How to Load External Data

This guide explains how to load external datasets using a direct URL.

1. click URL button

Click the URL icon to open the "Load a Dataset by URL" dialog.

2. Enter URL

To load your dataset in CartoScope, you need the direct URL to its catalog.yaml file.

Paste the URL of the dataset's catalog.yaml file into the input field.

Supported URLs

Currently, we only support datasets that are hosted on AWS S3 or Zenodo.

Example URL format

# AWS S3 Example
s3://cartostore/data/batch=2025_12/my-collection/my-dataset/catalog.yaml

3. Load Dataset

Click the Load button to load the dataset.