Adding data sources to the Honeycomb Maps Web App

Overview

Getting data into Honeycomb Maps is a critical first step before you can make a map with it. Honeycomb Maps does not provide data, instead you must bring your own.

Most Honeycomb Maps customers visualize a combination of their own data (i.e. order locations, vehicle routes, geofences) and third-party or public data (city boundary polygons, weather alert areas).

Honeycomb Maps requires at least one column of your data to contain geographic data (locations), so that the data can be placed onto the map correctly. See Structuring Data for Honeycomb for detailed information.

Uploading Files

If you have a data file on your computer, the easiest way to use it with Honeycomb is to upload it directly. The Web App supports CSV, GeoJSON, KML, KMZ, GPKG, and Parquet file types (100MB limit).

To upload a file, click on Data Sources on the left-hand sidebar.

Then click on Add a new data source.

The data source type will default to File Upload. Click on the box under Select File From Computer and select the file you would like to use with Honeycomb Maps.

Follow along

To use the same earthquake data shown in this guide, download SF_earthquakes.csv (Source: USGS).

A preview of the data will be shown. Ensure it contains the data that you expect.

Give the data source a readable name.

Click on Create Data Source to upload the data to Honeycomb Maps. The data source will now be available from the Data Sources pane when editing maps.