Beach EPA Spatial data
Source: http://watersgeo.epa.gov/GEOSPATIALDOWNLOADS/rad_beach_20160715_shp.zip NOTE - the link is accessible from this page: https://www.epa.gov/waterdata/waters-geospatial-data-downloads#Beaches The data was filtered to only include data for California.
Use the SRC_FEATID field in this spatial dataset to the USEPAID field in the "Beach information dataset"
No inline preview is available for this format. Download the file (opens in a new tab) to view its contents.
Data dictionary
Field definitions supplied by the publishing agency in CKAN.
| Column | Type | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| filename | text | filename | — |
| compressed_size | numeric | compressed_size | — |
| file_size | numeric | file_size | — |
| compression_ratio | text | compression_ratio | — |
| date_time | timestamp | date_time | — |
| create_system | numeric | create_system | — |
| create_version | numeric | create_version | — |
| extract_version | numeric | extract_version | — |
| flag_bits | numeric | flag_bits | — |
| internal_attr | numeric | internal_attr | — |
| external_attr | numeric | external_attr | — |
| CRC | numeric | CRC | — |
| compress_type | numeric | compress_type | — |
Resource details
| Format | ZIP |
|---|---|
| Size | 159 KB |
| Rows | 5 |
| Last updated | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Part of | Beach Advisories (Postings and Closures) and Beach Water Quality Monitoring |
CKAN Data API
Access resource data through the CKAN DataStore API. The examples below use this resource's ID.
Endpoints
The Data API provides these actions. Creating or updating records requires appropriate permissions; the query actions read public DataStore records.
| Create | https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_create |
|---|---|
| Update / insert | https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_upsert |
| Query | https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_search |
| Query via SQL | https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_search_sql |
Query examples
"https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=3077fe5b-4bf6-4f43-873e-34ada85db750&limit=5""https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=3077fe5b-4bf6-4f43-873e-34ada85db750&q=jones""https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_search_sql?sql=SELECT%20%2A%20FROM%20%223077fe5b-4bf6-4f43-873e-34ada85db750%22%20LIMIT%205"SQL queries depend on whether SQL search is enabled by the portal.
OData query
Use the resource's OData URL and its field names for paging, selecting columns, or filtering rows.
ODATA_RESOURCE_URL?$top=5
ODATA_RESOURCE_URL?$skip=5&$top=5
ODATA_RESOURCE_URL?$select=FIELD_NAME&$filter=FIELD_NAME eq 'VALUE'Replace ODATA_RESOURCE_URL, FIELD_NAME, and VALUE with the details for the selected resource. See the OData query options guide (opens in a new tab) for more examples.
Use the API in code
JavaScript (JSONP)
var data = { resource_id: '3077fe5b-4bf6-4f43-873e-34ada85db750', limit: 5, q: 'jones' };
$.ajax({
url: 'https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_search',
data: data,
dataType: 'jsonp',
success: function (response) {
console.log(response.result.total, response.result.records);
}
});Python
import json
from urllib.request import urlopen
url = 'https://ckan.cdt.dev.datopian.com/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=3077fe5b-4bf6-4f43-873e-34ada85db750&limit=5'
with urlopen(url) as response:
result = json.load(response)['result']
print(result['total'], result['records'])For parameters and response fields, see the CKAN DataStore documentation (opens in a new tab).