Exporting data and project packages
Download map data in an appropriate format or prepare a transfer package for the whole project.
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Which format should you choose?Download map dataObtain a project packageUpload a package into an empty projectReuse a CAD fileWhich format should you choose?
Export offers the following options for different purposes.
| Format | Contents and use |
|---|---|
| DXF | Drawing with layers, blocks and attributes; legend and A0 sheet layout |
| KML | Styled map data organised into folders by type |
| GeoJSON | Geometry and attributes |
| Excel | Inventory summary and separate worksheets by feature type |
| Project package | A .sosogis file carrying features and model relationships together |
DXF, KML, GeoJSON and Excel are not full project restore formats. Use Project package to transfer equipment, connections and other model relationships. See Field outputs for technical field lists.
Download map data
- Select Export in the top toolbar.
- Select the file format.
- Under Scope, select Entire project or Visible area only.
- Choose Include or Exclude for Basemap layers.
- Select the Feature types to export.
- For DXF, check Coordinate system, Drawing scale, Write name labels and Export curves in their original form.
- Select Download and complete the download when the file is ready.
Visible area only uses the map's current bounds. Do not assume hiding a type on the map also excludes it from export; check Feature types separately.
If an authorised administrator is viewing disabled modules as read-only, the general export window indicates that these records are included. Project package transfers the whole project independently of view filters. If disabled modules contain data, only an administrator authorised to read it may obtain the package; other users may download visible data in general export formats.
Obtain a project package
- Select Project package in Export.
- Select Download.
- Keep the downloaded
.sosogisfile according to your organisation's file retention procedures.
The package carries map features, equipment, splice and patch connections, cable endpoints, reference layers, project settings and other supported project records together. It is not restricted to the visible area or selected types. It does not transfer user or organisation accounts. Original photograph, document and measurement file contents are not included; related records may state that the file is outside the package. Retain those files separately.
Upload a package into an empty project
- Create and open a new project.
- Select the
.sosogisfile through Import. - Under Coordinate and view settings, select Use the package settings (matching the project it was exported from) or Keep this project's settings; import only missing settings from the package.
- Select Upload package.
- Inspect created-record counts and setting differences; check the result with Show on map.
Packages can only be uploaded into an empty project. Record IDs are regenerated and relationships inside the package are mapped to the new records. Destination modules and usage allowances may affect upload. Packages containing assignment rules, fiber class exceptions, optical profiles or label templates require administrator permission. Use Undo upload or History where necessary.
Reuse a CAD file
A DXF drawing can be used in other drawing work with its layers, blocks and attributes. With Export curves in their original form, original curves are retained when exported in the same coordinate system as their source; otherwise they are flattened.
- Compare the export Coordinate system with the source drawing.
- Download the DXF and check layers, attributes and locations in the drawing application.
- Preview the edited file again through Import.
- For ongoing datasets, use the saved source and key mapping; make decisions in Source differences that retain field changes.
A CAD file is not a full project backup containing all circuit, equipment and splice relationships. Use Project package to transfer those relationships too.
