GET /atlas/box.php

usgs.gov:usgs-mineral-resources

Summary: Get geographic areas intersecting a bounding box
Operation ID: getAreasInBox
Auth: unknown
Description

Given a bounding box, return the well known geographic areas that intersect the box. Coordinates are interpreted as geographic latitude and longitude NAD83.

Parameters (5)

f (string, query, optional, default: JSON)

Output format

Constraints: {'enum': ['JSON', 'XML']}

xmax (number, query, required)

East bounding coordinate in decimal degrees

xmin (number, query, required)

West bounding coordinate in decimal degrees

ymax (number, query, required)

North bounding coordinate in decimal degrees

ymin (number, query, required)

South bounding coordinate in decimal degrees

Examples (3)

TitleTypeURLAction
Query Colorado region in JSON format curl https://mrdata.usgs.gov/atlas/box.php?f=JSON&xmin=-109.0&xmax=-102.0&ymin=37.0&ymax=41.0
Query California region in JSON format curl https://mrdata.usgs.gov/atlas/box.php?f=JSON&xmin=-124.5&xmax=-114.1&ymin=32.5&ymax=42.0
Query Texas region with default format curl https://mrdata.usgs.gov/atlas/box.php?xmin=-107.0&xmax=-93.5&ymin=25.8&ymax=36.5

Probe History

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TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-03-23 10:39:26.536531 200 4305ms
2026-03-23 09:20:59.023766 200 3607ms 0.6MB
2026-03-23 09:11:42.609269 200 2193ms

Response Changes

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2026-03-23 09:20:59.023766 9009eeb959ac 71c627f856ea
2026-03-23 10:39:26.536531 71c627f856ea 362a61b668b4