Getting Started

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Getting Started

Vista is a tool designed for geospatial data visualisation and analysis. This guide will help you get started creating visualisations.

1. Data Portal

You can manage your data from the datasets page. This allows creating folders, uploading data and deleting data.

2. Create a Session

To create a working session, select one or more datasets, click the "Actions" button in the top right and then "Open in Vista".

3. Add Filters

Add filters to your map to limit the data that is displayed. Filters must be based on the columns in your dataset. To create a new filter, click + Filter next to your dataset in the datasets tab. Filters can be added for numerical or text columns.

4. Layers

Layers can be added by clicking + Layer. A number of layer types can be selected, including GeoJSON, Difference, Pie Chart and Filter.

Layer symbology can be edited within each layer dropdown. Customisations include stroke and fill colours, stroke widths, stroke offset, labelling and more.

5. Map Settings

Tooltips for each layer can be set in the map settings.

Global attributes can be toggled on or off. Turning on global attributes ensures the same data range is used for applying colour scales and widths across all datasets.

6. Map Style

A range of base map styles are available for selection.

7. Saving a Session

Working sessions can be saved by clicking the save session button in the top right of the side panel.

Sessions can be managed through the sessions page in the portal.

Session details such as the name, a unique id, creation time and the data files used are listed.

A shared map can be generated by turning on the shared map toggle. A title and description can be added, as well as an optional password. Sessions can be edited and worked on without impacting the shared map. The shared map can be manually synced with the session by clicking the sync button (next to the shared map toggle). The timestamp of the last sync is shown.