getMetaData.Rd

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\name{getMetaData}
\alias{getMetaData}
\title{Import Metadata for USGS Data}
\usage{
getMetaData(siteNumber = "", parameterCd = "", interactive = TRUE)
}
\arguments{
\item{siteNumber}{string USGS site number.  This is usually an 8 digit number}

\item{parameterCd}{string USGS parameter code.  This is usually an 5 digit number.}

\item{interactive}{logical Option for interactive mode.  If true, there is user interaction for error handling and data checks.}
}
\value{
INFO dataframe with agency, site, dateTime, value, and code columns
}
\description{
Populates INFO data frame for WRTDS study.  If either station number or parameter code supplied, imports data about a particular USGS site from NWIS web service.
This function gets the data from here: \url{http://waterservices.usgs.gov/}
A list of parameter codes can be found here: \url{http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/pmcodes/}
If either station number or parameter code is not supplied, the user will be asked to input data.
Additionally, the user will be asked for:
staAbbrev - station abbreviation, will be used in naming output files and for structuring batch jobs
constitAbbrev - constitute abbreviation
}
\examples{
# These examples require an internet connection to run
# Automatically gets information about site 05114000 and temperature, no interaction with user
INFO <- getMetaData('05114000','00010')
}
\keyword{USGS}
\keyword{WRTDS}
\keyword{data}
\keyword{import}
\keyword{service}
\keyword{web}