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pwfdf-api 1.0.0

December 1, 2025

This release introduces the pwfdf-api package. The package provides Python and command-line interfaces to search, query, and download hazard assessments from the PWFDF collection. This initial release introduces the four main commands:

assessments: List PWFDF assessments that match search criteria
browse: Open PWFDF search results in a web browser
download: Download PWFDF assessments to the local file system
metadata: Return metadata.json info for matching PWFDF assessments

The package also provides various auxiliary commands/modules to (1) provide supplementary information on the PWFDF collection, and (2) support low-level interactions with the PWFDF ScienceBase catalog.

Documentation: https://ghsc.code-pages.usgs.gov/lhp/pwfdf-api
Source Code: https://code.usgs.gov/ghsc/lhp/pwfdf-api

Publication Year 2025
Title pwfdf-api 1.0.0
DOI 10.5066/P148NK3W
Authors Jonathan M King
Product Type Software Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Geologic Hazards Science Center
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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