https://github.com/vikjam/tractr
Simple R Wrapper for the Census Batch Geocoder API
https://github.com/vikjam/tractr
census-api geocoding
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Simple R Wrapper for the Census Batch Geocoder API
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/vikjam/tractr
- Owner: vikjam
- License: mit
- Created: 2017-02-11T02:19:31.000Z (about 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2021-09-05T01:36:42.000Z (over 4 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-22T16:47:20.993Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: census-api, geocoding
- Language: R
- Homepage: https://vikjam.github.io/tractR
- Size: 222 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# tractR
Simple R Wrapper for the [Census Batch Geocoder API](https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/)
### Installation
Using the R package [`devtools`](https://www.rstudio.com/products/rpackages/devtools/), you can easily install `tractR`.
```{r}
devtools::install_github('vikjam/tractR')
```
### Use
```{r}
library(data.table)
library(stringr)
library(tractR)
CAMBRIDGE_URL <- 'https://data.cambridgema.gov/api/views/crnm-mw9n/rows.csv?accessType=DOWNLOAD&bom=true'
assessing <- fread(CAMBRIDGE_URL, nrows = 10)
assessing$id <- 1:nrow(assessing)
assessing$Zip <- str_pad(assessing$Zip, 5, pad = '0')
assessing.geo <- getTracts(data = assessing,
unique_id = 'id',
address = 'Mailing Address',
city = 'City',
state = 'State',
postalcode = 'Zip')
print(assessing.geo)
```
| id|submit.addr |match |quality |result.addr |lat.lon | tiger.id|side | state| county| tract| block|
|--:|:-------------------------------------------------------|:--------|:---------|:----------------------------------------------|:-------------------|---------:|:----|-----:|------:|------:|-----:|
| 3|P.O. BOX#19, CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02141 |No_Match | | | | NA| | NA| NA| NA| NA|
| 2|14 HILL STREET, WOBURN, MA, 01801 |Match |Exact |14 HILL ST, WOBURN, MA, 01801 |-71.11787,42.479633 | 87105447|L | 25| 17| 333400| 1026|
| 1|225 MONSIGNOR OBRIEN HWY, CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02141 |Match |Exact |225 MONSIGNOR OBRIEN HWY, CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02141 |-71.080376,42.37281 | 87108564|R | 25| 17| 352101| 1006|
| 10|777 E. EISENHOWER PKWY SUITE #235, ANN ARBOR, MA, 48108 |No_Match | | | | NA| | NA| NA| NA| NA|
| 7|79 CHANDLER ST., #6, BOSTON, MA, 02116 |Match |Exact |79 CHANDLER ST, BOSTON, MA, 02116 |-71.07247,42.346565 | 85698106|R | 25| 25| 70300| 3003|
| 6|P.O. BOX 444, WEST HYANNISPORT, MA, 02672 |No_Match | | | | NA| | NA| NA| NA| NA|
| 5|261 LEDYARD ST., NEW LONDON, CT, 06320 |Match |Exact |261 LEDYARD ST, NEW LONDON, CT, 06320 |-72.10897,41.36469 | 56850523|R | 9| 11| 690300| 1013|
| 4|262 MONSIGNOR O'BRIEN HWY, CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02141 |Match |Non_Exact |262 MONSIGNOR OBRIEN HWY, CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02141 |-71.08212,42.37369 | 87090708|L | 25| 17| 351500| 1033|
| 9|4 CANAL PK, UNIT #109, CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02141 |Match |Exact |4 CANAL PARK, CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02141 |-71.07678,42.36993 | 636268605|R | 25| 17| 352102| 1001|
| 8|4 CANAL PARK #108, CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02141 |Match |Exact |4 CANAL PARK, CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02141 |-71.07678,42.36993 | 636268605|R | 25| 17| 352102| 1001|
### Credits
The tractR logo is a mash-up of logos from the Noun Project: Tractor (Oliviu Stoian), Wagon (Symbolon), and US Map (DeeAnn Gray).