Package index • naturecounts

Learning about this package

naturecounts naturecounts-package: Access and download data on plant and animal populations from NatureCounts

Accessing Data

Main functions of naturecounts for accessing data or counts or updating local metadata from the NatureCounts server

nc_permissions(): Download list of accessible collections

nc_count(): Download information about NatureCounts collections

nc_data_dl(): Download NatureCounts data records

nc_metadata(): Update NatureCounts metadata files

nc_requests(): Check on status of data requests

nc_query_table(): Custom table queries

nc_remove_cache(): Remove in-memory cache

Metadata

Functions for returning metadata

meta_country_codes() meta_statprov_codes() meta_subnational2_codes() meta_iba_codes() meta_bcr_codes() meta_utm_squares() meta_species_authority() meta_species_codes() meta_species_taxonomy() meta_collections() meta_breeding_codes() meta_project_protocols() meta_projects() meta_protocol_types() meta_bmde_versions() meta_bmde_fields(): Metadata

Searching through Metadata

Functions for searching through metadata

search_region(): Find country, state/province, subnational2, IBA, or BCR codes

search_species(): Find species codes

search_species_code(): Search for bird species id codes by alphanumeric codes

Helper functions

Functions for formating, cleaning or transforming downloaded data

format_dates(): Add date and day-of-year field/columns to data

format_zero_fill(): Zero-fill data

map_canada(): Map of Canada

grid_canada(): Create grid across Canada

COSEWIC functions

Functions for helping with COSEWIC assessments

cosewic_ranges(): Calculate COSEWIC IAO and EOO

cosewic_plot(): Plot COSEWIC IAO and EOO

Data

Included example data sets

bcch: Example black-capped chickadee data

hofi: Example house finch data