rnoaa (version 0.1.0)

noaa_swdi: Get NOAA data for the sever weather data inventory (swdi).

Description

Get NOAA data for the sever weather data inventory (swdi).

Usage

noaa_swdi(dataset = NULL, format = "xml", startdate = NULL,
  enddate = NULL, limit = 25, offset = NULL, radius = NULL,
  center = NULL, bbox = NULL, tile = NULL, stat = NULL, id = NULL,
  callopts = list())

Arguments

dataset

Dataset to query. See below for details.

format

File format to download. One of xml, csv, shp, or kmz.

startdate

Start date. See details.

enddate

End date. See details.

limit

Number of results to return. Defaults to 25. Any number from 1 to 10000000.

offset

Any number from 1 to 10000000. Default is NULL, no offset, start from 1.

radius

Search radius in miles (current limit is 15 miles)

center

Center coordinate in lon,lat decimal degree format, e.g.: c(-95.45,36.88)

bbox

Bounding box in format of minLon,minLat,maxLon,maxLat, e.g.: c(-91,30,-90,31)

tile

Coordinate in lon,lat decimal degree format, e.g.: c(-95.45,36.88) The lat/lon values are rounded to the nearest tenth of degree. For the above example, the matching tile would contain values from -95.4500 to -95.5499 and 36.8500 to 36.9499

stat

One of count or tilesum:$longitude,$latitude. Setting stat='count' returns number of results only (no actual data). stat='tilesum:$longitude,$latitude' returns daily feature counts for a tenth of a degree grid centered at the nearest tenth of a de

id

An identifier, e.g., 533623. Not sure how you find these ids?

callopts

Further arguments passed on to the API GET call. (optional)

Value

• A list of length three, a slot of metadata (meta), a slot for data (data), and a slot for shape file data with a single column 'shape'. The meta slot is a list of metadata elements, and the data slot is a data.frame, possibly of length zero if no data is found.

Details

Options for the dataset parameter. One of (and their data formats):

• nx3tvs NEXRAD Level-3 Tornado Vortex Signatures (point)
• nx3meso NEXRAD Level-3 Mesocyclone Signatures (point)
• nx3hail NEXRAD Level-3 Hail Signatures (point)
• nx3structure NEXRAD Level-3 Storm Cell Structure Information (point)
• plsr Preliminary Local Storm Reports (point)
• warn Severe Thunderstorm, Tornado, Flash Flood and Special Marine warnings (polygon)
• nldn Lightning strikes from Vaisala (.gov and .mil ONLY) (point)

For startdate and enddate, the date range syntax is 'startDate:endDate' or special option of 'periodOfRecord'. Note that startDate is inclusive and endDate is exclusive. All dates and times are in GMT. The current limit of the date range size is one year.

All latitude and longitude values for input parameters and output data are in the WGS84 datum.

Examples

# Search for nx3tvs data from 5 May 2006 to 6 May 2006
noaa_swdi(dataset='nx3tvs', startdate='20060505', enddate='20060506')

# Get all 'nx3tvs' within 15 miles of latitude = 32.7 and longitude = -102.0
noaa_swdi(dataset='nx3tvs', startdate='20060506', enddate='20060507',
radius=15, center=c(-102.0,32.7))

# Get the warning text for the warning with id=533623
noaa_swdi(dataset='warn', id=533623)

# Get all 'plsr' within the bounding box (-91,30,-90,31)
noaa_swdi(dataset='plsr', startdate='20060505', enddate='20060510',
bbox=c(-91,30,-90,31))

# Get all 'nx3tvs' within the tile -102.1/32.6 (-102.15,32.55,-102.25,32.65)
noaa_swdi(dataset='nx3tvs', startdate='20060506', enddate='20060507',
tile=c(-102.12,32.62))

# Counts
## Note: stat='count' will only return metadata, nothing in the data or shape slots
## Note: stat='tilesum:...' returns counts in the data slot for each date for that tile,
##   and shape data
## Get number of 'nx3tvs' within 15 miles of latitude = 32.7 and longitude = -102.0
noaa_swdi(dataset='nx3tvs', startdate='20060505', enddate='20060516', radius=15,
center=c(-102.0,32.7), stat='count')

## Get daily count nx3tvs features on .1 degree grid centered at latitude = 32.7
## and longitude = -102.0
noaa_swdi(dataset='nx3tvs', startdate='20060505', enddate='20090516',
stat='tilesum:-102.0,32.7')