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Wed, 04 December 2024 09:47

Blake-DHS
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You cannot specify a fileType in a surveys call, only in a datasets call. Below is the correct call for each.

https://api.dhsprogram.com/rest/dhs/surveys?surveyCharacteri sticIds=26&surveyStatus=completed&f=html
https://api.dhsprogram.com/rest/dhs/datasets/?fileType=GE&am p;surveyStatus=completed&f=html

The number of surveys with GPS data collected will not match the number of geospatial datasets available because not all GPS data collected is publicly released for various reasons.

https://dhsprogram.com/data/available-datasets.cfm

If the surveyStatus is not specified, the default is surveys with data available in the API. Not all completed surveys have data in the API which is why the total would be less. Pending surveys also do not have data in the API until they are marked as completed.

Blake Zachary, The DHS Program

		API list of surveys with GPS datasets is incomplete By: DiegoBassani on Mon, 25 November 2024 10:03
		Re: API list of surveys with GPS datasets is incomplete By: Blake-DHS on Mon, 25 November 2024 14:48
		Re: API list of surveys with GPS datasets is incomplete By: DiegoBassani on Sat, 30 November 2024 20:25
		Re: API list of surveys with GPS datasets is incomplete By: Blake-DHS on Wed, 04 December 2024 09:47

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