📄️ Dataset Types
Users can access datasets in the Catalog Explorer and through the Dataset Explorer. The datasets found in the Catalog are provided and maintained by Plan4Better. If you add an external dataset via URL, upload a dataset from your local computer or create a layer in GOAT, they will be visible in the Dataset Explorer.
📄️ Inbuilt Datasets
Data as an important basis for analyses
📄️ Attribute Types
GOAT handles a wide range of geometry types for spatial data. This capability is achieved by using a PostgreSQL database enhanced with the PostGIS extension. GOAT stores all geometries in the PostGIS geometry type (PostGIS geometry type is a way to store and work with various shapes and locations on a map within a PostgreSQL database. It allows you to keep details about points (such as landmarks), lines (such as roads), and areas (such as districts) directly in your database) within the EPSG:4326 coordinate reference system. However, for operations involving length or area measurements, the PostGIS geography type is used. This type allows calculations in meters and offers higher accuracy.