Comparing Regular and Smart Upload

Features in common

Regular & Smart Upload share the following features:

File Formats: CSV, GeoJSON, SHP, KML, GML, GDB
File Size Limit: 50MB
Cleaning Requirements: Single header row, no footer, no merged cells, no confidence intervals

Differences

Regular & Smart Upload differ in these ways:

Feature	Regular Upload	Smart Upload (Beta)
Multi-layer files	✅ Multiple layers supported	❌ Single layer only
Data Structure	Each row is a unique geo or category	✅ Handles any structure
Multiple Categories	Requires pivoting	✅ Handles automatically
Time Series Data	Requires pivoting	✅ Handles automatically
Geographic Info	✅ With or without	✅ With or without
Geocoding	✅ Converts addresses to coordinates	❌ No geocoding (coordinates only)
Best For	Clean, simple datasets; address geocoding	Complex datasets with multiple dimensions