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== Create CartoDB map visualization based on eEcology data ==
 
== Create CartoDB map visualization based on eEcology data ==
  
1. Press `NEW MAP` button
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# Press `NEW MAP` button
2. Press `CREATE NEW MAP` button
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# Press `CREATE NEW MAP` button
3. Press `CREATE EMPTY MAP` button
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# Press `CREATE EMPTY MAP` button
4. Enter a SQL query in the SQL tab (SQL icon left side of screen)  
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# Enter a SQL query in the SQL tab (SQL icon left side of screen)  
5. Press `Apply query` button
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# Press `Apply query` button
6. Switch to `MAP VIEW` to see the map
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# Switch to `MAP VIEW` to see the map
 
 
Do not press `create dataset from query` link as this will duplicate data.
 
  
 
=== Example queries ===
 
=== Example queries ===

Revision as of 15:35, 29 July 2015

CartoDB is an open source tool that allows for the storage and visualization of geospatial data on the web. See http://www.cartodb.com

Our own CartoDB server is at http://cartodb.e-ecology.cloudlet.sara.nl . Accounts can be made on request by s.verhoeven@esciencecenter.nl after being OK-ed by Willem Bouten.

Documentation for setup of CartoDB server can be found at https://github.com/NLeSC/eEcology-CartoDB

GPS tables

The following tables are available on the CartoDB server:

  • gps.ee_species_limited
  • gps.ee_individual_limited
  • gps.ee_project_limited
  • gps.ee_tracker_limited
  • gps.ee_track_session_limited
  • gps.ee_tracking_speed_limited

The tables have the same colums as described on DB_Views_2015

Tables with a location column have been made CartoDB compliant by

  • Adding cartodb_id column, as primary key
  • Adding the_geom_webmercator column
  • Renaming the location column to the_geom column

Only data from the following projects is available on the CartoDB server:

  • lbbg_texel
  • hg_texel
  • hb_veluwe
  • ef_alegranza

The data is not synced.

Limitations

  • Disk space is limited, please do not copy data from gps.* tables to your own account
  • Some links will redirect back to http://cartodb.com
  • Whenever you see an error or have a support question please don't contact support at cartodb, but contact s.verhoeven@esciencecenter.nl
  • Geocoding (eg. converting city name to lat,lon) is not working
  • Login with Google+ does not work

Create CartoDB map visualization based on eEcology data

  1. Press `NEW MAP` button
  2. Press `CREATE NEW MAP` button
  3. Press `CREATE EMPTY MAP` button
  4. Enter a SQL query in the SQL tab (SQL icon left side of screen)
  5. Press `Apply query` button
  6. Switch to `MAP VIEW` to see the map

Example queries

A time window of a single tracker SELECT * FROM gps.ee_tracking_speed_limited WHERE device_info_serial = 355 AND date_time BETWEEN '2011-05-26' AND '2011-05-26'