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title: Importing data
description: "Import spatial data from files and web map services into your account as datasets, then add each dataset to one or more maps as a layer."
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Import spatial data into your account, then add each dataset to one or more maps as a layer.

## Start here

**[How importing works](/docs/importing-data/concepts-importing-data)**

Follow the import lifecycle from upload and configuration to a ready dataset.

**[Datasets and layers](/docs/importing-data/concepts-datasets-and-layers)**

Understand what belongs to a dataset and what belongs to each map layer.

**[Supported formats](/docs/importing-data/supported-formats)**

Check accepted file types, companion files, and import constraints.

## Common imports

**[Import a CSV](/docs/importing-data/import-csv)**

Map rows that contain coordinates or another supported location field.

**[Import a Shapefile](/docs/importing-data/import-shapefile)**

Upload the required Shapefile components as one dataset.

**[Connect a WMS](/docs/importing-data/connect-a-wms-service)**

Add imagery or rendered map layers from a compatible web map service.