FOSS4G NA 2024 - Scraping GeoSpatial Data from Web Maps - Peter Herman & Carina Hoyer

Written By Joe Calamari

Peter Herman and Karina Hoyer discuss beginner-friendly methods for scraping geospatial data from web maps, including techniques using R and Google Sheets.

Highlights

🌐 Introduction to web scraping for geospatial data presented by experts from NOC.

🛠️ Overview of three scraping methods: HTML/XML queries, fetch requests, and undocumented APIs.

📊 Emphasis on transforming web map data into tabular datasets for analysis.

🔍 Challenges of scraping dynamic web maps that load data upon user interaction.

📈 R and Google Sheets showcased as tools for accessing and cleaning scraped data.

📉 Explanation of difficulties with web maps requiring authentication for data access.

🧩 Tips for finding hidden data in developer tools and using XPath queries in Google Sheets.

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