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Error when loading shape files into Bluemix dashDB


I am running into the following error when I am loading my shape files through the DashDB console:

Error when using "Load Geospatial data through console"

My shape files are the following:

Shape Files

Would anyone have experience working with DashDB and ran into a similar problem?

UPDATE:

I downloaded a separate dataset with the following files, and I still running into the same error:

Files in zipped folder

Please find the following sample files https://www.dropbox.com/s/bkrac971g9uc02x/deng.zip?dl=0


Solution

  • I brought the Shapefile into QGIS easily, so I knew the format was OK. I unzipped the Shapefile, changed the file names to lower-case and re-zipped it up. Then I was able to get further in the dashDB upload UI. I got to a message saying the SRS was unknown. I then used QGIS to convert the SRS (spatial reference system) into a known one -- EPSG:4269, NAD83, and I was then able to upload it into dashDB. Here's the version of your file that works:

    https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8196680/dc.zip