Department of Interior

Department of Interior Mapdata/parkboundaries API

Retrieve geometry boundaries for park specified by a site code. (e.g. abli)

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GET /mapdata/parkboundaries/{sitecode} Get mapdata parkboundaries #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: This API is designed to provide authoritative National Park Service (NPS) data and content about parks and their facilities, events, news, alerts, and more. Explore the NPS API below and even try to make API calls. In order to try an API call, you'll need to click on the "Authorize" button below and add your API key. If you don't have an API key yet, visit our Get Started page.
  version: 1.0.0
  title: National Park Service Mapdata/parkboundaries API
servers:
- url: https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1
tags:
- name: mapdata/parkboundaries
  description: Retrieve geometry boundaries for park specified by a site code. (e.g. abli)
paths:
  /mapdata/parkboundaries/{sitecode}:
    get:
      tags:
      - mapdata/parkboundaries
      description: Returns park boundary data for the National Park Service site identified by the site code.
      operationId: getMapdataParkboundaries
      parameters:
      - name: sitecode
        in: path
        description: park site code (e.g. abli)
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      security:
      - api_key: []
      - api_key_header: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MapdataParkboundary'
        '400':
          description: Invalid status value
      summary: Get mapdata parkboundaries
      x-summary-source: derived
components:
  schemas:
    MapdataParkboundary:
      type: object
      description: GeoJSON FeatureCollection containing the park boundary.
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          example: FeatureCollection
        features:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              type:
                type: string
                example: Feature
              id:
                type: string
                example: 9a08b873-4ce8-4175-2bd2-08d4c7ad36e2
              geometry:
                type: object
                properties:
                  type:
                    type: string
                    example: MultiPolygon
                  coordinates:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: array
                          items:
                            type: number
              properties:
                type: object
                properties:
                  alternateName:
                    type: string
                    example: Abraham Lincoln Birthplace
                  designationId:
                    type: string
                    example: 1d936e11-1d6e-4402-e80d-08d4c7ad3656
                  designation:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      abbreviation:
                        type: string
                        example: NHP
                      parkDesignationCategoryId:
                        type: string
                        example: 77d93696-1fee-4033-841d-5140d70e867c
                      name:
                        type: string
                        example: National Historical Park
                      description:
                        type: string
                        example: National Historical Park
                      id:
                        type: string
                        example: 1d936e11-1d6e-4402-e80d-08d4c7ad3656
                  fullName:
                    type: string
                    example: Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
                  aliases:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        parkId:
                          type: string
                          example: 9a08b873-4ce8-4175-2bd2-08d4c7ad36e2
                        current:
                          type: boolean
                          example: true
                        name:
                          type: string
                          example: ABLI
                        id:
                          type: string
                          example: 64c8dc08-2782-b508-9933-118689347282
                  name:
                    type: string
                    example: Abraham Lincoln Birthplace
  securitySchemes:
    api_key:
      type: apiKey
      name: api_key
      in: query
    api_key_header:
      type: apiKey
      name: X-Api-Key
      in: header
x-provenance:
  method: harvested
  publisher: Department of Interior
  source: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/customcf/swagger.json?03142019
  note: split by refine-openapis from the provider's own published document, verified by fetch (openapi/_original/*.fetch.json);
    stamped by stamp-openapi-provenance.py (roadmap#793)

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