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Importing Images and Links

When importing data into your Horizons project, you can include references to external images and third-party documentation as data fields in your import. This involves adding URLs to content to a column of your data file and flagging this in the Custom Markup field during processing.

Imported image and link data can be formatted or unformatted. Formatted uploads must be in XML, allowing for the inclusion of tags and descriptions of your data, or to show thumbnails of uploaded images. Multiple images or links can be uploaded against a single item by creating multiple columns of data in the file you plan to import.

Image Description
Note

For detailed directions on the data import process, see Configure Data Import Fields.

Unformatted​

To upload unformatted images or links:

  1. Create a data file that includes one or more columns for the image or link data you want to include.

  2. Include the full URL to the data you want to include.

  3. Upload your data file to Horizons and specify the column(s) that contain your image or link data in the Custom Markup field of the Configure Fields menu.

  4. Complete your data import process to be able to view your image or link data in Explorer.

Formatted​

To upload formatted images or links:

  1. Create a data file that includes one or more columns for the image or link data you want to include.

  2. Include the full URL to the image or website you want to include, in XML format, with a description parameter as demonstrated below.

    • GIS file example (e.g. shapefile):
      <Markup type="LINK"><URL>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace</URL><Desc>Ada Lovelace</Desc></Markup>

    • CSV file example:
      "<Markup type=""LINK""><URL>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace</URL><Desc>Ada Lovelace</Desc></Markup>"

      Note

      For CSV files, the XML itself must be enclosed in double quotes and the inner quotes on "LINK" must be doubled up.

  3. To link to an image, use the "IMAGE" markup type instead of "LINK". Your description will be visible in a tooltip (appears on mouseover).

    • CSV file example:
      "<Markup type=""IMAGE""><URL>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Ada_Byron_daguerreotype_by_Antoine_Claudet_1843_or_1850.jpg</URL><Desc>Ada Lovelace</Desc></Markup>"

  4. Upload your data file to Horizons and specify the column(s) that contain your image or link data in the Custom Markup field of the Configure Fields menu.

  5. Complete your data import process to be able to view your image or link data in Explorer.

Caution

If any URL contains an ampersand, make sure that & is replaced with &amp; instead. For example:
https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzjYtfP1TfISTIyYPTiSUxJVMjJL0vNSUxOBQBNxAcl&q=ada+lovelace

CSV file example:
"<Markup type=""LINK""><URL>https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzjYtfP1TfISTIyYPTiSUxJVMjJL0vNSUxOBQBNxAcl&amp;q=ada+lovelace</URL><Desc>Ada Lovelace Search</Desc></Markup>"

Bulk uploads​

If you have large quantities of image data, Horizons has the ability to perform a bulk upload. To arrange this, please contact Causeway Support for more information.