list_ngd_collections {osdatahub} | R Documentation |
Retrieve OS NGD Feature Collections
Description
Query the osdatahub NGD Features API to gather information on available data collections. An API key is not required for this query.
Usage
list_ngd_collections(simple = TRUE)
Arguments
simple |
(logical) Should only the collection ID be returned? Default is
|
Details
OS NGD themes and collections have been created to group similar geographic entities and data types, making it quicker and easier to identify the data you need. The OGC API - Features standard also references feature collections, and in the context of OS NGD datasets, this is equivalent to feature types. The following naming convention has been applied to the feature collections: theme-collection-featuretype. Short codes have been used for both the theme and collection to keep the feature collection names manageable and not overly long. An example of the short codes used is: 'bld-fts-buildingline'. For more information, see https://osdatahub.os.uk/docs/ofa/technicalSpecification.
Value
If simple
is TRUE
then return a character vector of
available collections identified by their shortened code, else return a
data.frame
with the full details.
Examples
ngd_collections <- list_ngd_collections(simple = TRUE)
ngd_collections[1:10]