ows4R
R client for OGC Web-Services
ows4R is a new project that aims to set-up a pure R interface to OGC Web-Services. In a first time (ongoing work), ows4R will target:
- 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
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 WCS | Web Coverage Service | 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 2.0.1 | 1.0.0 | raster | under investigation/seek sponsors |
In case of a missing feature, create a ticket.
Development perspectives
Support for additional OGC web-service standard specifications including
- Filter Encoding (FES) version
2.0 - Catalogue Service (CSW) version
3.0(includingTransactionandHarvestoperations) - Web Feature Service (WFS)
Transactionoperations - Web Coverage Service (WCS)
- Web Processing Service (WPS)
- ...
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