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Description

The Oceans 23.0 API provides public access to Ocean Networks Canada's extensive data archive, via 6 * discovery, 4 data delivery and 2 1 interoperability web servicesservice. The API provides programmatic access to:

  1. data products, (identical to those accessed interactively using the Ocean's 23.0 Data Search interface)
  2. scalar, and raw data for near-realtime applications.

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Discovery Services

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  • dataProductDelivery -  Request, run and download data products for locations or devices.
  • scalardata - Get the most recent scalar data, or scalar data between two given dates for stations (locations) and device categories.
  • rawdata - Get the most recent raw data from an instrument, or raw data between two given dates for stations (locations) and device categories.
  • archivefiles -  Find archived files available for a station (location) and device category, between two given dates, and download the files.

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A collection of services that have standardized interfaces designed for sharing and data integration.

  • ERDDAP (OPeNDAP) - coming soonSOS - Sensor Observation Service - coming soon

Parameters

All of the services, with the exception of the interoperability services, require the use of a method and token. Only the scalardata, rawdata and archivefiles services support the responseType optional parameter. 

Parameter

Type

Description

Example

Required

   




method

string

Each Web Service has 1 or more methods outlined in the documentation. The method name is case sensitive.

method=get

token

string

All Web Services require a token. This can be generated, after logging in at http://data.oceannetworks.ca/Profile. Click the "Web Services" tab, then click "Generate Token"

token=YOUR_TOKEN

Optional

 

  



responseType

string

Valid values are "json" and "jsonp". Defaults to "json".

ONLY AVAILABLE for scalardata, rawdata and archivefiles services

responseType =jsonp

Request Format

All web service are method oriented and use the following Url pattern:

http://data.oceannetworks.ca/api/[SERVICE_NAME]?method=[METHOD_NAME]&token=[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] 



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If you have any Please report all issues with the web services, documentation, samples and , or client libraries to the Oceans 2.0 Help Centre, please let us know.