ows4R – R Interface to OGC Web-Services (OWS)
ows4R aims to set-up a pure R interface to OGC Web-Services. It currently targets:
- the Common OGC Web-Services specifications, versions 1.1and2.0
- the Catalogue Service for the Web (CSW), version 2.0.2(includingTransactionandHarvestoperations)
- the Web Feature Service (WFS), versions 1.0.0,1.1.0, and2.0.0
- the Web Coverage Service (WCS), versions 1.0,1.1.0,1.1.1,2.0.1and2.1.0
- the Web Map Service (WMS), versions 1.1.0,1.1.1, and1.3.0
- the Web Processing service (WPS) version 1.0.0
Do you have a question? support request? you can create a 'discussion' here
Sponsors
The following projects have contributed to strenghten ows4R:
- for the WMS and WPS support (ongoing)
Blue-Cloud has received funding from the European Union's Horizon programme call BG-07-2019-2020, topic: [A] 2019 - Blue Cloud services, Grant Agreement No.862409.
- for the WCS support (ongoing)
Citation
We thank in advance people that use ows4R for citing it in their work / publication(s). For this, please use the citation provided at this link 
OGC standards coverage status
| Standard | Description | Supported versions | Unsupported versions | Supported R bindings | Support | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OGC Filter | Filter Encoding | 1.1.0 | 2.0 | ongoing | |
| OGC Common | Web Service Common | 1.1,2.0 | ongoing | ||
| OGC CSW | Catalogue Service | 2.0.2 | 3.0.0 | geometa (ISO 19115 / 19119 / 19110 / 19139 XML) | ongoing / seeking sponsors | 
| OGC WFS | Web Feature Service | 1.0.0,1.1.0,2.0.0 | sf (OGC Simple Feature) | ongoing | |
| OGC WMS | Web Map Service | 1.1.0,1.1.1,1.3.0 | sf (OGC Simple Feature - for GetFeatureInfooperation) | ongoing | |
| OGC WCS | Web Coverage Service | 1.0.0,1.1.0,1.1.1,2.0.1,2.1.0 | terra | ongoing | |
| OGC WPS | Web Processing Service | 1.0.0 | 2.0 | under development (contribs welcome) | 
In case of a missing feature, create a ticket.
Development perspectives
Support for additional OGC web-service standard specifications including:
- Web Coverage Processing Service (WCPS)
- Filter Encoding (FES) version 2.0
- Web Feature Service (WFS) Transactionoperations
- Catalogue Service (CSW) version 3.0(includingTransactionandHarvestoperations)
- OGC API
- ...
For more information, or if you are interested in funding this R project or to contribute to it, do not hesitate to contact me by e-mail