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If you have a large dataset or a lot of files, please refer to How do I upload very large datasets or a large numer of files?

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File formats

For a list of recommended file formats see https://ternaus.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TERNSup/pages/edit-v2/2351235109

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  • Files that are on your computer:

    • drag and drop them from your computer into the box below

    • or you can click My Device and browse your computer to find the files

  • Link. Click on Link, than paste a url to import a file.

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Once your files have finished uploading, they will be listed here

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Click on ‘A title is required’ and fill in the title in the pop up window.

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The thumbnail allows you to upload a small image. This is relevant to raster data. To upload a thumbnail:

  1. Drag an image of not more than 3 Mb into the area specified for thumbnails.

  2. Provide a Title for the thumbnail.

Data services

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Data services include files hosted on a web site, a THREDDS Server or delivered via a web service. This option can be used if:

  • One or more of your files are > 100 MbYou need to upload a very large dataset or a large number of files and the drag and drop option above is not suitable. In this case, please follow these instructions.

  • The record refers to an ongoing dataset already hosted by a Data Service.

To add a Data Service, click the [Add] button and complete the following fields in the pop-up window:

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Field Label

Steps

Notes

Title

Input a title for the dataset

Mandatory. The Title is a required field if a Data Service is included.

Protocol

Select the protocol from the list

Mandatory.

URL Address

Type or paste the URL to access the data.

Mandatory.

Layer Name

Input If the name if the data is provided via a web coverage service (WCS) or web map service (WMS) specify the layer.

Mandatory for WCS or WMS service types.

Distributor’s Organisation

By default it is set to TERN. This If the data are not hosted by TERN, this value can be changed by selecting an input from the selection list.

Not a mandatory field

Data file format

This field allows to specify the file format for the data, e.g. CSV, NetCDF etc.

Data file format date/version

This field allows to specify the date or version of the file format.

Click [Save] to store the input, or [Cancel] to ignore the input. The Add Data services window closes.

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