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title: "OVCCoordenadas Web Service"
description: Retrieve spatial coordinates of urban properties.
author:
  - Ángel Delgado Panadero
  - Diego Hernangómez
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**CatastRo** allows querying the OVCCoordenadas Web Service provided by the
[Sede electrónica del
Catastro](https://ovc.catastro.meh.es/ovcservweb/ovcswlocalizacionrc/ovccoordenadas.asmx)
API directly through an **R** IDE.

This API is used to retrieve the spatial coordinates of an urban property. It is
not necessary to be the owner to get the information; you only need to know the
cadastral reference (*RC*) of the property. Although the RC is the only
compulsory argument, providing the address can improve results and help avoid
errors in the RC.

Additionally, the API can be used to obtain the RC of an urban property. For
this, the API requires the longitude and latitude. It also allows you to choose
the spatial reference system (SRS, also known as CRS) from a list to express the
coordinates.

Finally, the API addresses cases where the exact location of the registered
urban property is unknown. In such cases, it returns all properties located
within a 50-meter square around the given point.

The documentation of this API can be found
[here](https://ovc.catastro.meh.es/ovcservweb/ovcswlocalizacionrc/ovccoordenadas.asmx).

These functions are named `catr_ovc_*` and return a tibble, as provided by the
package **tibble**.

## CatastRo API

The OVCCoordenadas Web Service can be accessed using the following functions:

-   `catr_ovc_get_rccoor()`
-   `catr_ovc_get_rccoor_distancia()`
-   `catr_ovc_get_cpmrc()`

## Reverse geocoding cadastral references

The function `catr_ovc_get_rccoor()` takes the coordinates (`lat` and `lon`) and
the spatial reference system (`srs`) used to express them. It returns a tibble
with the cadastral reference of the property at that spatial point, including
other information such as the address (town, street, and number).


``` r
library(CatastRo)

result <- catr_ovc_get_rccoor(
  lat = 38.6196566583596,
  lon = -3.45624183836806,
  srs = "4230"
)

knitr::kable(result)
```



|refcat         |address                                                                                              |pc.pc1  |pc.pc2  |  geo.xcen| geo.ycen|geo.srs   |ldt                                                                                                  |
|:--------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-------|:-------|---------:|--------:|:---------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|13077A01800039 |DS DISEMINADO  Polígono 18 Parcela 39 000100200VH67C EL TIRADERO. SANTA CRUZ DE MUDELA (CIUDAD REAL) |13077A0 |1800039 | -3.456242| 38.61966|EPSG:4230 |DS DISEMINADO  Polígono 18 Parcela 39 000100200VH67C EL TIRADERO. SANTA CRUZ DE MUDELA (CIUDAD REAL) |



The function accepts as a `srs` argument the following values:


``` r
data(catr_srs_values)

# OVC valid codes
library(dplyr)

catr_srs_values |>
  filter(ovc_service == TRUE) |>
  select(SRS, Description) |>
  knitr::kable()
```



|   SRS|Description            |
|-----:|:----------------------|
|  4230|Geográficas en ED 50   |
|  4258|Geográficas en ETRS89  |
|  4326|Geográficas en WGS 80  |
| 23029|UTM huso 29N en ED50   |
| 23030|UTM huso 30N en ED50   |
| 23031|UTM huso 31N en ED50   |
| 25829|UTM huso 29N en ETRS89 |
| 25830|UTM huso 30N en ETRS89 |
| 25831|UTM huso 31N en ETRS89 |
| 32627|UTM huso 27N en WGS 84 |
| 32628|UTM huso 28N en WGS 84 |
| 32629|UTM huso 29N en WGS 84 |
| 32630|UTM huso 30N en WGS 84 |
| 32631|UTM huso 31N en WGS 84 |



It is also possible to get all cadastral references within a 50-meter square
centered on the coordinates `lat` and `lon` using the function
`catr_ovc_get_rccoor_distancia()`.


``` r
catr_ovc_get_rccoor_distancia(
  lat = 40.96002,
  lon = -5.663408,
  srs = "4230"
) |>
  knitr::kable()
```



|  geo.xcen| geo.ycen|geo.srs   |refcat         |address                                         |cmun_ine |pc.pc1  |pc.pc2  |dt.loine.cp |dt.loine.cm |dt.lourb.dir.cv |dt.lourb.dir.pnp |ldt                                             |dis   |
|---------:|--------:|:---------|:--------------|:-----------------------------------------------|:--------|:-------|:-------|:-----------|:-----------|:---------------|:----------------|:-----------------------------------------------|:-----|
| -5.663408| 40.96002|EPSG:4230 |5877501TL7357F |AV REYES DE ESPAÑA 1 SALAMANCA (SALAMANCA)      |37274    |5877501 |TL7357F |37          |274         |643             |1                |AV REYES DE ESPAÑA 1 SALAMANCA (SALAMANCA)      |21.81 |
| -5.663408| 40.96002|EPSG:4230 |5778706TL7357H |AV REYES DE ESPAÑA 2 N2-4 SALAMANCA (SALAMANCA) |37274    |5778706 |TL7357H |37          |274         |643             |2                |AV REYES DE ESPAÑA 2 N2-4 SALAMANCA (SALAMANCA) |23.18 |



## Geocoding a cadastral reference

The opposite query is also possible. When provided with a cadastral reference
(`rc`), province (`province`), and municipality (`municipality`), the function
`catr_ovc_get_cpmrc()` returns the coordinates (`lat` and `lon`) in a specified
`srs`, along with the address (town, street, and number).


``` r
catr_ovc_get_cpmrc(
  rc = "13077A01800039",
  srs = "4230",
  province = "CIUDAD REAL",
  municipality = "SANTA CRUZ DE MUDELA"
) |>
  knitr::kable()
```



|    xcoord|   ycoord|refcat         |address                                                                                              |pc.pc1  |pc.pc2  |geo.xcen          |geo.ycen         |geo.srs   |ldt                                                                                                  |
|---------:|--------:|:--------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-------|:-------|:-----------------|:----------------|:---------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| -3.456242| 38.61966|13077A01800039 |DS DISEMINADO  Polígono 18 Parcela 39 000100200VH67C EL TIRADERO. SANTA CRUZ DE MUDELA (CIUDAD REAL) |13077A0 |1800039 |-3.45624183836806 |38.6196566583596 |EPSG:4230 |DS DISEMINADO  Polígono 18 Parcela 39 000100200VH67C EL TIRADERO. SANTA CRUZ DE MUDELA (CIUDAD REAL) |



The `province` and `municipality` arguments are optional, but if `municipality`
is provided, `province` must also be provided. If a value is passed to the
`province` argument while `municipality` is `NULL`, the function
`catr_ovc_get_cpmrc()` will display a message and return an empty tibble.


``` r
catr_ovc_get_cpmrc(
  rc = "13077A01800039",
  municipality = "SANTA CRUZ DE MUDELA"
) |>
  knitr::kable()
#> ✖ Error code: 11. LA PROVINCIA ES OBLIGATORIA
```



|refcat         |geo.srs   |
|:--------------|:---------|
|13077A01800039 |EPSG:4326 |



When using only `rc` the result is provided as expected:


``` r
# No warning, get the result
catr_ovc_get_cpmrc(rc = "13077A01800039") |>
  knitr::kable()
```



|    xcoord|   ycoord|refcat         |address                                                                                              |pc.pc1  |pc.pc2  |geo.xcen          |geo.ycen         |geo.srs   |ldt                                                                                                  |
|---------:|--------:|:--------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-------|:-------|:-----------------|:----------------|:---------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| -3.457532| 38.61843|13077A01800039 |DS DISEMINADO  Polígono 18 Parcela 39 000100200VH67C EL TIRADERO. SANTA CRUZ DE MUDELA (CIUDAD REAL) |13077A0 |1800039 |-3.45753233627867 |38.6184314024661 |EPSG:4326 |DS DISEMINADO  Polígono 18 Parcela 39 000100200VH67C EL TIRADERO. SANTA CRUZ DE MUDELA (CIUDAD REAL) |


