Adding and removing content to a Workspace

Overview

A Workspace can only contain content that is visual and geolocated. Any content that meets these requirements can be added as layers and managed through the Scene Manager.

There are two ways to add content to a Workspace:

Linking folders (synced)
Manually selecting individual items

This article explains how each option works, how syncing behaves, and how to manage or remove content once it’s been added.

Linking Content folders to a Workspace

How it works

When a folder is linked:

All eligible items in that folder are added to the Workspace.
The folder structure is mirrored in the Scene Manager.
Any new items added to the folder later automatically appear in the Workspace; updates are reflected when you start a new session or refresh the Scene Manager or page.

Set up linked content groups

In the Scene Manager, click Add content at the bottom of the panel
The Content page will open inside the Workspace
By default, you’ll be in the Link folder tab
Select the folders you want to link to the Workspace
Enter a name for the content group
Click Done

You can add multiple linked content groups to a Workspace. Each group appears separately in the Scene Manager.

Note:

If you link a subfolder without linking its parent folder, the standard folder icon changes to a stacked folder icon. The parent folder’s name will also appear next to it.
Arrow icons indicate that a content group is synced.

Adding individual items (manual selection)

If you only want to add specific items rather than entire folders, you can use manual selection.

How it works

Only individual items can be selected.
Folders cannot be selected.

Steps

Open Add content from the Scene Manager
At the top of the modal, switch to Manual selection
Select the individual items you want to add
Enter a name for the content group
Click Done

You can add multiple manual content groups. Each group appears separately in the Scene Manager.

Content group essentials

Duplicate content

The same item can be added to a Workspace more than once (for example, in different content groups). This means turning off one content group does not necessarily hide a layer if it’s also enabled (turned on) elsewhere.

Creating folders in the Scene Manager

It is only possible to create folders in the Workspace Content group.
This group is not linked Content, so its structure can be organised freely, unlike synced or manual selection groups.

Folder structure in linked groups

The folder structure shown in the Scene Manager for linked groups is a direct mirror of the structure in Content.

It cannot be changed from within a Workspace
To reorganise folders, make changes in Content instead, learn more.

Content synced from a Common Data Environment (CDE)

When layers are synced from a CDE, they remain linked to the source. Here’s how updates are handled:

Automatic updates

If a synced layer is updated in the CDE (for example, a new version is published), the update will automatically appear in all associated Workspaces the next time the CDE syncs with Sensat.