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Introduction

This section describes the management of file-based data sources, as opposed to GIS data that originates from databases. Geocap supports mostly the same formats as the GDAL community library.

 

Shapefiles, CSV, GeoTIFF are examples of common geospatial file formats.

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Importing a geospatial file

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  1. In the project toolbar, click the leftmost Add button and click Data Source
  2. Choose a connection name or click '+' to add a new one. This is optional, but makes it easy to find the connection parameters (the filename) next time.
  3. In the Datasource field select Geospatial File
  4. As Datatype select Vector Data or Raster, depending on the data type. Typical vector based file formats include ESRI shapefiles Esri Shapefiles or CSV. 
  5. Select the file.
  6. Click Connect

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