vikjam / tractR

Simple R Wrapper for the Census Batch Geocoder API

tractR

Simple R Wrapper for the Census Batch Geocoder API

Installation

Using the R package devtools, you can easily install tractR.

devtools::install_github('vikjam/tractR')

Use

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).