Overview
ScienceBase implements the basic requirements for OpenSearch, allowing the responses to be used in syndication formats such as RSS and ATOM. ScienceBase Catalog can also be set as a search engine in the browser. For more information, see http://www.opensearch.org/Home
OpenSearchDescription
The OpenSearchDescription document can be retrieved by navigating to http://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/items/openSearch
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <OpenSearchDescription xmlns='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/'> <ShortName>USGS ScienceBase</ShortName> <Description>USGS ScienceBase Search - http://www.sciencebase.gov</Description> <Tags>USGS ScienceBase</Tags> <Contact>sciencebase@usgs.gov</Contact> <Url type='application/atom+xml' template='https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/items?q={searchTerms}&pw={startPage}&format=atom'/> <Url type='application/json' template='https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/items?q={searchTerms}&pw={startPage}&format=json'/> <Url type='text/html' template='https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/items?q={searchTerms}&pw={startPage}&'/> <Image height='72' width='178' type='image/jpeg'>http://www.usgs.gov/images/header_graphic_usgsIdentifier_white.jpg</Image> <Image height='16' width='16' type='image/vnd.microsoft.icon'>https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/images/favicon.ico</Image> <Image height='16' width='16' type='image/jpeg'>https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/images/favicon.jpg</Image> <Query role='example' searchTerms='water'/> <Developer>ScienceBase Development Team</Developer> <SyndicationRight>open</SyndicationRight> <AdultContent>false</AdultContent> <Language>en-us</Language> <OutputEncoding>UTF-8</OutputEncoding> <InputEncoding>UTF-8</InputEncoding> </OpenSearchDescription>
Google Maps Example
https://maps.google.com/maps?dg=feature&output=classic and enter any atom response in the search box. For example:
https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/items?q=sage+grouse&pw=1&format=atom