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What is External Data?

In CartoScope, external data refers to a dataset loaded from a user-provided URL rather than from the built-in collection catalog and dataset catalog.

External data is typically hosted on services such as:

  • AWS S3
  • Zenodo
  • other HTTP-accessible locations supported by the dataset format

To load external data, CartoScope needs a valid dataset entry point, usually catalog.yaml or a location containing it.