1. Sign-in with your registered organization contributor user (check that link if you need to know How to Sign in)

2. Click on My Contributions then select Layers
   
   
   
   

3. Here you will find a list of all the layers you contributed with
   
   

4. Click on + Create New Layer to create a new layer
   
   

5. Choose your layer supported language/s whether from the drop-down list or by check-mark the language/s (you can choose more than one language)
   

6. Click on Next
   
   

7. Choose your GIS provider from the drop-down list.

Geoserver

Enter your layer connection URL
Choose your WFS version where the latest version is providing the latest capabilities

If the layer is secured so you will need to enable is secure and enter the secured credential User name and password

ESRI WFS

Enter Esri URL and select WFS version

ArcGIS Rest

Enter ESRI Map Service URL



Enter ESRI Feature Service URL

If the layer is secured so you will need to enable is secure and enter the secured credential User name and password

Cached Maps

Enter Cached map URL

WMTS

Enter the WMTS layer connection URL

ArcGIS Rest Portal



Enter the ESRI Map Service URL which is ESRI’s alternative implementation of WMS,
Enter the ESRI Feature Service URL which is ESRI’s alternative implementation of WFS 

8. Click on load

9. Select your layer name
   
   
   
   

10. Click on Connect

11. Choose your data type: Simple data means the layer is presenting a sample of the data
    Full Data means the layer is presenting the full data
    
    
    
    

12. You can select to protect and mask your full data
    
    
    Start selecting on the map, with any type of polygon, the allowed region that could be identified or queried, while the unselected area will be protected
    
    

13. The layer basic info page will open where you need to fill the following:

Layer Display Name which is a friendly name that will display with your layers in your catalogues to easily identify your layer
Layer Description.
Select your layer Data Theme under which your layer will be classified, then select your dataset representing the next level of classification under data Theme
Browse an image representing your layer.
Enter the layer Renting Price per month
Browse Sample data documentation offering a snapshot of your data layer
Upload your resources data files

You can edit the following settings:
Edit the map initial extent by clicking on + icon to zoom in or the – icon to zoom out
Edit the layer allowed/denied capabilities.
Edit the layer permissions to be privately shared (Only me) or shared to specific organization/s, where you will need to write down the name of the other organizations, or to be shared to the FGIC Features catalogue (Shared to public), or to be shared to a group/s you will then need to specify the group name

14. Fill in the details info that you want as follow
    Please note that some fields are mandatory such as the Release date and the modification data

Fill the layer metadata:

15. click on Next to move to the next step or Previous to go to the previous page or cancel to abort the process
    
    

16. This section will display all fields for the layer you are contributing with.
    You can select or unselect any field that you want, or Select All fields.
    In this table you have to select one primary key field where its data should be unique (disable allow null)
    You will also have to select your basic fields (maximum 3 fields)

17. Click on the advanced info icon
    
    
    
    

18. Here you can enter the display name that you want for this field and select the domain representing the domain that your field is linked to.
    The domain menu will list all the existing coded list so you can choose the one linked to the selected field. In order to link a field to a certain domain, this field type should be Integer or String
    
    

19. In the display field settings, you will have to choose one display field per language

Click the drop-down list corresponding to each language and choose one field

20. Click on Next
    
    

21. The next page will be a preview for all your layer settings. 

22. Click Publish to save your layer contribution or previous to go to the previous page or cancel to abort the contribution process

23. Congratulations! You have successfully on boarded your layer on FGIC platform. Your contributed Layer will be listed in your contribution