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tractR

Simple R Wrapper for the Census Batch Geocoder API

tractR

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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).

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