getMetaData.Rd

\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}