Shared How to complete Data sources

The Data Sources tab consists of two sections to upload small data files or to identify the location of a data service.

Instructions

Complete ONE of the following sections in the Data sources tab:

Section label	Go to	Notes
Upload Data - Drop file here or click to upload	go to How to upload data files below.	Upload files <= 100 MB via this function.
Upload Thumbnail - Drop file here or click to upload	go to How to upload a thumbnail below.
Data Services	go to How to specify data services below.

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.

Drag an image of not more than 1000 by 1000 pixels into the area specified for thumbnails
Provide a Title for the thumbnail

Data services include files hosted on a web site, a THREDDS Server or delivered via a web service.

Click [ Add ] button under Distributions label and the Add Data services form will be opened, and complete the following fields:

Field Label	Steps	Notes
Title	Input a title for the service	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 the name if the data is provided via a web coverage service (WCS) or web map service (WMS).	Mandatory for WCS or WMS service types.
Distributor’s Organisation	By default it is set to TERN. This value can changed by selecting an input from the selection list	Not a mandatory field

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).