Creating an Address or Coordinate Layer

Adding Fields

Creating an Address or Coordinate layer involves deciding which fields in your csv file that you want to load into LandVision™. You then identify those fields by their field names in the Create Layer window. The examples to the right show the field names in a csv file which have been added to the Create Layer window.

Here are some guidelines for adding fields:

• You don’t have to load all the fields in your csv file for a successful Data Load. Don’t add fields to the Create Layer window that you don’t want to be part of your layer.

• You can add fields in any order in the Create Layer window. The order doesn’t have to match the order in your csv file.

  Here’s how to create an Address or Coordinate Layer:

  1. Click the More Layers button at the bottom of the Legend. The Browse Layers window appears.

  2. Select a folder from the Folder drop-down list in which to save your data set.

     Note: To create a new folder for your data set, select New. The Create Folder window appears. Enter the name of your new folder and click OK. Your new folder appears in the Folder drop-down list.

  3. Click the Create Layer button. The Create Layer window appears.

     Note: If you don’t have permission to use your selected folder, the Create Layer button is grayed out. Select another folder to save your data set.

  4. In the Create Layer window:

     a. Folder Name: Automatically filled in with your selected folder name.

     Note: The folder name starts with your LandVision™ Account name.

     Layer Name: Enter the name of your layer. You can use spaces and mixed cases. Do not use special characters.

     Geometry Type: Select Point from the drop-down list. Address and Coordinate layers are Point layers.

  5. Click the Add Field button for every field in your csv file that you want to load into LandVision™ (See Adding Fields above for more information).

  6. Perform the following for each field:

     a. Name: Enter an exact field name from your csv file.

     b. Displayed Name (optional): If the meaning of the field name is not easy to understand, enter an alternate field name.

     c. Type: Select the data type from the drop-down list.

     • Text: All text fields including addresses with numbers.

       Tip: If you don’t know the data type for a field, select Text.

     • Integer: Whole numbers

       Tip: The integer type has a length limit of 9 digits. If your number field contains data with more than 9 digits, select text for Type.

     • Decimal: Integers with decimals. You must select this data type for latitude and longitude fields.

     • True / False: A conditional filter for certain data types

     • Xml: Not applicable

  7. Click the Create Button. Your layer name appears in the Available list of the Browse Layers window.