====== Toolbox : Merge Datasets ======


===== Introduction =====

Use this tool to combine datasets into one.

In Orbit, a dataset can consist out of several models. It can be useful to combine data into one dataset for easier access and manipulation. See also [[orbitgis:introduction:orbit:datastructures|Understanding Orbit Datastructures]].

===== Overview =====

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Select your source files and merging method :

  * //Merge Models//\\ These options will try to combine the source datasets as good as possible. The exact match of spatial datatypes is required for each model.
  * //Merge Models with exact attribute match//\\ This option will try to merge the datasets and add data of dataset 1 model 1 tot dataset 2 model 1, only when the definition and structure of the attribute component is equal. When the structure does not fit, the tool will cancel.
  * //Merge Models with best fit//\\ This option will try to merge the datasets and add data of dataset 1 model 1 tot dataset 2 model 1, and will try to convert the attributes as best as possible. This setting will merge the spatial data, but may loose attribute information.
  * //Add models//\\ This option always works as the data of datasets 1 and 2 will not be merged, but the models will just be added. This does require a storage format that can store multiple models (such as OVF).

Click Go to run the tool.