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Add Local Data with My Layers

You can add local data to the Map Viewer if the data is in one of the following formats:

•CSV (with latitude and longitude coordinates or a valid address location)

•GeojSON

•KML

•zipped Shapefile.

NOTE: KMZ files are not supported. A KMZ file consists of one or more KML files and optionally other support files packaged into one file. There are online resources that can expand KMZ files into its network of files exposing the KML files, which can then be loaded into AIMS.

There are three ways to add data:

•Add local data layers to the Map Viewer

•Add CSV point data with latitude and longitude coordinates

•Add CSV point data with an address field

BEFORE YOU BEGIN: If the layer you want to add contains CSV point data, you must identify the column(s) in the data file that contain ONE of the following:

•Latitude and longitude data. In this example, Long is the name of the longitude column and Lat is the name of the latitude column.

-OR-

•Address data. In this example, STREET is the name of the address column.

A. Add Local Data Layers to the Map Viewer

You can now start the process of adding the layer by following the numbered instructions under each illustration.

	Layers Tab
	Select the Layers tab (if it's not already selected).

	Add Layers
	Click the + icon next to My Layers to display the Add Layers dialog box.

	Layer Name
	From the Add Layers dialog, enter a name for the layer.

Select the Layer

The Add Layers dialog box accepts four types of data: CSV files, GeoJSON files, KML files, and zipped shapefiles. Select the layer you want to add. There are two ways to do so:

•Drag and drop one of these file types on to the dialog box to add the data to the map.

-OR-

•Click the Choose File button to display a native file browser; then navigate to the location of the file and click Open.

	Add Layers
	If the file you selected does NOT contain point data, click Add Layer(s) and the new layer is added to the My Layers group in the left-hand panel.

B. Add CSV Point Data with Latitude and Longitude Coordinates

If the file you selected DOES contain point data identified by longitude and latitude, you must specify additional information in the Add Layers dialog. Otherwise, continue with step C.

	Geospatial Data Type (Lat/Long)
	Select Lat/Long as the appropriate geospatial data type.

	Latitude Column
	Type the name of the column in the CSV file that contains latitude data.NOTE: Make sure you examined the file earlier so you know the name of the column.

	Longitude Column
	Enter the name of the column in the CSV file that contains longitude data.NOTE: Make sure you examined the file earlier so you know the name of the column.

	Read File
	Click Read File and the application tells you how many features were found.

	Add Layers
	Finally, click Add Layer(s) to add the layer to the map. The new layer is added to the My Layers group in the left-hand panel.

C. Add CSV Point Data with an Address Field

If the layer you selected DOES contain point data identified by address, you must specify additional information in the Add Layers dialog.

	Geospatial Data Type (Address)
	Select Address as the appropriate geospatial data type.

	Address Column
	Enter the name of the column in the CSV file that contains address data.NOTE: Make sure you examined the file earlier so you know the name of the column.

	Read File
	Click Read File and the application tells you how many features were found.

Add Layers

Finally, click Add Layer(s) to add the layer to the map. The new layer is added to the My Layers group in the left-hand panel.

NOTE: The Geocoder used for this operation is the CoC Composite Address Search locator.