Step-by-step guide to uploading existing data to your project
Once your project is up and live, you may want to add existing data to it. Here you’ll find instructions to make that happen.
SIGN UP or LOG IN to access your dashboard.
You can create an account or access your account via the eOceans mobile app (Android, iOS) or dashboard, however, you need to be on the dashboard to create or manage your account.
Select TEAMS
Once in your dashboard, navigate to the Teams tab from the menu.
Select the team you want to add it to
Select OWNED TEAMS and then select the team you are adding data to from the list.
Scroll across your Teams tabs and select MAGIC UPLOADS
Every team has a series of tabs that scroll horizontally. Scroll until you find MAGIC UPLOADS.
FORMAT, How much data, Purchase.
To upload data you’ll need to format it and tell eOceans how much data you want to upload. You should “Download Example Dataset” to see how to organise your data. If you need someone to do it for you, we offer this service as a consulting service.
Once that is ready, you need to tell eOceans how much data you are uploading and purchase the access to use Magic Uploads.
Formatting your data for upload
Your data may come in many formats, with many variables. eOceans needs to know which columns contain the variables of interest. Some variables, indicate by a * below, are required.
*Citation — this is important if you are uploading more than one dataset, so you know which dataset is being called.
Latitude and Longitude — Location coordinates. We suggest you place your sites on a mapping tool, like Google Maps, to ensure they are in the right coordinate system before uploading. If not, they need to be fixed.
Date — In YYYY/MM/DD format.
Time — Local, in 24-hour time.
Then your variables get listed, with either presence/absence or abundance (number).
IMPORTANT: The variable names need to EXACTLY match those in eOceans databases so that they can be matched properly.
i) Species: For species names, consult WoRMS — the names need to be ‘accepted’ and cannot be deprecated.
ii) Humans: Consult our humans list in the mobile app or dashboard. If your human dimension is missing, let us know.
