SpatialKey Data Import API

21 May 2009

Getting data into SpatialKey has always been simple but until now there was no way to programatically automate imports and updates of your datasets. Today we introduced the SpatialKey Data Import API (DIAPI). The DataImport API allows developers to utilize a variety of platforms and programming languages (like Java, ColdFusion, .Net, PHP, etc.) to automate the creation and management of Datasets within SpatialKey.

Here are the basic steps to get started with the DIAPI:

  1. Generate an XML file describing the dataset and a CSV containing the actual data. See Creating Data Import XML and CSV files for more details.
  2. Use the HTTP services to authenticate and upload these assets. See the Developer Guide and DIAPI Documentation for more details.

To help you get started we have provided samples in both Java and ColdFusion. Additionally we provide an example application that you can download, customize and deploy called the SpatialKey Data Poller.

Posted by Brandon Purcell in data import with 1 comment


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I just found SpatialKey today linking from a blog post by Doug McCune on InfoQ. He mentioned he was doing some work with SpatialKey so I checked it out. I am blown away by the excellent visualizations and reporting capabilities.. I was initially discouraged though by the only integration capability being import of CSV file. I am glad to have happened upon your website only days after the launch of your API! I submitted to be accepted for a beta testing period.. hopefully I can test out the new API. I am interested in evaluating integration scenarios in a more enterprise context, especially for getting data out of SAP (my employer) BW and publishing Geotemporal data to SpatialKey. Looking forward to it and to seeing the progression of SpatialKey. Thanks for this blog post.

Tanner Spaulding

Posted by Tanner Spaulding on 26 May 2009 @ 11am

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