Collection

Metadata for an OGC API collection.

Federal GovernmentGeologicalEarth ScienceNatural ResourcesEarthquakeWaterHydrology

Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	string	Collection identifier.
title	string	Human-readable collection title.
description	string	Description of the collection.
links	array

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-geological-survey/refs/heads/main/json-schema/usgs-water-data-api-collection-schema.json",
  "title": "Collection",
  "description": "Metadata for an OGC API collection.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Collection identifier.",
      "example": "monitoring-locations"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable collection title.",
      "example": "Monitoring Locations"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Description of the collection.",
      "example": "USGS water monitoring sites."
    },
    "links": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Link"
      }
    }
  }
}

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