Loading Address and Coordinate Data

Alert: Before you can load your Address or Coordinate data set (csv file), you must create a layer in LandVision™. Click here for instructions.

Note: You do not have to create a layer before loading Contact and Shapefile data sets.

Loading an Address or Coordinate Data Set

Data Loader is part of the Browse Layers window. To open the window, click the More Layers buttonat the bottom of the Legend, as shown to the right.

  1. After you’ve created a layer, perform the following in the Browse Layers window:

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

    b. Click Load Data at the bottom of the window.

    c. Click Address Loader or Coordinate Loader from the menu, depending on the type of data set that you are uploading. The Address or Coordinate Loader window appears.

  2. In the Address or Coordinate Loader window:

    a. Layer Name: Select the name of the layer that you created for your Address or Coordinate data set.

    b. Foreign Key: This option only applies when you reload a data set. (See Appending Data to an Existing Address or Coordinate Layer below.)

    c. CSV File: Click the Browse button to select the csv file containing your Address or Coordinate data set.

    d. Click the Upload button to load your data set into LandVision™.

    • The Notification Area in the top right corner of LandVision™ confirms the success of your data load. Click the Notification icon for information about the upload.

    • The Available list on the left of the Browse Layers window displays your new layer.

      Tip: If your new layer is not in the Available list, select another folder from the Folder drop-down menu. Then re-select your original folder.

Note: You can append data to Address or Coordinate data sets you’ve loaded into LandVision™. (See Appending Data to an Existing Address or Coordinate Layer below.)