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bcgov / bcdata

An R package for searching & retrieving data from the B.C. Data Catalogue
https://bcgov.github.io/bcdata
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New BC Data Catalogue? #285

Closed ashjolly closed 2 years ago

ashjolly commented 2 years ago

Hi folks!

Not a bug yet, but I realize that there is a new BC Data Catalogue coming out, so I'm curious whether there will be any impacts to the bcdata() package? I'm thinking specifically about the API keys noted in the memo from DataBC regarding this change:

What is changing? • New and improved user interface to make finding and accessing meta data and resources easier. • Focus on accessibility and modern web standards to ensure the catalogue is available to everyone. • Backend architecture updates that will allow us to more easily maintain and release catalogue updates. • Data schema changes at the dataset and resource level to better reflect how data is organized and consumed.

How does this impact you? • The catalogue will be unavailable for access and editing between 8am-1:30pm PST on October 27th. • If you are a data editor, some mandatory fields have changed. This means you might need to update other required fields to save your changes. Have a look at your dataset and resources and ensure your metadata is up to date. Validate any URLs, contacts and resources. • BC Data Catalogue API users will be issued a new API key. You can get your new API key by logging into beta in advance if you haven’t already. This will be your production API key as of October 27th. Schema changes will be in effect as of 1:30pm that date and you should set your code changes live.

What’s next? • All feedback received will be reviewed and prioritized. We are committed to continuous improvement of the catalogue.

How to get more information: • Read through our changelog for more details on specific UI and data schema changes. • Updated documentation will be available on our BC Catalogue web pages on October 27th.

Thanks for a great package!

ateucher commented 2 years ago

Hi @ashjolly - we are ready for the change! The catalogue team gave us a long heads-up so we have the changes ready to go in #283. There may be a slight delay from the catalogue switchover to when the new bcdata gets on CRAN, but it should be quick. If you use the API key for using bcdata, then you will need to start using your new one once it switches over. See also #286.

ashjolly commented 2 years ago

Hi @ateucher - ah, I knew you guys would be on this! Great to know, and thanks for all of your hard work!