U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. Geological Survey Continuous API

Continuous data are collected via automated sensors installed at a monitoring location. They are collected at a high frequency and often at a fixed 15-minute interval. Depending on the specific monitoring location, the data may be transmitted automatically via telemetry and be available on WDFN within minutes of collection, while other times the delivery of data may be delayed if the monitoring location does not have the capacity to automatically transmit data. Continuous data are described by parameter name and parameter code (pcode). These data might also be referred to as "instantaneous values" or "IV".

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 8

GET /collections/continuous Get Continuous values metadata #
GET /collections/continuous/items Get Continuous values items #
OPTIONS /collections/continuous/items Options for Continuous values items #
POST /collections/continuous/items Get Continuous values items with CQL2 #
GET /collections/continuous/items/{featureId} Get Continuous values item by id #
OPTIONS /collections/continuous/items/{featureId} Options for Continuous values item by id #
GET /collections/continuous/queryables Get Continuous values queryables #
GET /collections/continuous/schema Get Continuous values schema #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/
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GettingStarted
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/feed/
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Documentation
https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/docs/
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Authentication
https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/signup/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-geological-survey/refs/heads/main/openapi/u-s-geological-survey-continuous-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-geological-survey/refs/heads/main/json-schema/usgs-earthquake-api-earthquake-properties-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-geological-survey/refs/heads/main/json-schema/usgs-water-data-api-monitoring-location-properties-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-geological-survey/refs/heads/main/json-schema/usgs-water-data-api-time-series-properties-schema.json

Other Resources

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Conformance
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-geological-survey/refs/heads/main/conformance/u-s-geological-survey-conformance.yml
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JSONLD
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-geological-survey/refs/heads/main/json-ld/usgs-earthquake-api-context.jsonld
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-geological-survey/refs/heads/main/examples/usgs-earthquake-api-earthquake-properties-example.json
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JSONLD
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-geological-survey/refs/heads/main/json-ld/usgs-water-data-api-context.jsonld
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-geological-survey/refs/heads/main/examples/usgs-water-data-api-monitoring-location-properties-example.json

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OpenAPI Specification

u-s-geological-survey-continuous-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  contact:
    name: US Geological Survey - Water Data for the Nation
    url: https://waterdata.usgs.gov
    x-ogc-serviceContact:
      addresses: []
      emails:
      - value: wdfn@usgs.gov
      hoursOfService: pointOfContact
      links:
      - href: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/questions-comments/?referrerUrl=https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov
        type: text/html
      name: WDFN Support
  description: The United States Geological Survey (USGS) collects water data at monitoring locations across the United States using both automated sensors and manual data collection. These APIs provide access to that data, alongside metadata about data collections and monitoring locations, in standardized machine-readable formats.
  license:
    name: US Government work in the public domain
    url: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  termsOfService: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  title: USGS Water Data Continuous API
  version: 0.71.7
  x-keywords:
  - geospatial
  - data
  - api
  - hydrology
  - USGS
servers:
- description: 'The United States Geological Survey (USGS) collects water data at monitoring locations across the United States using both automated sensors and manual data collection. These APIs provide access to that data, alongside metadata about data collections and monitoring locations, in standardized machine-readable formats.

    '
  url: https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0
tags:


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