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get_dataset_part

The URL of one part of a dataset as GeoJSON, plus its description. Fetch the URL for the features; parts can be several megabytes.

idstring, required

partstring, required

Two-letter state, or "all" for single-part datasets.

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get_dataset_part

The URL of one part of a dataset as GeoJSON, plus its description. Fetch the URL for the features; parts can be several megabytes.

Argument	Type	Description
id*	string
part*	string	Two-letter state, or "all" for single-part datasets.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "id",
    "part"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "part": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Two-letter state, or \"all\" for single-part datasets."
    }
  }
}

get_layer

One map layer as a GeoJSON FeatureCollection: one point per place with the reading on the date (else the latest observed before it, never a guess), or one point per event for event layers.

Argument	Type	Description
id*	string
lat	number	Ad-hoc point latitude (with lng). For weather and WSI.
lng	number	Ad-hoc point longitude (with lat).
min	string
tag	string	Catalogue places with this tag, e.g. waterfowl, ice-fishing.
bbox	string
date	string	YYYY-MM-DD; default today (US Eastern).
fuel	string	power_plants: coal, oil/gas, nuclear, hydropower, wind, utility-scale solar, geothermal or bioenergy
usgs	string	USGS monitoring location id(s), e.g. USGS-04193500.
coops	string	NOAA CO-OPS station id(s), comma-separated, e.g. 9063085.
ebird	string	eBird region code(s), e.g. US-OH-095.
place	string	Comma-separated catalogue place ids (see list_places).
state	string
min_mw	number
status	string	power_plants: operating \| construction

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "enum": [
        "temperature",
        "wind",
        "pressure_change",
        "snow_depth",
        "wsi",
        "water_level",
        "river_flow",
        "ice",
        "sightings",
        "volcanoes",
        "flood_gauges",
        "epa_facilities",
        "recalls",
        "contract_awards",
        "wildlife",
        "natural_events",
        "world_bank",
        "earthquakes_emsc",
        "tropical_cyclones",
        "power_plants",
        "eu_industrial_production",
        "fema_declarations",
        "earthquakes",
        "lock_traffic",
        "border_crossings",
        "toxic_releases",
        "power_emissions",
        "river_discharge",
        "air_quality",
        "volcanoes_world",
        "lock_delays",
        "snowpack",
        "drought",
        "storm_reports",
        "wildfire_incidents"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "lat": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Ad-hoc point latitude (with lng). For weather and WSI."
    },
    "lng": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Ad-hoc point longitude (with lat)."
    },
    "min": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "tag": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Catalogue places with this tag, e.g. waterfowl, ice-fishing."
    },
    "bbox": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "date": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "YYYY-MM-DD; default today (US Eastern)."
    },
    "fuel": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "power_plants: coal, oil/gas, nuclear, hydropower, wind, utility-scale solar, geothermal or bioenergy"
    },
    "usgs": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "USGS monitoring location id(s), e.g. USGS-04193500."
    },
    "coops": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "NOAA CO-OPS station id(s), comma-separated, e.g. 9063085."
    },
    "ebird": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "eBird region code(s), e.g. US-OH-095."
    },
    "place": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Comma-separated catalogue place ids (see list_places)."
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "min_mw": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "power_plants: operating | construction"
    },
    "window": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "power_plants: ISO alpha-3, e.g. DEU"
    },
    "elevated": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "indicator": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "continuing": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "volcanoes_world: only eruptions in progress"
    },
    "erupted_since": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "volcanoes_world: year, default 1900"
    }
  }
}

get_readings

Fetch current readings from one source, each with value, unit, a one-line summary, place and provenance (source, URL, fetch time, licence). Sources this server will not republish (non-commercial, restricted or unreviewed licence) answer with an error naming the licence.

Argument	Type	Description
lat	number	Ad-hoc point latitude (with lng). For weather and WSI.
lng	number	Ad-hoc point longitude (with lat).
min	string	usgs-earthquakes only: all \| 1.0 \| 2.5 \| 4.5 \| significant.
tag	string	Catalogue places with this tag, e.g. waterfowl, ice-fishing.
bbox	string	noaa-nwps only: xmin,ymin,xmax,ymax in degrees (≤400 sq deg); default the Great Lakes basin.
usgs	string	USGS monitoring location id(s), e.g. USGS-04193500.
coops	string	NOAA CO-OPS station id(s), comma-separated, e.g. 9063085.
ebird	string	eBird region code(s), e.g. US-OH-095.
limit	number	1-1000, default 100.

get_source

One catalogue entry in full.

Argument	Type	Description
id*	string

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

list_datasets

Static public datasets this server holds as GeoJSON (wildfire burn perimeters, public-land share by county, federal campgrounds, fire-weather stations), with source, licence, feature count and parts (one per state, or "all").

No arguments.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {}
}

list_hubs

Projects and catalogues that collect sources (God's Eye View, World Monitor, the MCP Registry, Source Cooperative, ...), with how each relates to this one.

No arguments.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {}
}

list_layers

Map layers this server can draw as GeoJSON, with unit, source, licence, whether it is available here, and how to read it.

No arguments.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {}
}

list_places

Named places the fetchers read for, with their upstream ids (CO-OPS station, USGS gauge, eBird region) and tags.

Argument	Type	Description
tag	string

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "tag": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

search_sources

Search the catalogue of public data sources (weather, water, hazards, flights, ships, energy, filings, trade, ...). Each entry gives the API, coverage, cadence, auth needed and licence. Use it to find where a kind of data comes from before writing a fetcher.

Argument	Type	Description
query	string	Words matched against name, id, coverage, topics and licence note.
topic	string	One topic, e.g. weather, water, fires, flights, energy.
license	string
fetchable	boolean	true: only sources this server can fetch now; false: only catalogued ones.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Words matched against name, id, coverage, topics and licence note."
    },
    "topic": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "One topic, e.g. weather, water, fires, flights, energy."
    },
    "license": {
      "enum": [
        "public_domain",
        "open",
        "non_commercial",
        "restricted",
        "unknown"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "fetchable": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "true: only sources this server can fetch now; false: only catalogued ones."
    }
  }
}

{ "type": "object", "required": [ "source" ], "properties": { "lat": { "type": "number", "description": "Ad-hoc point latitude (with lng). For weather and WSI." }, "lng": { "type": "number", "description": "Ad-hoc point longitude (with lat)." }, "min": { "type": "string", "description": "usgs-earthquakes only: all | 1.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | significant." }, "tag": { "type": "string", "description": "Catalogue places with this tag, e.g. waterfowl, ice-fishing." }, "bbox": { "type": "string", "description": "noaa-nwps only: xmin,ymin,xmax,ymax in degrees (≤400 sq deg); default the Great Lakes basin." }, "usgs": { "type": "string", "description": "USGS monitoring location id(s), e.g. USGS-04193500." }, "coops": { "type": "string", "description": "NOAA CO-OPS station id(s), comma-separated, e.g. 9063085." }, "ebird": { "type": "string", "description": "eBird region code(s), e.g. US-OH-095." }, "limit": { "type": "number", "description": "1-1000, default 100." }, "place": { "type": "string", "description": "Comma-separated catalogue place ids (see list_places)." }, "since": { "type": "string", "description": "ISO date or datetime; only readings at or after it." }, "state": { "type": "string", "description": "epa-echo only: two-letter US state, default OH." }, "metric": { "type": "string", "description": "Only readings of this metric." }, "source": { "type": "string", "description": "A source id with a fetcher (search_sources with fetchable=true)." }, "window": { "type": "string", "description": "usgs-earthquakes only: hour | day | week." }, "elevated": { "type": "boolean", "description": "usgs-volcanoes only: true keeps volcanoes above normal." }, "forecast": { "type": "boolean", "description": "false drops modelled future values." } } }