CartoDB

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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 https://services.e-ecology.sara.nl/wiki/index.php/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

  • 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