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Exporting data & sharing externally

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This section covers the available options and formats for exporting data from Observations mode in Mapeo Desktop.

  • : if you want to download or print a PDF report with the observations collected.

  • : if you want to continue working on your data in another mapping software (such as QGIS, ArcGIS, and others)

  • : if you want to view and manage your data using a spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, or other data analysis tools.

  • : if you want to publish an interactive online map with the observation data.

Save as PDF report

In Mapeo Desktop you can view your data as a report. Each page of the report contains the details of one observation. From the Report view, you can:

  • Edit the details of the observation on the current report page by clicking on EDIT in the grey panel above the report.

  • Control which observations are included in the report using the Filters panel. For more on filtering, see .

  • Decide which detail fields you want to show or hide. To do so, click on the Hide Fields button in the grey panel above the report and toggle on off/on the fields that you want to hide/show. Click on SHOW ALL to show all fields and click on HIDE ALL to hide them all.

To export your observation data as .GeoJSON:

  1. Select Export observations...

3. In the Export Observations pop-up window:

  • For the Data format field, select GeoJSON.

  • In the Only filtered data or all data? field, choose if you want the exported file to contain only filtered data or all data.

  • In the Also export photos? field, choose between including no photos, full-size photos, or preview-size photos in the exported file.

4. Click on SAVE.

5. In the pop-up window, give a name to the .GeoJSON file and choose where to save it. Once you are done, click on Save.

You can now load and use this file in mapping software.

To export your observation data as .csv:

  1. Select Export observations...

3. In the Export Observations pop-up window:

  • For the Data format field, select CSV.

  • In the Only filtered data or all data? field, choose if you want the exported file to contain only filtered data or all data.

  • In the Also export photos? field, choose between including no photos, full-size photos, or preview-size photos in the exported file.

4. Click on SAVE.

5. In the pop-up window, give a name to the .csv file and choose where to save it. Once you are done, click on Save.

You can now load and use this file in other software.

This is a useful export option if you want to publish an interactive online map with the observation data. To export observation data to a Web Map:

Create a Mapeo Web Package file

  1. Select Export Webmap...

  2. In the pop-up window, give a title and a description to the map and click on SAVE.

4. In the pop-up window, give a name to the Mapeo Web Package (.mapeomap) file and choose where to save it. Once you are done, click on SAVE.

Publish your map online

  1. Click on + ADD MAP.

3. In the pop-up window, navigate in your computer's file system to locate the Mapeo Web Package (.mapeomap) file. Select it and click on Open. Wait until the uploading process is complete.

5. Copy the URL link of the online map to share it with other people

You can also:

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To save the report as a PDF, click on Save PDF in the grey panel above the report. In the pop-up window, give a name to the PDF file and choose where to save it. Once you are done, click on Save. To view, share or print the report, locate the saved file on your computer and click on it to open it.

Export as GeoJSON

This is a useful export option if you want to continue working on your data in another mapping software (such as QGIS, ArcGIS, or others).

In the Observations mode of Mapeo Desktop, click on Export options in the Toolbar on the top right of the Mapeo Desktop window.

Export as CSV

This is a useful export option if you want to view and manage your data using a spreadsheet and doing graphs and statistic analysis in software such as Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, and others.

In the Observations mode of Mapeo Desktop, click on theExport Observation Data menu at the top right corner of the screen.

Export as Web Map

In the Observations mode of Mapeo Desktop, on the toolbar, click on Export options.

Go to the website and sign in or sign up. It's free and you only need an e-mail account and a password.

4. Click on Publish link to Map to open the website with your published map!

Click on Edit map details to edit the title, description, terms & limitations, and style of the background map.

Click on Menu to delete the map.

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Save as PDF report
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