Package noaadata :: Module stations :: Class ActiveStations

Class ActiveStations

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Custom wrapper around the ActiveStations that allows the system to fail back to a precaptured list of stations and instruments

Instance Methods

__init__(self, allowCache=True, forceCache=False)
Fetch the stations from the NOAA web services or a cache.

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getStationsNameNumb(self)
Get a nice lookup table of station ID to name translations

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getStationsInBBox(self, lowerleft, upperright)
Specify a bounding box and get the points in that region

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getStation(self, ID)
Return a station class object

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getStationXmlFromSoap(self)
Speak soap to the NOAA axis server and return the SOAP xml.

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Class Variables

SERVER_ADDR = 'opendap.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov'
Host name for the NOAA Axis soap server

SERVER_PORT = 80
Axis sits on the normal Apache http port 80

NS = 'http://opendap.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/axis/services/ActiveS...
The exact location of the soap call.

Method Details

Fetch the stations from the NOAA web services or a cache.

Parameters:

allowCache - if true, the class will fallback on a precaptured list of stations.

Speak soap to the NOAA axis server and return the SOAP xml. The xmlns make lxml do weird things.

Class Variable Details

The exact location of the soap call. This may be ignored.

Value:

'http://opendap.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/axis/services/ActiveStations'