read_waterdata_metadata {dataRetrieval} | R Documentation |
Generalized USGS Water Meta Data API retrieval function
Description
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, max_results = NA, limit = NA)
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". |
max_results |
The optional maximum number of rows to return. This value must be less than the requested limit. |
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 10000. It may be beneficial to set this number lower if your internet
connection is spotty. The default ( |
Examples
agency_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("agency-codes")
altitude_datums <- read_waterdata_metadata("altitude-datums")
aquifer_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("aquifer-codes")
aquifer_types <- read_waterdata_metadata("aquifer-types")
coordinate_accuracy_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("coordinate-accuracy-codes")
coordinate_datum_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("coordinate-datum-codes")
coordinate_method_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("coordinate-method-codes")
national_aquifer_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("national-aquifer-codes")
parameter_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("parameter-codes")
reliability_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("reliability-codes")
site_types <- read_waterdata_metadata("site-types")
statistic_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("statistic-codes")
topographic_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("topographic-codes")
time_zone_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("time-zone-codes")