Getting Started

Quick Start

AuScope-Cat provides easy access to geoscience datasets from sources all over Australia. Here’s how to get started quickly:

from auscopecat.api import search

# Search for datasets containing "gold"
results = search("gold")

# Print the first 5 results
for result in results[:5]:
    print(f"URL: {result.url}")
    print(f"Type: {result.type}")
    print("---")

Basic Concepts

AuScope-Cat allows you to:

  1. Search for geoscience datasets using keywords

  2. Filter results by service type (WFS, WMS, etc.)

  3. Download data in various formats

  4. Process the data using compatible tools

The main components of the library are:

  • search: Find datasets matching your criteria

  • download: Retrieve data from a specific service

  • ServiceType: Enum for filtering by service type

  • DownloadType: Enum for specifying download format