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title: "uploading map for stratified area estimator"
url: "https://openforis.support/questions/2158/uploading-map-for-stratified-area-estimator"
tags: ["sepal"]
status: "accepted"
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answer_count: 2
asked: "2019-02-27T12:11:14"
last_activity: "2020-06-02T11:53:55"
source: "Open Foris Support - Q&A Forum"
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# uploading map for stratified area estimator

Asked by bstedham on 2019-02-27

Hi there, 

I am just trying to use the stratified area estimator....but have failed at the first hurdle - uploading a map to the SEPAL workspace that can be used to generate the sample points. I have seen that you can use a test dataset (congo)...but I would like to use my dataset based in Burkina Faso. I have the shapefile in zip format but I cannot find out how to upload it. 

Apologies in advance for being daft and missing something!

Becky


## Accepted answer (score 1, by lecrabe on 2019-02-27)

Link: https://openforis.support/questions/2158/uploading-map-for-stratified-area-estimator/2159

Dear Becky,

Thanks for your interest.

There are several ways to upload your own map.

1 via direct manual upload
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If you zipped the shapefile you can directly upload by opening the Rstudio server under Process and use the upload button (bottom right panel).
Illustrated here: https://github.com/openforis/accuracy-assessment/blob/master/presentations/p_sae_design.pdf

You can do the same from the Jupyter server under Process 


2 via FTP manager 
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A more long term solution to upload and download files to/from SEPAL is to use a FTP manager such as FileZilla.

Go to File / Site manager

Open a NEW SITE

Then set parameters as follows:
HOST: 		sepal.io
PROTOCOL: 	SFTP-SSH File Transfer Protocol
PORT: 		443
LOGON: 		Ask for password
User:		your_sepal_username

Click Connect and you will have an interface between your desktop and your SEPAL environment


Hope it helps, let me know

Best

Rémi

> Great Rémi, thank you. I used the Rstudio server approach. Thank you for your response. (bstedham)

## Answer (score 0, by yelena on 2020-06-02)

Link: https://openforis.support/questions/2158/uploading-map-for-stratified-area-estimator/2840

To update Remi's answer, the parameters for connecting SEPAL to FileZilla have slightly changed. The host site is now: ssh.sepal.io. All the other parameters and instructions remain the same. 
For updated instructions on how to connect SEPAL to FileZila check[these instructions][1].


  [1]: https://github.com/openforis/sepal/blob/master/docs/sop/sop_sepal_filezilla.pdf