parse_WQP: Convert WQP columns to correct types

In dataRetrieval: Retrieval Functions for USGS and EPA Hydrology and Water Quality Data

Convert WQP columns to correct types

Description

Takes the character results and converts to numeric and dates.

Usage

parse_WQP(retval, tz = "UTC")

Arguments

retval	Data frame from WQP
tz	character to set timezone attribute of datetime. Default is UTC (properly accounting for daylight savings times based on the associated "TimeZone" column). Possible values include "America/New_York","America/Chicago", "America/Denver","America/Los_Angeles", "America/Anchorage","America/Honolulu","America/Jamaica","America/Managua", "America/Phoenix", and "America/Metlakatla"

Value

data frame retval with converted columns

Examples

# These examples require an internet connection to run
rawSampleURL <- constructWQPURL("USGS-01594440", "01075", "", "")

## Examples take longer than 5 seconds:



rawSample <- importWQP(rawSampleURL, convertType = FALSE)
convertedSample <- parse_WQP(rawSample)

 

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