Quickstart Guide

Welcome to GOAT! This quickstart guide will help you get up and running with GOAT in no time. Follow these simple steps to explore the workspace, and create your first analysis and interactive map.

Create a new project

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After signing in, you will land on the Workspace page. Click on the + button to create a new project.

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Choose a Folder location, fill the project name field and description, and click on the Create button.

Add data to your project

You've landed in the map view of your new project. Now it's time to add some data.

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Click on + Add Layer on the bottom left of the left panel.

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Select if you like to integrate a dataset from your data explorer, upload a new dataset, browse the catalog explorer or add a dataset via an external link.

Dataset Explorer

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Select the file you want to import.

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Click on + Add Layer.

Dataset Upload

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Select the file you want to import.

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Define the name of the dataset, description, and click on Upload.

Catalog Explorer

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Browse GOAT Dataset Catalog.

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Select the Dataset you want to import and click on + Add Layer.

Dataset External

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Insert your external URL and follow the steps depending on the type of dataset you would like to add.

WFS

When you would like to add a WFS layer you need to have a "GetCapabilities" link.

In the next step you can choose which layer you would like to add to your dataset. You can only choose one layer at a time.

WMS

When you would like to add a WMS layer you need to have a "GetCapabilities" link.

Here you have the option to select multiple layers, but when added to GOAT it will be merged onto one layer.

WMTS

You can add a WMTS to your dataset via a direct URL or "GetCapabilities" link. You can only choose one layer at a time if your URL contains more than one layer.

The projection needs to be WEB Mercator (EPSG:3857) and GoogleMaps compatible. Because they have different zoom levels, the dataset would not show up in the list of available layers if it doesn't meet both requirements.

Explore the analysis tools

Depending on the layers you have added, you can run different analysis from the toolbox.

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Click on the Toolbox button on the right panel.

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Select the analysis tool you want to use. You can choose between our Accessibility indicators, Data management, Geoanalysis, or Geoprocessing tools, and complete the settings.

Style your map

Once you have added the layers to your map and computed the analysis, you can customize their appearance to enhance visualization.

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Click on Layer design , open the Style menu, select the color you want or if you want to style by attribute, click on options , and set the field you want on the Color based on menu.

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You can continue setting the Style by choosing the color palette, the Stroke Color, or choosing a Custom Marker if you are working with a point layer.

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Then you can turn on the Labels if you want, edit your Popups and Legend.

Ready to share your work

Now that you have created your first project in GOAT, it's time to share it with others. You can easily share your project by generating a shareable link or inviting collaborators to work on the project with you.

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Click on Share in the upper-right corner of the map.

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Go to the Public toggle and click on Publish to make your map public.

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Now you can click on Copy URL and share the direct link so others can open the map in their browser. Or click on Copy iframe Code and embed the map in websites or tools that support HTML and iframes.