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Adding Scattered Data

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Last modified: Mon, 04/03/2017 - 12:50
How to add scattered data that is stored in a database or accessed via an OPeNDAP server.
  • Discrete Geometry Data served by ERDDAP 
    Starting with LAS v8.2 we have capabiliites to use LAS with trajectory data served by ERDDAP. And with later versions we have added capabilities for profile data and timeseries data. These capabiliites include fast plotting of trajectory paths colored by the data varaible, location and data plots for profiles and timeseries features and special selection widgets for picking individual features out of the data set and tools for configuring data sets in to LAS.
  • Using a database. 
    How to store data in an RDBMS (e.g. MySQL) and configure LAS to access it.
  • Using a DRDS Server 
    If you have data being served by a DRDS server these instructions will explain how you can add those data to your LAS installation.
  • Using a Dapper Server 
    How to configure data served via a Dapper Server into an LAS.
  • Configuring the 'Constraints' page behavior 
    How to modify the ui.xml file to customize the behavior of the 'Constraints' page for a particular dataset.
  • The Intermediate netCDF file format. 
    Details about the netCDF file Ferret uses to display scattered data.