NEWS.md

In wpinvestigative/arcos: Load ARCOS Prescription Data Prepared by the Washington Post

arcos 1.29

• ARCOS api moved from https://arcos-api.ext.nile.works/ to https://ne.washingtonpost.com/arcos/ requiring a fix to import scripts

arcos 1.28

• Fixed some incorrect variable example names in drug_county_biz() readme.

arcos 1.27

• Added contingencies for dealing with error 500s from the data server

arcos 1.25

• Using vroom to import large ARCOS raw data (county and overall)

• Added messaging to fail gracefully when there is no internet connection

arcos 1.2

• No longer loading ARCOS raw data via API due to system limitations

• Instead, providing URL for users to download and unzip and load themselves

• Renamed "Articles" pulldown menu to "Walkthroughs"

arcos 1.0

• Updated to include newly released 2013 and 2014 data.

• Added nearly 10,000 more geocoded pharmacy locations and fixed a few dozen latitudes and longitudes.

• New functions to query list of counties, drug types, business types, and raw data for individual drugs by county.

arcos 0.82

• Updated to follow new API path to account for future versions (ie /v1/county_data/)

arcos 0.8

• New API and functions

wpinvestigative/arcos documentation built on July 19, 2023, 6:19 a.m.