Help Index

Astun Data Services - ADS

• ADS - How-To Articles List
• Base mapping - Setup & Configuration
  • Astun Data Services - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  • Configure iShare GIS to use new Feature Builder
  • Configure iShare v6 to use the OpenData scales of OS Maps API
  • Configuring iShare v5.8 to use the new base mapping services
  • Configuring iShare v6 to use OS Maps API base map services
  • Configuring QGIS to use OS Maps API WMTS/WMS base maps
  • How to configure third party systems with OS Maps API
  • Obtain an OS API key for base maps and other services
• Syndicated Data

Astun Technology Support Portal

Configure Location Searching

• AddressBase Premium CSV Importer
  • Step 1 - Pre-Process AddressBase Premium CSV files
  • Step 2 - Create AddressBase CSV database
  • Step 3 - Import AddressBase into iShare
• AddressBase Premium GML Importer
  • AddressBase Premium Importer Installation & Configuration
• Configure Location Lookups
  • Civica - FastGazetteer (Innogistic)
  • Idox - iManage Gazetteer
  • Idox - Plantech (Accolaid)
  • Idox - Uniform (CAPS)
  • Northgate - MVM
  • Northgate - SX3
• NLPG (National Land & Property Gazetteer) Importer
  • National Land & Property Gazetteer (NLPG)
  • NLPG Importer Installation & Configuration

Developer Reference

• Creating your MyCouncil page
• Developer Reference Index
• iShare Plugins for Developers
  • The Dynamic DataSource Plugin Framework
• iShare Web Services
  • Address Search Methods
  • GetData Web Service
  • My Alerts Web Services
  • Reports.ashx Endpoint
  • SOAP Web Services
• Other Developer Tools
  • Configure MapServer to be a WMS or WFS Server
  • Interacting with the Map
  • iShare Data Flow Overview
  • Linking to My Maps
  • OGC Services (WMS/WFS)
  • RSS Controls
  • Styling iShare Popups
  • Virtual Layer Tags
  • Web Developer Training
• Print to PDF Configuration
  • Enable & Use iShare GIS Print Template Export plugin for QGIS
  • Enabling the HiDPI Print Plugin for iShare GIS
• Technical Documentation
  • JavaScript File Includes
  • ol-ishare - a modern iShare Maps OpenLayers client

Glossary and Acronyms

Help Index

How-To Articles

• Backup iShare Installation & Configuration
• Clean up data from Remote services
• Configuring a WMTS Basemap
  • Example WMTS Basemaps
  • Using MapProxy in iShare
• Convert a PostgreSQL column from text to numeric
• Creating a My Ward page
• Deal with incorrect ADS Road Names and Labelling
• Enable GeoJSON output format in MapServer to be used in an OpenLayers client
• Export data from Access to Postgres using Data Share
• Export Non-spatial CSV files
• Extract Non-System Functions from the iShare Database
• Find which schemas/tables are taking up excessive disk space
• How and When to use Views
• Join attribute data in QGIS
• Link to Legacy NHS Choices Layers
• Load data into PostgreSQL from QGIS
• Mosaic thousands of raster images
• Report iShare issues to Support
  • Install & Configure OBS Studio
• Request ADFS Groups to administer Roles in iSiC
• Return a list of Windows Scheduled Tasks
• Run iShare under HTTPS
• Share folders on an iShare Windows Server
• Upgrade PostGIS 1.5.x to PostGIS 1.5.5

iShare Accessibility

iShare Clarity with GeoNetwork

• Batch Editing in GeoNetwork 4.x
• Common Customer FAQs on INSPIRE & Enterprise Metadata
• Create a UK Gemini 2.3 compliant Metadata Record in GeoNetwork
  • Common validation errors
• Getting Started with Metadata with Astun Technology
  • Getting started with GeoNetwork
  • INSPIRE metadata workflow
• Metadata Crawler
• Metadata Publication: Enterprise or INSPIRE+Enterprise
• Resource Logos in GeoNetwork 4.x

iShare Desktop with QGIS

• View GeoNetwork metadata records in QGIS

iShare GIS

• Annotation Layers
  • Adding a new Annotation Feature
  • Editing an existing Annotation Feature
  • Sharing Annotation Layers
  • Styling your Annotation Layer
• Application Bar
  • Changing the Map View
  • Measuring / Selecting Features from the Map
  • Printing your Map
  • Searching in iShare GIS
  • Selecting Map Layers to display
  • Switching Basemaps
  • Switching Profiles
  • Using the Find functions
• Applying Filters to Layers
• Configure a trusted endpoint in ADFS v2.0+
• Configure iShare GIS for multi-domain authentication
• Cookies used by iShare GIS
• Customising Thematic Layers
• Feature Editing
  • Feature Editing from V5.8.0
  • Feature Editing prior to V5.8.0
• Information Browser
• iShare GIS - How-To Articles List
  • Add a Favicon to iShare GIS
  • Add a Vertical Scroll bar to iShare GIS Profiles
  • Change Annotation Layer Ownership
  • Configure iShare GIS Security using AD FS
  • Customise Feature Highlighting in iShare GIS
  • Display a popup information box on iShare GIS
  • Enable AD FS v2 for iShare GIS
  • Export your Annotation Layers
  • Implement SSO for iShare GIS with Azure AD (Microsoft Entra ID)
  • Integrate iShare GIS with ADFS
  • Link to a File from iShare GIS Information Browser
  • Specify map Zoom when a user performs a Find Address in iShare GIS
  • Upgrade iShare GIS
• iShare GIS Roles
  • Applying Roles to a Map Layer
  • Applying Roles to Map Sources
• Map Categories
• Map Window

iShare Logger

• How do you want to use your data?
• iShare Logger - Legacy
  • Configure Logger Settings
  • Create Logger Map Source
  • Integration with Embedded Map
  • Integration with online e-forms
  • Logger Fault Layers
  • Logger - How-To Articles List
  • Logger Integration Examples
  • Logger Options
• Logger Map Sources
• Logger Report Layers
• Logger Scenarios in our Demo
• Other Logger Scenarios

iShare Maps

• Cookies used by iShare Maps
• iShare Maps - How-To Articles List
  • Allow the use of ADS Base Maps served by HTTPS
  • Change the default "Search for a Location" text
  • Change the iShare Maps tab text
  • Configure MapServer Cartography
  • Convert Rasters for Map Serving
  • Correct Environment Agency WFS mapping flipped on x, y axis
  • Create a Dynamic Tilecache
  • Fix missing Layers if using an alternative name for your geometry column
  • Lock the Zoom level on a Lite map
  • Upgrade iShare Maps
  • Use HTML in Attributes
• iShare My Alerts
  • My Alerts Administrator Module
  • My Alerts Console
  • My Alerts - How-To Articles List
  • Setting up your My Alerts Email Template
• iShare Publisher (optional)
  • Configuring Publisher in Studio
  • Create your Publisher Templates
• My House
  • My House - How-To Articles List
• My Maps
  • My Maps - How-To Articles List
• My Nearest
  • My Nearest - How-To Articles List

iShare Plugins

• Create a Plugin for iShare GIS
• Enable iShare GIS Drilldown Plugin
• Enable iShare GIS Feedback Plugin
• Enable iShare GIS Predefined Site Report Plugin
• Enable iShare GIS Site Report Plugin
• Enable iShare Maps Permalink Plugin

iShare Spatial Data Warehouse - SDW

• iShare SDW - How-To Articles List
  • Apply & Store Styling for an OS MasterMap Topography Layer
  • Download ESRI FeatureServer to GeoJSON
  • Find the Projection of a Shape file
  • Fix issue with SDW running slow or unable to open tables
  • Import Data from an MS SQL Server database
  • Import Features from an ESRI REST service via iShare Workflow
  • Import Layers with different Projections
  • Load large CSV dataset into PostgreSQL
  • Load Polygon & Multi Polygon data using Workflow
  • Reduce Shapefile Geometries Precision to a level PostgreSQL supports
  • Speed up moving Data via iShare Studio Tasks
• iShare SDW v1.5
  • Assigning Access Rights to a Private Schema V1.5
  • Changing MapInfo styling for a table V1.5
  • Changing the default MapInfo styling V1.5
  • Changing the Password for a User V1.5
  • Configure a Table for Auditing V1.5
  • Configuring Studio V1.5
  • Creating an Admin User V1.5
  • Creating a Schema V1.5
  • Creating a Snapshot of a Table which is being Audited V1.5
  • Creating a Standard User V1.5
  • Creating a User table V1.5
  • Creating a User View V1.5
  • Creating a View in a Corporate schema V1.5
  • Dropping a Table V1.5
  • Granting / Removing Roles on Users V1.5
  • Importing External data V1.5
  • Loading a Non-spatial table into the SDW V1.5
  • Moving a User table into a Corporate Schema V1.5
  • Moving View from Staging to Corporate schema V1.5
  • Restricting a Schema in the SDW V1.5
  • SDW Installation V1.5
  • Storing QGIS Styling in SDW 1.5
  • Updating Mapinfo MapCatalog table in the SDW V1.5
• iShare SDW v2.0
  • Allow Users access to Schema from Desktop GIS v2.0
  • Allow Users access to Views using multiple schemas in iShare v2.0
  • Allow Users to View or Edit Schema data in iShare v2.0
  • Assigning Access Rights to a Private Schema v2.0
  • Changing MapInfo Styling for a Table v2.0
  • Changing the default MapInfo styling v2.0
  • Changing the Password for a User v2.0
  • Configure a Table for Auditing v2.0
  • Configuring Studio v2.0
  • Creating an Admin User v2.0
  • Creating a Schema v2.0
  • Creating a Snapshot of a table which is being Audited v2.0
  • Creating a Standard User v2.0
  • Creating a User table v2.0
  • Creating a User View v2.0
  • Creating a View in a Corporate Schema v2.0
  • Dropping a Table v2.0
  • Dropping a View v2.0
  • Granting / Removing Roles on Users v2.0
  • Importing External data v2.0
  • Loading a Non-spatial table into the SDW v2.0
  • Moving a Table from the Public schema into a Corporate schema v2.0
  • Moving a User table into a Corporate schema v2.0
  • Moving a View from the Staging to a Corporate schema v2.0
  • Restricting a Schema in the SDW v2.0
  • SDW Installation v2.0
  • Store QGIS Styling in SDW v2.0

iShare Spotlight

• Configuring iShare Spotlight
  • Enabling CORS
• Using iShare Spotlight

iShare Studio

• Data Share Connections
  • Adding a new Datasource
  • Cross Referencing Datasources
  • Data Share Configuration
  • Data Share Synchronisation
  • General Datashare Connection Details
  • Removing a Data Share Connection
  • Selecting Fields to Display
• iShare Settings
  • iShare External Services
  • iShare General Settings
  • iShare Master Settings
• iShare Studio - How-To Articles List
  • Remove MapServer / PostgreSQL & iShare temporary files with Studio Workflow
  • Remove SLD files over a certain size
  • Replace "&" with "and" in your data
  • Run a Powershell Script using Studio Workflow
  • Run the DeleteFiles Powershell Script
  • Use a CSV as a Data Share Data source in v6.0
• Languages Editor
• Layer Configuration
  • Classic Layer Configuration
  • Layer Fields and Field Settings
  • My Alerts Layer Rules
  • My House / My Nearest Layer Custom Output
  • Search and Show My Layer Settings
  • Standard Layer Configuration
  • Thematic Layer Configuration
  • Using Dynamic Legends
  • Virtual Layer Configuration
• Layer Group Configuration
• Map Sources
  • BaseMaps Configuration
  • MapServer Map Editor
  • MapServer Map Viewer
  • Map Sources Configuration
  • My House Configuration
  • My Maps Configuration
• Metadata Overview
  • Associating Metadata with iShare GIS Layers
  • Configuring Studio to access your CSW
  • Displaying Metadata for a Layer
  • Layer Metadata Editor
• Roles Editor
  • Steps to enable Roles Editor in Studio
• Studio Setup
• Studio Tools
• Workflow Manager
  • Configure Workflow Settings
  • Exporting data from PostgreSQL
  • Importing data into PostgreSQL
  • Workflow Connections
  • Workflow Jobs

iShare Studio ETL

• Installing iShare Studio ETL

iShare Videos

Recent updates

Release Notes

• iShare v6
• Version 5.8.0
  • iShare GIS Training Guidance
  • Version 5.8.10
  • Version 5.8.12
  • Version 5.8.14
  • Version 5.8.16
  • Version 5.8.18
  • Version 5.8.2
  • Version 5.8.20
  • Version 5.8.22
  • Version 5.8.24
  • Version 5.8.26
  • Version 5.8.28
  • Version 5.8.30
  • Version 5.8.32
  • Version 5.8.34
  • Version 5.8.36
  • Version 5.8.4
  • Version 5.8.6
  • Version 5.8.8
• Version 6.0.0
  • iShare v6.0.0 Supported 3rd Party Software Versions
  • Version 6.0.1
  • Version 6.0.2
  • Version 6.0.3
  • Version 6.0.4
  • Version 6.0.5
  • Version 6.0.6
  • Version 6.0.7

Support Notifications

• MapServer Cross-site Scripting Security Risk
• Meltdown & Spectre Security Vulnerabilities

System Administration

• Application Logging
  • iShare Logging
  • MapServer Logging
  • PostgreSQL Logging
• Backing up your Database
  • Database Backup Configuration
  • Running the Backup Standalone
  • Running the Backup using Studio
  • Running the Backup via a Batch file
• Clearing the iShare Cache and Reloading the Config
• Creating your MapServer .MAP file
  • Configuring Raster Layers
  • Debugging .MAP files
  • MapServer LAYER Object
  • MapServer MAP Object
  • MapServer QUERYMAP Object
  • MapServer WEB Object
  • Symbols & Styling
• FTP Replicator
  • FTP Replicator Configuration
  • FTP Replicator Design
  • FTP Replicator Installation
  • FTP Replicator Notes
  • FTP Replicator PostgreSQL Database
  • FTP Replicator Python Source
  • FTP Replicator Specification
  • FTP Replicator Sync Issues
  • FTP Replicator Web Service Configuration
• iShare Health Check - Essential Maintenance Tasks
• iShare Security
• Performance Tuning
  • iShare Tuning
  • MapServer Tuning
  • PostgreSQL Tuning
• pgAdmin Useful Tools
• Storing Data in PostGIS
  • Step 1 - Load data into PostGIS
  • Step 2 - Update the .MAP files
  • Step 3 - Update the Map Sources
• The Tilecache
  • Configuring MapServer .MAP files for WMS requests
  • Configuring MapServer .MAP files to return non-interlaced PNGs
  • Multiple DNS Requests
  • Pink or Black Tiles
  • Seeding a Tilecache
  • Tilecache and Aerial Layers
  • Tilecache Configuration
  • Using an internal Tilecache on a DMZ server

System Connections

• Authenticated WFS service via iShare Studio
• BridgeStation
• Brightly Confirm
• Civica Contact 360 (formerly Asidua CCP)
• CMIS Integration
  • Configure My House Councillor Ward Layer
  • Create Job to Refresh the CMIS data
  • Style My House Councillor Content
  • Update .MAP file for Councillor Ward Layer
• Connect ArcGIS 10.2 to iShare SDW
  • Restrictions for PostgreSQL databases being used with ArcGIS
• Connect MapInfo to iShare SDW
• Connect Microsoft Access to PostgreSQL
• Elgin (roadworks.org)
  • Configure My Nearest Roadworks Layer
  • Create Job to Refresh Elgin data
  • Customise Download Script
  • Update .MAP file for Elgin Roadworks
• Food Standards Agency - UK Food Hygiene Rating API
• Fulcrum Integration
• GIAS / EduBase
  • Configure EduBase Classic Layers
  • Configure EduBase Layers
  • Create EduBase WFS Workflow Connection
  • Create Job to Refresh the EduBase data
  • Update .MAP file for EduBase Classic Layers
• Idox - Uniform Publishing Master Spatial Data from PostGIS to Oracle
• iShare In The Cloud Connectivity
• Modern.gov [RSS]
  • Configure Councillors & MPs Layers
  • Create Job to Refresh Modern.gov data
  • Create Modern.gov RSS Data Share Connections
  • Download Modern.gov using curl
  • Update .MAP file for Councillor & MP Layers
  • Welsh Authorities
• NHS Choices
  • Configure NHS Choices Classic Layers
  • Configure NHS Choices Layers
  • Create Job to Refresh the NHS data
  • Create WFS Workflow Connection
  • Update .MAP file for NHS Choices Classic Layers
• OS Open Names
• Police Downloader
  • Configure Police Layers
  • Create Job to Refresh Police data
  • Create WFS Workflow Connection to Police data
  • Update .MAP file for Police layers
• Symology Insight
  • Logger Insight MapServer Configuration
  • Logger Insight Studio Setup
  • Merging the Asset Data
• Various Other Systems
• Veolia's Waste Collection Web Service

Training Modules

• Introduction to GIS
  • GIS-01 Introduction to Location Data
  • GIS-02 GIS Concepts
  • GIS-03 Visualising Location Data
  • GIS-04 Working with Attributes
  • GIS-05 Producing Map Output
• PostGIS Essentials
  • PGIS-01 13: Getting Started with PostgreSQL/PostGIS
  • PGIS-02 13: Postgres End User Tools
  • PGIS-03 13: Loading Data to Postgres
  • PGIS-04 13: Postgres Nuts and Bolts
  • PGIS-05 13: Getting Started with SQL
• QGIS Advanced
  • QGIS-A01: QGIS Atlas 3.28
  • QGIS-A02: QGIS Georeferencing v3.28
  • QGIS-A03: QGIS Raster Analysis v 3.28
  • QGIS-A04: QGIS Graphical Modeler v3.28
  • QGIS-A05: QGIS Animation v3.28
  • QGIS-A06: QGIS Point Cluster Styling v3.28
• QGIS Essentials
  • QGIS-01 3.28: Getting Started with QGIS
  • QGIS-02 3.28: Vector Data in QGIS
  • QGIS-03 3.28: Styling in QGIS
  • QGIS-04 3.28: Queries in QGIS
  • QGIS-05 3.28: Raster Data in QGIS
  • QGIS-06 3.28: QGIS Data Creation and Editing
  • QGIS-07 3.28: QGIS Geo Processing
  • QGIS-08 3.28: PostGIS Data in QGIS
  • QGIS-09 3.28: QGIS Print Layouts
• SQL for Postgres/PostGIS
  • SQL-01 13: Getting Started with SQL
  • SQL-02 13: Further SQL
  • SQL-03 13: Working with Geometry
  • SQL-04 13: Query Optimisation
  • SQL-05 13: Automating SQL Tasks