The Data Sources tab consists of two sections allows users to upload small data files or to identify the location of a data service.
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from 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/
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Instructions
Complete ONE of the following sections in the Data sources tab:
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Section label
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Go to
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Notes
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Upload Data - Drop file here or click to upload
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go to How to upload data files below.
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Upload files <= 100 MB via this function.
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Upload Thumbnail - Drop file here or click to upload
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go to How to upload a thumbnail below.
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Data Services
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go to How to specify data services below.
How to upload data files
Complete the following steps:
Drag a file icon from your computer onto the upload section of the page and release the mouse
The file will be uploaded
Fill in a Title for each item that is uploaded
Repeat from step 1 above for each file you have to upload.
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Drop, browse or upload files
You can upload files directly in the following ways:
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Files that are on your computer:
Drag and drop them from your computer into the box
or you can click on My Device and browse your computer to find the files
Links: Click on the Link and enter the URL of where the data is located.
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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 enter the title in the pop-up window, and click the [Save] button.
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The entered title will appear on the file list table.
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The title will appear on the metadata record. 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 by clicking the [x] on the right-hand side.
Thumbnail
The thumbnail allows you to upload a small image that represents the dataset. This is more relevant to the raster datasets:
Drag an image of not more than
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3 Mb into the area specified for thumbnails.
Provide a Title for the thumbnail.
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Data services
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Data services include files hosted on a
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Click [ Add ] button under Distributions label and the Add Data services form will be opened, website, web services and data servers like THREDDS. This option can be used if:
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 serviceMandatory. The Title is a required field if a Data Service is included.dataset | ||
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 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.
Click the [Save] button to store the changes to the record (top right above the tabs).
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