This is the Python 'pywdpa' package
Project description
pywdpa Python package
Overview
The pywdpa Python package is an interface to the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) hosted on the Protected Planet website at https://www.protectedplanet.net. The pywdpa package provides functions to download shapefiles of protected areas (PA) for any countries with an iso3 code using the Protected Planet API at https://api.protectedplanet.net. The pywdpa package translates some functions of the R package worldpa (https://github.com/FRBCesab/worldpa) in the Python language.
Terms and conditions
You must ensure that the following citation is always clearly reproduced in any publication or analysis involving the Protected Planet Materials in any derived form or format:
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN (YEAR) Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA). Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net (dataset downloaded the YEAR/MONTH).
For further details on terms and conditions of the WDPA usage, please visit the page: https://www.protectedplanet.net/c/terms-and-conditions.
Prerequisites
This package uses the Protected Planet API to access data on world protected areas. You must first have obtained a Personal API Token by filling in the form available at https://api.protectedplanet.net/request. Then you need to set an environment variable (we recommend using the name WDPA_KEY) using either the command os.environ["WDPA_KEY"]="your_token" or python-dotenv.
Installation
The easiest way to install the pywdpa Python package is via pip:
$ # For version on PyPI
$ python -m pip install pywdpa
or
$ # For development version on GitHub
$ python -m pip install https://github.com/ghislainv/pywdpa/archive/master.zip
but you can also install pywdpa executing the setup.py file:
$ git clone https://github.com/ghislainv/pywdpa
$ cd pywdpa
$ python setup.py install
Project details
Release history Release notifications | RSS feed
Download files
Download the file for your platform. If you're not sure which to choose, learn more about installing packages.
Source Distribution
Built Distribution
Hashes for pywdpa-0.1.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl
Algorithm | Hash digest | |
---|---|---|
SHA256 | 96bdc8009a10c4345506eb204d1bdf6e53d93a1fead35033632f3b72be4d915f |
|
MD5 | 3af728a8b490409b890bf57be75f97ca |
|
BLAKE2b-256 | 1656b1312a987af8809c91672cf216fc318b965fe819aa0cca8aff3feb272f7b |