| Part V - Final notes

Part V - Final notes

What we’ll cover:

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Troubleshooting failed uploads

If you receive the error Error: Failed to find a shapefile in your zip, you may have tried to upload zipped file that did not include one of the files that make up a shapefile (.shp, .shx, .dbf, .prj).

If you receive the error Error: vector_layers must be an array of layer objects, your data source must not have any layers. Check your data source in QGIS or ogr to make sure it is correct.

If you receive the error Error: Metadata exceeds limit of 60.0k, the solution is to take extra content out of the TileJSON inside the MBTiles file.

TIFF uploads

Only 8-bit GeoTIFFs are supported. Run gdalinfo to find your GeoTIFF’s resolution. Mapbox only accepts TIFFs with georeferencing information (GeoTIFFs). Make sure your TIFF is georeferenced before trying to upload. If you are attempting to upload large TIFFs (multi GBs), here are some ways you can optimize your TIFF before uploading: