Hi Dennis Just checking in to see whether Jamie's post above has identified a problem with our attempted approach at importing data into Arches?
Best wishes Andrew On Friday, May 19, 2017 at 11:15:05 AM UTC+1, Jamie wrote: > > Hi Dennis, > > Thank you for your help, you were correct in that we were confusing the > two. What we're really trying to accomplish is the second one you mentioned > above, defining "overlays". > > Would I be correct in believing that the commands below performed in the > Developer Installation are doing just this? > > python manage.py packages -o add_tileserver_layer -m > arches/tileserver/world.xml -n world_basemap -b > python manage.py packages -o add_tileserver_layer -m > arches/tileserver/hillshade.xml -n hillshade > > > If so, is this possible to do on a Windows 64-bit machine due to the > incompatibility of Mapnik? (As things currently stand neither of the above > commands display anything for us) > > Apologies if I'm missing something obvious here, version 4 is my first > experience working with Arches so it's not at all unlikely that the problem > is on my end. > > Best wishes, > > Jamie > > On Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 6:02:09 PM UTC+1, Dennis Wuthrich wrote: >> >> Andrew/Jaime, >> >> It looks like you are conflating 2 different things in Arches. >> >> Importing a shapefile means loading the geospatial data in the shapefile >> into the Arches database. You do this by configuring the mapping file >> associated with the resource model(s) that you want to populate. >> >> Arches also supports a separate capability: creating mapping services >> that can define "overlays" that users can add to maps (e.g.: the search map >> or data entry forms that include maps). In this case, you don't import the >> shapefile; instead you configure a mapping service that references your >> shapefile. If you're familiar with geospatial web services, Arches >> implements a mapping server (Tilestache) to create vector and raster map >> services. We implement this so that you can overlay geodata (say from your >> corporate GIS or other sources) on top of Arches' resources. >> >> Based on your question, I'm not sure if you're trying to import data or >> configure a map service. Arches supports either possibility. Note that if >> you import data from the shapefile into an Arches resource model, Arches >> will automatically create the map service for you. >> >> Hope this points you in the right direction. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Dennis >> >> On Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 9:45:02 AM UTC-7, [email protected] >> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Dennis >>> >>> Thanks very much again for the response. >>> >>> As a follow on question: when the .shp file has been converted to .csv, >>> is the import carried out from the same admin panel that you navigate from >>> to create new users? (i.e. an entry is created in "Map layers", "Map >>> sources" and "Tileserver layers" respectively). >>> >>> Best wishes >>> >>> Andrew/Jamie >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 7:30:27 PM UTC+1, Dennis Wuthrich wrote: >>>> >>>> Andrew and Jaime, >>>> >>>> 1) The Profile Manager in the Admin panel doesn't link to anything at >>>> the minute - is this intentional or a bug in our install? >>>> The Profile Manager isn't functional yet (it's intended to support the >>>> mobile data collection app that we're working on). >>>> >>>> 2) If it is intentional, and it's not ready for use yet, can a new user >>>> (and their respective permissions) be created some other way in the >>>> meantime? >>>> Yes, you can manage users and permissions as follows: go to >>>> http://localhost:8000/admin/ (of course, your domain may not be >>>> "localhost", use the domain name or IP address of your server). You'll >>>> find user and group management tools here. >>>> >>>> 3) Does V4 support import of shapefiles in the same manner as V3? >>>> V4 treats shapefiles as csv files. If you want to import a shapefile >>>> into v4, first save it as a csv with the geometry field saved as WKT (well >>>> known text) with an SRID of 4326. QGIS makes this very easy (simply >>>> right-click on your shapefile in QGIS's layers panel the click on "Save >>>> As..." your shapefile as .csv). Then load as any other csv. >>>> >>>> >>>> Hope this helps, >>>> >>>> Dennis >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 9:23:55 AM UTC-7, [email protected] >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Dennis >>>>> >>>>> A few more technical questions that I hope someone can help us with. >>>>> >>>>> 1) The Profile Manager in the Admin panel doesn't link to anything at >>>>> the minute - is this intentional or a bug in our install? >>>>> 2) If it is intentional, and it's not ready for use yet, can a new >>>>> user (and their respective permissions) be created some other way in the >>>>> meantime? >>>>> 3) Does V4 support import of shapefiles in the same manner as V3? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks very much for your help. >>>>> >>>>> Best wishes >>>>> >>>>> Andrew (and Jamie) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 5:39:23 PM UTC+1, [email protected] >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Dennis >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks very much for your reply. We'll have a closer look and will >>>>>> get back with any technical questions. >>>>>> >>>>>> Best wishes >>>>>> >>>>>> Andrew >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 8:32:00 PM UTC+1, Dennis Wuthrich wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Andrew and Jamie, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Nice to hear that you found the Liverpool Arches Workshop useful. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You asked several specific questions about extending v4: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 1) Is it possible to create plugins/widgets/add-ons that can be >>>>>>> applied to the basemap in Arches? - for example, is there a menu within >>>>>>> Arches or would this have to be created externally? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Answer: Yes, you can create or extend widgets in v4. In particular, >>>>>>> you could support the ability to drag pins from a menu onto a map and >>>>>>> save >>>>>>> the location of the pins back to the Arches database. The specific >>>>>>> technical steps are pretty straightforward. To start, I suggest that >>>>>>> you >>>>>>> take a look at the existing map widget to see how the it manages data >>>>>>> creation/saving/indexing. This may be enough for you to see how to >>>>>>> extend >>>>>>> the widget. At a minimum, you'll be in a position to ask specific >>>>>>> technical questions. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dennis >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 7:39:16 AM UTC-7, [email protected] >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks very much to the GCI and John Moores University for >>>>>>>> organising the Arches workshop last week in Liverpool, which I found >>>>>>>> very >>>>>>>> useful and informative. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I briefly discussed the project that I'm currently working on at >>>>>>>> Maynooth University, Ireland (REINVENT Project), and am hoping to >>>>>>>> undertake >>>>>>>> several heritage-related Public Participation GIS exercises on a >>>>>>>> cross-border basis at different spatial scales (landscape, area, >>>>>>>> individual >>>>>>>> building/monument), possibly adopting Arches v4 as an existing, free >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> open source heritage inventorying platform. However, to make this >>>>>>>> happen, >>>>>>>> I've a number of initial queries on which I'd welcome some technical >>>>>>>> advice: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 1) Is it possible to create plugins/widgets/add-ons that can be >>>>>>>> applied to the basemap in Arches? - for example, is there a menu >>>>>>>> within >>>>>>>> Arches or would this have to be created externally? >>>>>>>> 2) If so, can new toolbars be added and pins dragged and dropped >>>>>>>> from these to the mapping interface? >>>>>>>> 3) Can the coordinates of the placed dropped pins be recorded and >>>>>>>> sent to a database? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks very much for any advice you can provide. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Best wishes >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Andrew McClelland and Jamie Raleigh >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- -- To post, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]. 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