Download and Use the Recreation.gov Data in Your System or Website
You are
invited
to use
the data
on this
website
in your
publication/website/computer
system,
and to
get updates
and refresh
your
website
often
via Recreation.gov.
We request
that
you provide
credit
and a
link
to Recreation.gov
in exchange.
Feel
free
to use
this
graphic
as well:
Recreation.gov includes information on Federal government managed and Federal government affiliated (subordinate, subsidiary or member) sites. It does not list hotels, restaurants, or tourist attractions managed by private companies or other organizations. Our content focuses on nature-based, historic and cultural activities commonly available on federally managed lands.
The data
in Recreation.gov is provided
for free
- there
is no
cost
to use
it, and
no need
to contact
us before
incorporating
Recreation.gov
data
into
your
system.
(In exchange,
we encourage
you to
provide
a link
to Recreation.gov
and acknowledge
credit,
such
as Data
Source:
Recreation.gov)
Create a Web Service to Obtain Federal Recreation Data
To create a web service to obtain data from Recreation.gov now, please see the technical procedures on the Recreation Information Database (RIDB) web page. Other
(non-government)
organizations
are also
encouraged
to use
the RIDB XML
standard
and create
a "web service" to disseminate their data widely, so their recreation sites will appear in other systems. Sharing data according to a standard will allow different computer systems and websites to display up-to-date, consistent information on public recreation sites and activities.
Link to the Recreation.gov Data
Rather than download updates to Recreation.gov and expand your database, you may choose to simply add links on your pages to this website. Add some simple HTML code to your Web pages, and customers who follow those links will see the most-recent information on Recreation.gov.
For the pre-packaged links to query the Recreation.gov database, see the Guide to Linking to Recreation.gov
Why Is the Data Available?
Recreation.gov is an electronic
government
("e-gov")
initiative
that demonstrates
the advantages
of using
a data standard
based on
an XML Schema
and Web services.
The initiative
is successful
if customers
can find
recreation
information
easily, either
through the
Recreation.gov
website or
through other
channels.
Recreation.gov
was developed
to share
recreation
data widely
so different
websites
can provide
reliable
information
to visitors,
as well
as to provide
a "retail
outlet"
so web
users could
see the
data directly.
Through
use of
the Internet,
different
computer
systems
and websites
can exchange
up-to-date
information
on public
recreation
sites and
activities.
As more
systems
exchange
data, the
consistency
of the
information
seen by
online
customers
will improve
substantially
- and the
data exchange
will also
streamline
operations
and reduce
costs.
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