ogc_get_maastotietokanta_collections: Fetch Maastotietokanta Collections

In geofi: Access Finnish Geospatial Data

Fetch Maastotietokanta Collections

Description

Retrieves a list of available collections from the Maastotietokanta (Topographic Database) OGC API, including their titles and descriptions.

Usage

ogc_get_maastotietokanta_collections(api_key = getOption("geofi_mml_api_key"))

Arguments

api_key

Character. API key for authenticating with the Maastotietokanta OGC API. Defaults to the value stored in options(geofi_mml_api_key). You can obtain an API key from the Maanmittauslaitos (National Land Survey of Finland) website.

Details

This function queries the Maastotietokanta OGC API to retrieve metadata about available collections of spatial data. The API is provided by the National Land Survey of Finland (Maanmittauslaitos). The function requires a valid API key, which can be provided directly or set via options(geofi_mml_api_key).

The function includes error handling:

• It retries failed requests up to 3 times for transient network issues or server errors (HTTP 500–599) with exponential backoff.

• It handles rate limits (HTTP 429) by respecting the Retry-After header.

• It validates the API response to ensure the expected data is present.

Value

A data frame with two columns:

• id: The title of each collection.

• description: A brief description of each collection.

See Also

https://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/en/rajapinnat/api-avaimen-ohje for more information on the Maastotietokanta OGC API and how to obtain an API key.

Examples

## Not run: 
# Set your API key
options(geofi_mml_api_key = "your_api_key_here")

# Fetch the list of collections
collections <- ogc_get_maastotietokanta_collections()
print(collections)

# Alternatively, provide the API key directly
collections <- ogc_get_maastotietokanta_collections(api_key = "your_api_key_here")
print(collections)

## End(Not run)

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