Generalized USGS Water Meta Data API retrieval function — read_waterdata

Function to get metadata from Water Data API. These are useful to get the human readable words and other metadata associated with USGS codes.

Usage

read_waterdata_metadata(
  collection,
  ...,
  limit = getOption("dataRetrieval.limit"),
  attach_request = getOption("dataRetrieval.attach_request")
)

Arguments

collection: character, can be any existing collection such as "parameter-codes", "agency-codes", "altitude-datums", "aquifer-codes", "aquifer-types", "coordinate-accuracy-codes", "coordinate-datum-codes", "coordinate-method-codes", "hydrologic-unit-codes", "medium-codes", "national-aquifer-codes", "reliability-codes", "site-types", "statistic-codes", "topographic-codes", "time-zone-codes".
...: Optional arguments to pass to the query. Available parameters can be found with the get_ogc_params function.
limit: The optional limit parameter is used to control the subset of the selected features that should be returned in each page. The maximum allowable limit is 50000. It may be beneficial to set this number lower if your internet connection is spotty. The default (NA) will set the limit to the maximum allowable limit for the service.
attach_request: logical, defaults to TRUE. If set to TRUE, the full request sent to the Water Data API is attached as an attribute to the data set.

Examples


# \donttest{
agency_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("agency-codes")
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/agency-codes/items?f=json&lang=en-US&limit=50000
#> Remaining requests this hour:1551 
altitude_datums <- read_waterdata_metadata("altitude-datums")
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/altitude-datums/items?f=json&lang=en-US&limit=50000
#> Remaining requests this hour:1551 
aquifer_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("aquifer-codes")
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/aquifer-codes/items?f=json&lang=en-US&limit=50000
#> Remaining requests this hour:1553 
aquifer_types <- read_waterdata_metadata("aquifer-types")
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/aquifer-types/items?f=json&lang=en-US&limit=50000
#> Remaining requests this hour:1548 
counties <- read_waterdata_metadata("counties")
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/counties/items?f=json&lang=en-US&limit=50000
#> Remaining requests this hour:1546 
countries <- read_waterdata_metadata("countries")
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/countries/items?f=json&lang=en-US&limit=50000
#> Remaining requests this hour:1543 
us_counties <- read_waterdata_metadata("counties", country_code = "US")
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/counties/items?f=json&lang=en-US&country_code=US&limit=50000
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coordinate_accuracy_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("coordinate-accuracy-codes")
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/coordinate-accuracy-codes/items?f=json&lang=en-US&limit=50000
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coordinate_datum_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("coordinate-datum-codes")
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/coordinate-datum-codes/items?f=json&lang=en-US&limit=50000
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coordinate_method_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("coordinate-method-codes")
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/coordinate-method-codes/items?f=json&lang=en-US&limit=50000
#> Remaining requests this hour:1540 
huc_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("hydrologic-unit-codes")
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/hydrologic-unit-codes/items?f=json&lang=en-US&limit=50000
#> Remaining requests this hour:1539 
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methods <- read_waterdata_metadata("methods")
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/methods/items?f=json&lang=en-US&limit=50000
#> Remaining requests this hour:1530 
method_categories <- read_waterdata_metadata("method-categories")
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/method-categories/items?f=json&lang=en-US&limit=50000
#> Remaining requests this hour:1530 
method_citations <- read_waterdata_metadata("method-citations")
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/method-citations/items?f=json&lang=en-US&limit=50000
#> Remaining requests this hour:1530 
citations <- read_waterdata_metadata("citations")
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/citations/items?f=json&lang=en-US&limit=50000
#> Remaining requests this hour:1530 
national_aquifer_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("national-aquifer-codes")
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/national-aquifer-codes/items?f=json&lang=en-US&limit=50000
#> Remaining requests this hour:1530 
parameter_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("parameter-codes")
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/parameter-codes/items?f=json&lang=en-US&limit=50000
#> Remaining requests this hour:1529 
reliability_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("reliability-codes")
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/reliability-codes/items?f=json&lang=en-US&limit=50000
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site_types <- read_waterdata_metadata("site-types")
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/site-types/items?f=json&lang=en-US&limit=50000
#> Remaining requests this hour:1524 
states <- read_waterdata_metadata("states")
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/states/items?f=json&lang=en-US&limit=50000
#> Remaining requests this hour:1524 
us_states_territories <- read_waterdata_metadata("states", country_code = "US")
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/states/items?f=json&lang=en-US&country_code=US&limit=50000
#> Remaining requests this hour:1524 
statistic_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("statistic-codes")
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/statistic-codes/items?f=json&lang=en-US&limit=50000
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topographic_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("topographic-codes")
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/topographic-codes/items?f=json&lang=en-US&limit=50000
#> Remaining requests this hour:1523 
time_zone_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("time-zone-codes")
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/time-zone-codes/items?f=json&lang=en-US&limit=50000
#> Remaining requests this hour:1523 
time_zone_limited <- read_waterdata_metadata("time-zone-codes",
                        time_zone_description = c("Alaska", "Hawaii", "Pacific North America"))
#> Requesting:
#> https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/time-zone-codes/items?f=json&lang=en-US&limit=50000
#> Remaining requests this hour:1524 
# }