Merge pull request #828 from ldecicco-USGS/main

Update docs

Author: ldecicco-USGS

.Rbuildignore

@@ -105,3 +105,5 @@ vignettes/qwdata_changes.Rmd
 vignettes/nwisData.rds
 vignettes/wqpData.rds
 _quarto.yml
+vignettes/basic_slides.Rmd
+vignettes/changes_slides.Rmd

tutorials/changes_slides_deck.qmd

@@ -681,6 +681,29 @@ unique(what_huc_sites$hydrologic_unit_code)
 ```
 
 
+## read_waterdata_metadata {.smaller}
+
+The function `read_waterdata_metadata` gives access to the metadata collections from the USGS Water Data API. Note these do not use the CQL syntax:
+
+```{r}
+#| eval: false
+agency_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("agency-codes")
+altitude_datums <- read_waterdata_metadata("altitude-datums")
+aquifer_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("aquifer-codes")
+aquifer_types <- read_waterdata_metadata("aquifer-types")
+coordinate_accuracy_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("coordinate-accuracy-codes")
+coordinate_datum_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("coordinate-datum-codes")
+coordinate_method_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("coordinate-method-codes")
+huc_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("hydrologic-unit-codes")
+national_aquifer_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("national-aquifer-codes")
+parameter_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("parameter-codes")
+reliability_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("reliability-codes")
+site_types <- read_waterdata_metadata("site-types")
+statistic_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("statistic-codes")
+topographic_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("topographic-codes")
+time_zone_codes <- read_waterdata_metadata("time-zone-codes")
+```
+
 ## General New Features of Water Data OGC APIs {.smaller}
 
 * Flexible Queries

tutorials/images/documentation_1.png

@@ -112,14 +112,14 @@ There are many types of data served from NWIS. To understand how the services ar
 |--------|:-------|------:|-------:|
 |uv|[readNWISuv](https://doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieval/reference/readNWISuv.html)|Continuous data| None yet |
 |dv|[readNWISdv](https://doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieval/reference/readNWISdv.html)|Daily aggregated | [read_waterdata_daily](https://doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieval/reference/read_waterdata_daily.html) |
-|gwlevels|[readNWISgwl](https://doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieval/reference/readNWISgwl.html)|Groundwater levels | [read_waterdata_field_measurements.html](https://doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieval/reference/read_waterdata_field_measurements.html) |
+|gwlevels|[readNWISgwl](https://doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieval/reference/readNWISgwl.html)|Groundwater levels | [read_waterdata_field_measurements](https://doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieval/reference/read_waterdata_field_measurements.html) |
 |site|[readNWISsite](https://doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieval/reference/readNWISsite.html)|Site metadata| [read_waterdata_monitoring_location](https://doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieval/reference/read_waterdata_monitoring_location.html) |
 |pcode|[readNWISpCode](https://doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieval/reference/readNWISpCode.html)|Parameter code metadata | [read_waterdata_parameter_codes](https://doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieval/reference/read_waterdata_parameter_codes.html) |
 |stat|[readNWISstat](https://doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieval/reference/readNWISstat.html)| Site statistics | None yet |
 |rating|[readNWISrating](https://doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieval/reference/readNWISrating.html)| Rating curves| None yet |
 |peak|[readNWISpeak](https://doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieval/reference/readNWISpeak.html)|Peak flow| None yet |
 |use|[readNWISuse](https://doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieval/reference/readNWISuse.html)|Water Use| None yet |
-|meas|[readNWISmeas](https://doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieval/reference/readNWISmeas.html)|Discrete surface water| [read_waterdata_field_measurements.html](https://doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieval/reference/read_waterdata_field_measurements.html)|
+|meas|[readNWISmeas](https://doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieval/reference/readNWISmeas.html)|Discrete surface water| [read_waterdata_field_measurements](https://doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieval/reference/read_waterdata_field_measurements.html)|
 | | [readNWISdata](https://doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieval/reference/readNWISdata.html) | General data import for NWIS| [read_waterdata](https://doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieval/reference/read_waterdata.html) |