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How to import CSV/TSV landmarks?
To import landmarks from CSV/TSV files:
- Click on the
“Landmarks”
menu button ; - Click on
“Explore landmarks”
to open the landmarks explorer; - Using the landmarks explorer, location the file to import, and click on it .
In the import settings dialog:
- If needed, choose the type of landmark to create from the imported points, the column separator character, the file characters set and the format of coordinates ;
- Un-check the
“Headers in first row”
check-box if the first line of the file is not used to store headers; - For each columns of the file to import, click on its assignment button and choose a corresponding type ;
- After choosing at least a
“Coordinates”
column or a“Latitude”
and a“Longitude”
column, click on the“Ok”
button to import the file.
Some of the columns may already be assigned since the application tries to detect the file content based on headers.
A new landmarks will be created from the imported points and saved in the same folder. To display it:
- Click on it to open it ;
- Click on the
“Display”
button to display it on the map.