U.S. Geological Survey · Schema
FeatureCollection
Generic GeoJSON FeatureCollection.
Federal-GovernmentGeologicalEarth ScienceNatural ResourcesEarthquakeWaterHydrology
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| type | string | GeoJSON type (FeatureCollection). |
| features | array | Array of GeoJSON Feature objects. |
| numberMatched | integer | Total number of features matching the query. |
| numberReturned | integer | Number of features in this response. |
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-feature-collection-schema.json",
"title": "FeatureCollection",
"description": "Generic GeoJSON FeatureCollection.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "GeoJSON type (FeatureCollection).",
"example": "FeatureCollection"
},
"features": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Array of GeoJSON Feature objects.",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"numberMatched": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Total number of features matching the query.",
"example": 4523
},
"numberReturned": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Number of features in this response.",
"example": 100
}
}
}
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