pyrsig User’s Guide¶
Python interface to RSIG Web API.
The key value of pyrsig is to present RSIG data in pandas DataFrames and xarray Datasets. This makes it easy to do advanced analyses in a pythonic way. Example analyses are provided, but the sky is the limit.
RSIG connects you to air quality data. The figure below highlights how RSIG operates as a central access point for air quality data from many data partners. pyrsig is one app that you can choose to get data from RSIG and all its partners.

variables and petabytes of data. More information about RSIG and RSIG datasets is available at EPA’s RSIG website.
Getting Started¶
The best way to get started is to install (see below) and then explore the examples gallery.
Installation¶
pyrsig is avalable through pypi.org, but is still in rapid development. You can get the latest release from pypi via the command below.
pip install pyrsig
Or, you can get the latest version with this command.
pip install git+https://github.com/barronh/pyrsig.git
Issues¶
If you’re having any problems, open an issue on github.