getGVP

getGVP is a Python package for fetching and processing data about Holocene volcanoes and eruptions from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program (GVP) Web Feature Service (WFS). This package provides an easy-to-use interface to access and manipulate volcano data.

Features

• Fetches volcano and eruption data from the GVP WFS endpoint.
• Returns data in a structured format using pandas DataFrames.
• Provides version information for the dataset.

Installation

You can install the package using pip. First, clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd getGVP

Then, install the package along with its dependencies:

pip install -e . -r requirements.txt

Usage

To use the package, you can import it in your Python scripts:

from getGVP import fetch_GVP

# Fetch volcano data with version and date information
df_volcanoes, version, date = fetch_GVP(db='volcanoes')

# Fetch eruption data
df_eruptions, version, date = fetch_GVP(db='eruptions')

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request for any enhancements or bug fixes.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.