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Creating a Connection

Connections provide the link within Mapworks to the underlying data source, whether that be database connection details, or provision via upload of a spatial data file.

Mapworks supports a variety of connection types and methods.

Supported connection types:

File typesDatabase typesGIS Services
ShapefilePostgreSQLWeb Map Service (WMS)
GeopackageSQL ServerWeb Map Tiles Service (WMTS)
File GeodatabaseBing Imagery Service
GeoJSON
ArcGIS Map Package
Geospatial PDF

Create Connections