scraping/etc. open data in R


Scott Chamberlain (@sckottie/@ropensci)

UC Berkeley / rOpenSci
rOpenSci

exploring

data . gov is on CKAN

Wikipedia clients



http

the clients

async

scraping

scraping: parsing data DIY

ftp

ftp - can totally use http clients


if you want something specific to ftp ...

demos!

steven bedrick's python demo from yesterday:


code


code + text


pretty output


scotttalks.info/oddpdx



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