What is External Data?

External Data: Any dataset loaded directly via a user-provided URL rather than from the pre-indexed public catalogs (like CartoStore).

What storage systems does CartoScope support for external data?

External data can be hosted on a variety of secure or public storage systems:

• Object Storage: AWS S3 buckets or compatible object stores.
• Data Repositories: Zenodo records or other academic repositories.
• Web Servers: Any HTTPS-accessible server that supports range requests (for efficient database queries).

Related Pages

Concepts

• What is catalog.yaml?

Manual Pages

• Load Your Own Data

How-to Guides

• How to Load External Data
• How to Host Data in AWS
• How to Host Data in Zenodo