Displaying Files from a URL
This section describes how to make a display using files located at a specific
URL.
Image 1: Satellite Display in the Main Display Window
The set of steps include:
In the Data Explorer window, select the Data Sources tab. On the left side of this tab, select the General->URLs from the list of available choosers. For more information about this chooser,
see Choosing a URL.
Image 2: Data Sources Tab of the Data Explorer
- Select the Data Type of your data using the pull down menu.
- Enter the URL into the field or choose a previously selected URL from the
pull down menu.
- Toggle the button
to expand the box to allow for the entry of multiple URLs, one per line.
- Optionally, specify the type of data the URL contains by using the Data
Source Type menu.
- When done, load the selected URL by clicking the button.
The local image data source files will be shown in the Field
Selector tab of the Data Explorer.
Image 3: Field Selector Tab of the Data Explorer
Once you have selected a Field, Display, and Time(s), click the button to display your data in the Main Display window.