wildRtrax
(pronounced wild-R-tracks) is an R package containing functions to help manage and analyze environmental sensor data. It helps to simplify the entire data life cycle by offering tools for data pre-processing, wrangling, and analysis, facilitating seamless data transfer to and from WildTrax. With wildRtrax
, users can effortlessly establish end-to-end workflows and ensure reproducibility in their analyses. By providing a consistent and organized framework, the package promotes transparency and integrity in research, making it effortless to share and replicate results.
You can install the most recent version of wildRtrax
directly from this repository with:
# install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("ABbiodiversity/wildRtrax")
The development version of this package contains experimental features and recent fixes. It can be installed with:
remotes::install_github("ABbiodiversity/wildRtrax@development")
The development version of the package will be periodically merged and will be reflected in the Changelogs.
All functions begin with a wt_*
prefix. Column names and metadata align with the WildTrax infrastructure. The goal is to follow the work flow of pre-processing, linking with WildTrax, download and analysis. Some functions are built specifically for ARUs ๐, cameras ๐ท or point counts ๐ฆ, while others are used for all sensors. ๐ฆ denotes ultrasonic functionalities.
- Pre-process acoustic data
wt_audio_scanner()
๐ ๐ฆwt_run_ap()
๐wt_glean_ap()
๐wt_signal_level()
๐wt_chop()
๐ ๐ฆwt_make_aru_tasks()
๐ ๐ฆwt_songscope_tags()
๐wt_kaleidoscope_tags()
๐ ๐ฆ
- Download data from WildTrax
wt_auth()
๐ท ๐ ๐ฆ ๐ฆwt_get_download_summary()
๐ท ๐ ๐ฆ ๐ฆwt_download_report()
๐ท ๐ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ- Available reports:
main, project, location, recording, image_set, image, tag, point_count, megadetector, megaclassifer, birdnet
- Available reports:
wt_get_species()
๐ท ๐ ๐ฆ ๐ฆwt_download_tags()
๐ ๐ฆ
- Analyze data
wt_summarise_cam()
๐ทwt_ind_detect()
๐ท
- Convenience functions
wt_location_distances()
๐ ๐ท ๐ฆ ๐ฆwt_tidy_species()
๐ ๐ท ๐ฆ ๐ฆwt_replace_tmtt()
๐wt_make_wide()
๐ ๐ฆ ๐ฆwt_format_occupancy()
๐ ๐ฆwt_qpad_offsets()
๐ ๐ฆ
To report bugs, request additional features, or get help using the package, please file an issue.
wildRtrax
is authored, created and maintained by Alexander G. MacPhail and Marcus Becker, with significant contributions from Dr. Elly Knight and Dr. Richard Hedley. We encourage ongoing contributions and collaborations to improve the package into the future. The Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute provides ongoing support, development and funding.
This R package is licensed under MIT licenseยฉ 2023 Marcus Becker, Alex MacPhail, Elly Knight and the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute.
Please note that wildRtrax
is released with a Contributor Code of Conduct. By contributing to this project, you agree to abide by its terms.