Postgres / PostGIS

PostGIS is a powerful spatial database extension for PostgreSQL that allows you to store, query, and analyze geographic data. Felt provides a simple way to connect, query and visualize this data on a map.

This feature is only available to customers on the Enterprise plan. To upgrade, contact sales.

1. Create a new, read-only user on your database for Felt access

2. Click on the Library () in the toolbar

3. Click + New Source

4. Select Postgres / PostGIS

5. Enter Connection Details

   1. Source Name: name of the source in Felt

   2. Host & Port: host URL & port number: connection details to your database

   3. Database: name of the PostGIS database

   4. Username & Password: database user’s credentials (not your Felt credentials) ****

   5. Who can see this source?: control access to this source within Felt

6. Click Connect

7. Once connected you will see a catalog of your data with previews for your new source

8. From here you can add any of these layers to your spatial dashboards!

Felt can connect to any web-accessible Postgres database by IP address or URL