2. Creating a Vector Layer
This section explains how to create a Vector Layer in Ellipsis Drive and what to expect during processing. A short video walkthrough is available below.
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This section explains how to create a Vector Layer in Ellipsis Drive and what to expect during processing. A short video walkthrough is available below.
Processing times may range from a few minutes to longer durations depending on dataset size and system load.
Ellipsis Drive processes tasks in a distributed queue. When demand increases, additional compute resources are allocated dynamically to maintain throughput.
Larger datasets are typically processed more efficiently per unit of data due to parallelised processing.
File upload and processing run in the background.
You can continue working while your data is being processed.
Once upload and processing have started, you may close the tab safely. The process will continue on server side.
All items in Ellipsis Drive are referred to as paths.
A path can be:
a folder
a file
a layer
Folders and files behave similarly to a standard file system.
Layers are structured containers for geospatial data and come in three types:
Vector Layer
Stores vector-based spatial data
Raster Layer
Stores raster datasets
Point Cloud Layer
Stores point cloud data
Each layer is published as an interoperable web service and can be accessed by authorized users and systems.
Vector Layers support multiple files and large-scale datasets.
There is no practical size limit for a layer.
You can define one or more timestamps within a layer, which is useful for time-series data.
For best results, structure data into logical layers rather than combining unrelated datasets. For example, separate roads, buildings, and points of interest into different layers instead of combining them in a single dataset. This improves flexibility and performance.
Vector Layers support the following formats:
kml, geojson, csv, shp, gpkg, gml, gdb, fgb, zip, dxf
Notes on file formats
CSV files must include coordinate columns:
x (longitude)
y (latitude)
optional z (height)
Shapefiles must be uploaded as a complete zipped archive, not as individual .shp components.
Learn more
For additional guidance on working with vector data, refer to the Working with vector data section.
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