# Google Drive
### Granting access
To grant access to a Google Drive directory or file, you will first need to locate the dedicated GCP service account that we use to securely read your organization's data. You can find this under **Cloud Access** instructions in the user menu.
Copy this address for the next step.
In Google Drive, right-click the file or directory, and under "**Share**" click "**Share**".
Finally, give the service account email "**Viewer**" permissions to read it.
If you've added a directory, from now on Earthscale should be able to read any files contained in that directory!
### Adding a dataset via shareable links
To obtain the dataset URL, right-click the file, and under "**Share**" select "**Copy link**".
Click "Copy link" to obtain a shareable dataset link
Next, paste the URL into the "**Dataset URL**" field in the "**Add New Dataset**" menu to register the dataset.
Paste the shareable link into the "Dataset URL" field.
Then click "**Next**" to continue and add the dataset to Earthscale.
{% hint style="info" %}
Currently, in Google Drive, we only support adding one file at a time, such as a GeoJSON or GeoTIFF. For more complex datasets with multiple files, such as GeoTIFF directories or Zarr stores, please upload to another data provider listed in [Access Your Own Data](/earthscale-documentation/access-your-own-data.md). For .shp files, please export to another single-file format such as GeoJSON.
{% endhint %}
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