{"categories":[{"label":"Scientific/Engineering","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/scientific-engineering/9"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides a registry and download utility for accessing sample weather radar and lidar datasets used in openradar examples and notebooks, with automatic caching.","skillfed_tags":["data-distribution","weather-radar","scientific-data"],"use_cases":["Download and cache sample radar data for reproducible openradar tutorials and example notebooks.","Retrieve pre-curated weather radar datasets for algorithm development and testing without manual file management.","Access lidar data alongside radar data for multi-instrument research workflows.","Integrate standardized sample datasets into automated data processing pipelines."],"what_it_does":"Open-radar-data is a data distribution package that manages a registry of sample weather radar and lidar datasets for use in openradar examples and notebooks. It wraps the pooch library to handle downloading, caching, and local path retrieval of these datasets, so users can focus on analysis rather than data management.\n\nThe package maintains a registry file listing available datasets (single sweep PPI, RHI, and complete volume files in various source formats) and provides a simple fetch interface that downloads files on first use and returns cached local paths on subsequent calls. Users can override the default cache location via an environment variable if needed.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you are working with openradar or need sample weather radar/lidar data for research or examples. The package is actively maintained, has no security vulnerabilities, low install friction, and a permissive license. It solves a real problem\u2014centralized, versioned access to shared datasets\u2014for the openradar community."},"id":"open-radar-data","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/open-radar-data","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/open-radar-data.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/open-radar-data/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-05-08","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"open-radar-data","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Provides utility functions for accessing data repository for openradar examples/notebooks"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":81890,"position":14193,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.8.0"}