The Data Sources tab allows users to upload data files or to identify the location of a data servicefrom multiple sources and/or add data services links.
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 Drag and drop them from your computer into the box below
or you can click on My Device and browse your computer to find the files
Link. Links: Click on Link, than paste a url to import a filethe Link and enter the URL of where the data is located.
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ASDS see ASDC see Uploading data file from ASDC
Once your files have finished uploading, they will be listed, all uploaded files need title.
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Click on ‘A title is required’ and fill in enter the title in the pop-up window.
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Click , and click the [Save] button.
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The entered title will appear
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on the file list table.
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The title will appear on the metadata record. It should allow identifying the content of the file. If your file had already been labelled in a way that allows clear identification (as in the example above) the title can be the same as the file name. To Hence, the title should be relevant and self-explanatory to the data it represents.
User can change their mind and delete a file from the list , click by clicking the [x] on the right-hand side.
Thumbnail
The thumbnail allows you to upload a small image . To upload a thumbnailthat represents the dataset. This is more relevant to the raster datasets:
Drag an image of not more than 3 Mb into the area specified for thumbnails.
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 servicewebsite, web services and data servers like THREDDS. This option can be used if:
One or more of your files are > 100 Mb. In this case, please follow these instructions.Users are hosting data on standard web services and data servers, including WMS, WFS, WCS, THREDDS and even restful web service
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 | |
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Title | Input a title for the datasetMandatory. The Title is a required field if a Data Service is included. | ||
Protocol | Select the protocol from the listMandatory. | ||
URL Address | Type or paste copy the URL to access the where data is hosted. | Mandatory. | |
Layer Name | Input If the name if the data is provided via a web coverage service (WCS) or web map service (WMS) .Mandatory for WCS or WMS service typesspecify the layer. | ||
Distributor’s Organisation | By default, it is set to TERN. This value can be changed by selecting an input from the selection listNot a mandatory fieldIf TERN does not host the data, please enter organisation where data is hosted from the selected list. | ||
Data file format | This field allow users to specify the file format for the data, e.g. CSV, NetCDF etc. | ||
Data file format date/version | This field allow users 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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