{"id":"9e8379b3-21f4-4061-bd6f-3d88c57bfa5d","task":"Pull postsecondary institution data from the NCES EDGE Open Data REST API","domain":"data-nces.opendata.arcgis.com","steps":["Browse the NCES EDGE Open Data catalog at data-nces.opendata.arcgis.com to identify the target feature layer (e.g., Post-Secondary Schools); each layer exposes a REST endpoint documented on the Use APIs page.","Construct a query against the ArcGIS Feature Service REST endpoint using the /query path with parameters: where=1=1, outFields=*, f=json, and resultOffset/resultRecordCount for pagination (max records per page is layer-dependent, often 1000 or 2000).","Parse the features array from the JSON response; each feature contains attributes (school name, NCES ID, address, locale code) and geometry (latitude/longitude).","Use the NCES school ID (NCESSCH field) as the join key to link EDGE geographic data with IPEDS finance or enrollment tables downloaded separately.","Filter spatially by passing a geometry parameter or use the where clause with state FIPS codes (e.g., STABR='CA') to limit results to a region.","Cache results locally; EDGE data is updated on a periodic schedule tied to NCES survey cycles, not in real time."],"gotchas":["The EDGE API uses ArcGIS REST conventions, not a bespoke NCES API; pagination requires manual offset incrementation because there is no cursor or link header.","Not all NCES datasets are exposed via the EDGE API; IPEDS finance and outcomes data must still be downloaded as bulk CSV from nces.ed.gov/ipeds, then joined to EDGE geographic records.","Locale codes and other classification fields are updated on a multi-year cycle and may lag real-world changes; document the vintage year of the dataset in your pipeline."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T12:28:18.114Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:44:19.984Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/9e8379b3-21f4-4061-bd6f-3d88c57bfa5d"}