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Author: schaphil

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+# OHDMImportTool
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+This tool is a TomCat Servlet and allows you to import [Shapefiles](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Shapefiles) into a cache database. The user can access the cached data to update the meta data of shapes like valid dates, the name or the classification of the shape.
+
+## Information
+
+You can find more information about how the tool works, on the [Wiki](https://github.com/OpenHistoricalDataMap/OHDMImportTool/wiki). The source code is [available on GitHub](https://github.com/OpenHistoricalDataMap/OHDMImportTool).
+
+## Installation
+
+### Requirements
+
+- [TomCat Webserver](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/TOMCAT/HowTo)
+- [PostgresSQL](https://www.postgresql.org/download/) database with [PostGIS Extension](http://postgis.net/install/)
+ 
+### Installation
+
+Clone this project:
+```
+$ git clone https://github.com/OpenHistoricalDataMap/OHDMImportTool.git
+```
+
+### Run with IntelliJ IDE
+
+- open the project with IntelliJ 
+- click in 'Run' on 'Edit Configuration'
+- add 'TomCat Server' to configuration
+- set URL to root path (http://localhost:8080/)
+- before lunch: add 'OHDMInformation.war' as Build Artifact
+
+![IntelliJ TomCat configuration 1](img/image_01.png?raw=true)
+
+
+#### deployment
+- set 'Application context' to root path
+
+![IntelliJ TomCat configuration 2](img/image_02.png?raw=true)