Data Hub Mapping Tools

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The guidance below illustrates how site data can be downloaded from the Data Hub as a .csv file. The downloaded data is easily transferable to create site maps using GIS, such as GIS Story Maps and embedded maps.

Download Data Site info to a .csv file

Contact ExtensionWater@montana.edu to obtain a username and password for this section if you do not

already have one.

1. Navigate to the Data Hub (google Montana Extension Water; on MSUEWQ homepage, click on Data Hubicon)
2. Click on “Upload Data or Photos”
3. Login using your username and password
4. Click “Story Map Tools”
5. Select the sites you would like to download site data for
6. Selecting “Include Data Popups” includes a link to the data hub data viewer for each downloaded site. The “default parameter”  selection determines what parameter the link will direct to.
7. Selecting “Include Photo Popups” includes a link to the data hub photo viewer for each site selected.
8. Click “Generate CSV” and save the file.
9. The downloaded .csv file will include the following
   
   1. Watershed Name
   2. Stream Name
   3. Site Name
   4. Site ID
   5. Site Description
   6. Site Lat and Long
   7. Data Viewer and Photo Viewer links if selected
      

Map Examples

An example Story Map and Embedded Map are available on the Data Hub Mapping Tools Web Page

Additional Guidance for making Story Maps and Emmeddable Maps:

• MSUEWQ Story Map Resources Web Page
• Adding data as a csv or shapefile to an ArcOnline Map Video
• How to add an ArcOnline map to a Map Journal Story Map Video