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It is possible to define locationSets with locations that are automatically generated (so NOT defined in the locations.xml) from an ESRI Shape file or from a CSV table. See all detailed information at the next page
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It is also possible to define locationSets with locations that are read directly from a database. The contents of the database table are on the fly read and converted to a DBZ file. This DBZ file will be used by FEWS. This is for backup purpose in case the database is not available any more, like in stand-alone test environments.
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