-4e96-ab2c-4f109c54cfda.png)

- Compute the `Data Bounds`

    ![image](img/137323865-a3da7ca2-a8ed-40b1-acfb-6b0f0fa44ce8.png)

- Click on the `Dimensions` tab and enable the `Time Dimension` as shown here below

    ![image](img/137324106-fd08bd3b-6b04-4ae7-bba6-4734e2c961fc.png)

- The dataset is ready and published on GeoServer. Now we need to import it on GeoNode
- Navigate to the terminal window, enable the `geonode` virtual environment, and navigate to the folder `/opt/geonode`. Execute the `updatelayers` management command as follows

    ```shell
    workon geonode
    cd /opt/geonode
    ./manage_local.sh updatelayers --skip-geonode-registered  -w geonode -f storm_obs
    ```

- The new dataset will be created on GeoNode, it will show only a single point without the `time slider`

    ![image](./img/time_series_6.png)

- Edit the metadata and enable the `Has Time` checkbox

    ![image](./img/time_series_7.png)

- Save it and go back to the details page

    ![image](./img/time_series_8.png)

- Upload the `storm_obs.sld` style file from the folder `/opt/data/sample_data/pretty_maps/styles`

    ![image](./img/upload_style_1.png)
    ![image](./img/upload_style_2.png)

    ![image](./img/time_series_9.png)

- Go to the dataset details page, expand the `time slider`, and try to move through the valid temporal instants and intervals

    ![image](./img/time_series_10.png)

    ![image](img/137325479-300f0c23-3263-4bc4-ad46-4604e400ef51.png)

    ![image](img/137325517-5257f7b6-537c-4441-bb7b-58c8334a9de6.png)


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