Marine Geo Digital Library FileServer Web Service
Description
The FileServer service provides access to information about data files in the Marine-Geo Digital Library
- provides a means to retrieve file data UIDs to initiate a file download.
- Returns pertinent information about returned data files.
- Searches based on the geographic bounds of the actual data.
- Can return file level KML geometries.
- Information returned in Marine-Geo schematized XML
Usage
Data Request Base URL
http://www.marine-geo.org/services/FileServer?Examples
http://www.marine-geo.org/services/FileServer?&minlongitude=-138&maxlongitude=-117&minlatitude=42&maxlatitude=51&file_format=SHP http://www.marine-geo.org/services/FileServer?&minlongitude=-130&maxlongitude=-129&minlatitude=45&maxlatitude=46 http://www.marine-geo.org/services/FileServer?&minlongitude=-130&maxlongitude=-129&minlatitude=45&maxlatitude=46&starttime=2012-01-01
Query Parameters
name | example | description |
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minlatitude (OR: south) |
-10.0 | The southernmost latitude. |
maxlatitude (OR: north) |
10.0 | The northernmost latitude. |
minlongitude (OR: west) |
-10.0 | The westernmost longitude. |
maxlongitude (OR: east) |
10.0 | The easternmost longitude. |
starttime | 2012-01-01 2013-05-13T09:13:27Z |
Restrict data files to solely those with times greater than specified time. |
endtime | 2012-01-01 2013-05-13T09:13:27Z |
Restrict data files to solely those with times less than specified time. |
format | full_info | The output xml information requested.
|
file_format | MBSystem | Return only data files in specified file format. A full list of terms is here: http://www.marine-geo.org/services/VocabServer/file_format_id |
data_type | Bathymetry | Return only data files of specified data type. A full list of terms is here: http://www.marine-geo.org/services/VocabServer/data_type |
platform | Alvin | The platform on which the data was collected A full list of terms is here: http://www.marine-geo.org/services/VocabServer/platform_id |
platform_type | HOV | The platform type for platform on which the data was collected A full list of terms is here: http://www.marine-geo.org/services/VocabServer/platform_type |
event | J2-157 | The name of a launch/event associated with the data. A full list of terms is here: http://www.marine-geo.org/services/VocabServer/event |
See Description tab for more information about service.