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% Please edit documentation in R/whatWQPsites.R
\title{Site Data Import from Water Quality Portal}
}
\arguments{
\item{\dots}{see \url{www.waterqualitydata.us/webservices_documentation.jsp} for a complete list of options}
}
\value{
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A data frame with at least the following columns:
\tabular{lll}{
Name \tab Type \tab Description \cr
OrganizationIdentifier \tab character \tab A designator used to uniquely identify a unique business establishment within a context. \cr
OrganizationFormalName \tab character \tab The legal designator (i.e. formal name) of an organization. \cr
MonitoringLocationIdentifier \tab character \tab A designator used to describe the unique name, number, or code assigned to identify the monitoring location. \cr
MonitoringLocationName \tab character \tab The designator specified by the sampling organization for the site at which sampling or other activities are conducted. \cr
MonitoringLocationTypeName \tab character \tab The descriptive name for a type of monitoring location. \cr
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText \tab character \tab Text description of the monitoring location. \cr
HUCEightDigitCode \tab character \tab The 8 digit federal code used to identify the hydrologic unit of the monitoring location to the cataloging unit level of precision. \cr
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue * \tab character \tab The drainage basin of a lake, stream, wetland, or estuary site. Measure value is given in the units stored in DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode. \cr
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode * \tab character \tab The code that represents the unit for measuring the item. \cr
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue * \tab character \tab The contributing drainage area of a lake, stream, wetland, or estuary site. Measure value is given in the units stored in ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode. \cr
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode * \tab character \tab The code that represents the unit for measuring the item. \cr
LatitudeMeasure \tab numeric \tab The measure of the angular distance on a meridian north or south of the equator. \cr
LongitudeMeasure \tab numeric \tab The measure of the angular distance on a meridian east or west of the prime meridian. \cr
SourceMapScaleNumeric \tab character \tab The number that represents the proportional distance on the ground for one unit of measure on the map or photo. \cr
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue * \tab character \tab The horizontal measure of the relative accuracy of the latitude and longitude coordinates." Measure value is given in the units stored in HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode. \cr
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode * \tab character \tab The code that represents the unit for measuring the item. \cr
HorizontalCollectionMethodName \tab character \tab The name that identifies the method used to determine the latitude and longitude coordinates for a point on the earth. \cr
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName \tab character \tab The name that describes the reference datum used in determining latitude and longitude coordinates. \cr
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue \tab character \tab The measure of elevation (i.e., the altitude), above or below a reference datum. Measure value is given in the units stored in VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode. \cr
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode \tab character \tab The code that represents the unit for measuring the item. \cr
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue * \tab character \tab The vertical measure of the relative accuracy of the latitude and longitude coordinates. Measure value is given in the units stored in VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode. \cr
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode * \tab character \tab The code that represents the unit for measuring the item. \cr
VerticalCollectionMethodName \tab character \tab The name that identifies the method used to collect the vertical measure (i.e. the altitude) of a reference point. \cr
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName \tab character \tab The name of the reference datum used to determine the vertical measure (i.e., the altitude). \cr
CountryCode \tab character \tab A code designator used to identify a primary geopolitical unit of the world. \cr
StateCode \tab character \tab A code designator used to identify a principal administrative subdivision of the United States, Canada, or Mexico. \cr
CountyCode \tab character \tab A code designator used to identify a U.S. county or county equivalent. \cr
AquiferName * \tab character \tab Name of the aquifer in which the well is completed. \cr
FormationTypeText * \tab character \tab Name of the primary formation or soils unit, in which the well is completed. \cr
AquiferTypeName * \tab character \tab The type of aquifer, such as confined or unconfined. \cr
ConstructionDateText * \tab character \tab Date of construction when well was completed. May be year only. \cr
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue * \tab character \tab Depth below land surface datum (LSD) to the bottom of the hole on completion of drilling. Measure value is given in the units stored in WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode. \cr
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode * \tab character \tab The code that represents the unit for measuring the item. \cr
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue * \tab character \tab Depth below land surface datum (LSD) to the bottom of the hole on completion of drilling. Measure value is given in the units stored in WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode. \cr
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode * \tab character \tab The code that represents the unit for measuring the item. \cr
queryTime \tab POSIXct \tab Query time \cr
}
* element is only in NWIS
Returns a list of sites from the Water Quality Portal web service. This function gets the data from: \url{http://www.waterqualitydata.us}.
Arguments to the function should be based on \url{www.waterqualitydata.us/webservices_documentation.jsp}
site1 <- whatWQPsites(siteid="USGS-01594440")
sites <- whatWQPsites(countycode="US:55:025",siteType=type)
data <- whatWQPsites(siteType = "Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment", statecode = "US:55")
\keyword{WQP}
\keyword{data}
\keyword{import}
\keyword{service}
\keyword{web}