Step 7: Uploading data

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In the two previous steps we installed a postgreSQL database with PostGIS extension. The aim of this step is to actually upload geometric data in this database. These data will be taken from shape files included with the geGIS installation.
In order to be able to complete this step, Tomcat must be running. If you are not sure, you can always return to “Step 3: Tomcat” where everything related to Tomcat is explained.

It is now time to actually upload the data! To this end just surf to the following URL: http://localhost:8080/gegis/config.jsp
You will be asked to enter a login and password (login=gegis, password=gegispass). You will automatically enter a configuration/test page. Click in the menu on "Uploading shapefiles". In the form of the predefined upload scripts, select "Demo shapefiles for postgres". Click on the button “Uploading!”. Now all layers for the Wevelgem demo application will be uploaded in the database. This may take a while. A message will now appear for each layer that has been uploaded. This means everything went well.