POM : Point Occurences on a Map

overview

The POM Tool is developed as an easy interface for scientists to map their data points, and get the result back as an image file ready for publication.

Some tips first ...

*/ The demo lets you upload a file from your local machine.
Accepted filetypes are :

KML waypoints (Google Earth)
GML (Geographical Markup Language)
CSV (for formatting see bottom of page)
GPX (GPS device offload)

*/ You can try one of the example input files provided further on this page. Play around with it and see what that gives.

*/ For creating your own CSV input file, see the formatting tips at the bottom of this page (or download the CSV example input file and have a look).

DEMO

Some example input files

Need some ideas for possible input files ? Here are some examples to get you going :

A completely fictitious KML route through France
A (part of an) RMCA dataset served through our GNOSIS WMS portal (http://www.gnosis.be), downloaded as GML.
A CSV file with (part of) a GPS-logged walk near Leuven, Belgium.
Another part of the same walk, as downloaded from the GPS device in the GPX format

CSV formatting tips :

CSV files should be formatted as follows :

use comma's as delimiter
use UTF-8 encoding
place text in double quotes
use no data header line (no column titles)
4 fields on each line :

1/ an id field (text and/or numbers)
2/ a name field (text)
3/ decimal latitude, negative values for south
4/ decimal longitude, negative values for west

download the CSV example input file and have a look at it.