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Quickstart Guide

Welcome to GOAT! This quickstart guide will help you get up and running in no time. Follow these steps to explore the workspace, run your first analysis, build a dashboard, and share your work.

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.
Workspace at GOAT

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 + Add Layer on the left panel. You can add data from your personal datasets, upload a file, browse the catalog, or connect an external URL (WMS, WMTS, WFS, XYZ). For full details on each option, see Layers.

Explore the analysis tools​

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

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Locate and click on the Toolbox button, which appears as a tools icon on the right side of the left 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. For more detail, see Toolbox.

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 any layer from your project, and the editing layer panel will appear on the right with the Style tab selected. Go to the Style section and select the color you want. If you want to style by attribute, click on options Options Icon and set the field you want in 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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Turn on Labels, edit your Popups, and customize the Legend. For more detail, see Layer Styling.

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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Click Copy URL to share a direct link, or Copy iframe Code to embed the map in a website. For more detail, see Projects.