Neara provides regional cloud storage options that make it easier to upload and integrate very large data files into your projects, such as raw LiDAR capture files. Neara projects can also export to cloud storage locations, for example fully-classified point cloud data, making it easier to download.
In this article we show you how to connect to a Neara-supplied AWS S3 storage bucket to upload raw LiDAR data, and download a classified point cloud from a Neara project.
Neara supports connections to both Neara-managed cloud storage (on a variety of cloud providers, and in a number of geographical regions) and client-managed cloud storage.
To discuss the options available to you, contact our team.
Access the temporary URL
When an AWS S3 bucket is provisioned by Neara, you will receive a temporary URL with the bucket's credentials.
Open that URL in a web browser, and you will see configuration data similar to this:
{
access_key : "xxxxxxxx",
bucket_name : "com-neara-customer-xxxxxxx",
bucket_url : "https://s3.console.aws.amazon.com/s3/buckets/xxxxxxx",
change_password_url : "https://neara.signin.aws.amazon.com/console",
password : "xxxxxxxxx",
secret_key :"xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
user_name :"xxxxxxxx"
}If you see a message that the temporary URL has expired, or that you are not authorised to access it, contact us.
Change your temporary access password
Copy the change_password_url value and open it in a new browser tab.
In the form that is shown, enter the user_name value and password values. You will be prompted to set a new password. Leave the Account ID unchanged:
When complete, you will be taken to the Console Home screen:
Access the storage bucket
From the original configuration data, copy and open the bucket_url value in a new browser tab. You will be taken to a page similar to this:
Upload files
You can Create a folder or Upload files by clicking the respective buttons. When an upload is complete, you will see the files inside the S3 bucket:
Bulk upload and download files
We recommend using apps like CloudBerry (Windows) or Transmit (macOS) to bulk upload and download files from AWS S3 buckets.