EPA Air Quality Monitoring Sites Metadata — epa_airdata_monitoring

This dataset contains metadata for air quality monitoring sites in the United States. It includes site location details, land use classification, elevation, operational dates, and other relevant attributes.

Usage

epa_airdata_monitoring_sites

Format

A tibble with the following columns:

State Code: FIPS code representing the U.S. state.
County Code: FIPS code representing the county within the state.
Site Number: Unique identifier for the monitoring site within the county.
Latitude: Latitude of the monitoring site in decimal degrees.
Longitude: Longitude of the monitoring site in decimal degrees.
Datum: Geodetic datum used for latitude/longitude coordinates (e.g., "WGS84").
Elevation: Elevation of the site in meters above sea level.
Land Use: Classification of land use surrounding the site (e.g., "RESIDENTIAL", "AGRICULTURAL").
Location Setting: General setting of the site (e.g., "URBAN AND CENTER CITY", "RURAL").
Site Established Date: Date when the monitoring site was established.
Site Closed Date: Date when the site ceased operation (if applicable).
Met Site State Code: FIPS code of the meteorological site, if applicable.
Met Site County Code: FIPS code of the county where the meteorological site is located, if applicable.
Met Site Site Number: Unique identifier of the associated meteorological site, if applicable.
Met Site Type: Type of meteorological site, if applicable.
Met Site Distance: Distance from the monitoring site to the associated meteorological site, in kilometers.
Met Site Direction: Cardinal direction from the monitoring site to the meteorological site.
GMT Offset: Offset from GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) in hours.
Owning Agency: Agency responsible for maintaining the monitoring site.
Local Site Name: Locally assigned name of the monitoring site.
Address: Physical address of the monitoring site.
Zip Code: ZIP code where the monitoring site is located.
State Name: Full name of the state where the site is located.
County Name: Full name of the county where the site is located.
City Name: City where the monitoring site is located, if applicable.
CBSA Name: Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) associated with the site, if applicable.
Tribe Name: Name of the Native American tribe associated with the site, if applicable.
Extraction Date: Date when this data was extracted.

Source

https://www.epa.gov/outdoor-air-quality-data

Examples

data(epa_airdata_monitoring_sites)
head(epa_airdata_monitoring_sites)
#> # A tibble: 6 × 28
#>   `State Code` `County Code` `Site Number` Latitude Longitude Datum Elevation
#>   <chr>        <chr>         <chr>            <dbl>     <dbl> <chr>     <dbl>
#> 1 01           001           0001              32.4     -86.5 WGS84        64
#> 2 01           001           0002              32.4     -86.4 WGS84         0
#> 3 01           001           0003              32.3     -86.8 WGS84        41
#> 4 01           003           0001               0         0   NAD27         0
#> 5 01           003           0002              30.6     -87.7 WGS84         0
#> 6 01           003           0003              30.6     -87.7 WGS84        49
#> # ℹ 21 more variables: `Land Use` <chr>, `Location Setting` <chr>,
#> #   `Site Established Date` <date>, `Site Closed Date` <date>,
#> #   `Met Site State Code` <chr>, `Met Site County Code` <chr>,
#> #   `Met Site Site Number` <chr>, `Met Site Type` <chr>,
#> #   `Met Site Distance` <dbl>, `Met Site Direction` <chr>, `GMT Offset` <dbl>,
#> #   `Owning Agency` <chr>, `Local Site Name` <chr>, Address <chr>,
#> #   `Zip Code` <chr>, `State Name` <chr>, `County Name` <chr>, …