Tutorial 2: Working with Data
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4.
To download your search results, the selected dataset(s) must be added into the
Data Layers
window. To add datasets to the
Data Layers
window, select
(highlight) a dataset from the "Servers" tree view (or select multiple datasets from
the "Servers" list view), right-click and from the popup menu, select
Add to Data
Layers
and the selected data will be added to the
Data Layers
window (Note that
you can also use Drag-n-Drop to move the "Search" result datasets to the "Data
Layers" window).
In the
Data Layers
window, select (highlight) the datasets to download. Then, on
the
Tools
menu, select "Download Layers" and all selected data layers will begin
the download process.
5.
Once the download is initiated, the
Download Settings
dialog will be displayed.
Use this tabbed dialog to set the "General" and "Individual" properties of the
downloaded dataset(s). Click the
[Download]
button to complete the process and
download the selected data to your current project directory.
For more detailed information on the Dapple dialog, select
Help
on the main
Dapple
menu bar.
Find DAP Data
Use the
Get DAP Data
dialog to search for data on one or more DAP data servers. This
tool includes a set of menus, an interactive DAP browser window that displays the
browser map of the active server, an ‘Area of Interest’ window that enables you to define
your view area, and three tabbed dialog tools that control your data retrieval.
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When data is downloaded from the DAP server, it will be windowed, resampled and
reprojected to match the current client context within the limitations of the type of data
you are dealing with.
Note that, you should have a map open and selected (with projection assigned to it) in
your current project.
1.
On the
DAP
menu, select
Find Data
. The
Authorize Internet Communication
dialog is displayed. Note: If your
Internet Trust Configuration
is set to "Trusted"
this dialog will not appear.
2.
Click the
[Authorize]
button. The system will query the DAP server to determine
what data the DAP server has that matches the data view of your current map.
When a match has been made the
Get DAP Data
dialog will be displayed.
