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# Overview

Welcome to **Datascape**, BigGeo Studio’s interactive platform for exploring, visualizing, and purchasing geospatial datasets. Datascape serves as a dynamic marketplace where users can view, analyze, and work with data from various sources. Designed with data buyers in mind, Datascape is a powerful tool for gaining insights through customizable map visualizations and seamless integration with datasets offered by data providers.

> **Disclaimer**: For full access to Datascape’s capabilities, users must launch the **Snowflake native app**. BigGeo Studio provides a convenient shortcut to the Snowflake environment and offers a demo experience, but some advanced features are available exclusively within the Snowflake native app.

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## What is Datascape?

Datascape is a user-friendly product space within BigGeo Studio, designed to provide quick access to both personal and purchased datasets. It enables data buyers to explore, visualize, and interact with data in ways that drive insights and support decision-making.

Through Datascape, users can:

* **Explore Data from Various Sources**: Work with data purchased from data providers or uploaded by your organization.
* **Visualize Data Interactively**: Analyze geographic data using advanced mapping tools.
* **Purchase and Integrate Data**: Browse the marketplace to find datasets listed by providers through Datalab, purchase relevant data, and incorporate it into your Datascape environment.

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## Key Features of Datascape

* **Data Marketplace Access**: Purchase datasets created by providers on Datalab and integrate them directly into Datascape. The marketplace allows users to discover new data sources and seamlessly use them within their Datascape space.
* **Customizable Visualizations**: Explore data through map-based visualizations that can be tailored to show specific trends and insights. Add layers, adjust settings, and apply filters for focused analysis.
* **Quick Access to the Snowflake Native App**: When creating a Datascape space from BigGeo Studio, users can add a unique Snowflake native app URL. This link serves as a shortcut to the full-feature environment on Snowflake, allowing users to move between BigGeo Studio and the native app easily.
* **Collaborative Product Spaces**: Set up multiple Datascape spaces for different teams or projects, and manage access based on roles and permissions.

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## Getting Started With Datascape?

To begin using Datascape, follow these steps to set up a product space and start exploring data:

1. **Launch a Datascape Product Space**: From your BigGeo Studio dashboard, select “Datascape” and initiate a new space.
2. **Add the Space to Your Organization**: Once created, add the Datascape space to your organization to enable team collaboration.
3. **Optional: Add the Snowflake Native App URL**:
   * Enter your unique Snowflake native app URL during setup to connect BigGeo Studio to your Snowflake environment directly.
   * This URL will serve as a quick access point to the native app from BigGeo Studio.
4. **Purchase or Upload Data**:
   * **Marketplace Data**: Browse the marketplace for datasets listed by providers on Datalab.
   * **Upload Data**: Alternatively, upload your own datasets for internal analysis and visualization.
5. **Configure Visualizations**: Use Datascape’s visualization tools to create custom map views, add data layers, and apply filters.

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## FAQs

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<summary><strong>What’s the purpose of adding a Snowflake native app URL?</strong></summary>

Adding the Snowflake URL provides direct access to the full-featured Datascape native app environment within Snowflake, enabling users to switch easily between BigGeo Studio and Snowflake for seamless data work.

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<summary><strong>Can I create multiple Datascape spaces for different projects?</strong></summary>

Absolutely! You can set up multiple Datascape spaces for various teams or projects, allowing for targeted analysis and permissions.

</details>

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<summary><strong>Is BigGeo Studio required to access Datascape on Snowflake?</strong></summary>

BigGeo Studio serves as a shortcut and demo environment, but the full feature set of Datascape is accessed directly on the Snowflake native app.

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