Importing Culture Files
Supported culture formats are:
- ESRI shapefiles (.shp)
- GeoTIFF images (.tiff)
- Kingdom culture (.cul)
- DUG culture (.duculture)
- Zipped Keyhole Markup Language file (kmz)
- Importing Non-Georeferenced Image Files
There are two ways to import culture:
- A culture layer that is overlaid on a Map, or
- An image layer that is shown on a specific time slice/section
All culture items are listed in the Culture tab in Control Panel. Images imported onto a time slice only display when the time slice is turned on (see Import Images onto Map View).
Importing to the culture layer
![Importing culture](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/137/806/original/9346a609-fbd3-43d3-8462-1a3a20d8aadd.png)
- In the Control Panel, go to the Import menu.
- Click Culture.
- Select the culture file(s) to be loaded, and click Open.
Provide coordinate details
![Select the type of coordinates](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/379/849/original/7b7c2c5b-aec2-4b97-9c02-36e46a8d48ed.png)
Shapefiles and Geotiff files may include coordinate information. If the imported CRS is different to the project CRS, the Coordinate Reference System conversion window will be displayed.
Type of coordinates:
- Eastings / Northings (i.e. X/Ys) or Latitude / Longitude coordinates.
Converting coordinates to the project CRS
![Convert culture CRS to project CRS](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/395/019/original/6f52bf61-e794-451e-bfbb-0b379af58ca3.png)
- Convert from:
- Specify the CRS of the imported culture. This will be converted to the project CRS (see Creating a Project for details on the project CRS).
- Constrain Area:
- Choose a polygon to load a specific area from the culture data.
- Click OK
Note: If you are importing multiple culture files at the same time, the same conversion will be applied to all files.
To include culture information in a Map View that is already imported to the project, see Working with Culture.