Mapping fisheries data and spatial analysis tools
Faculty Advisor
Date
2015
Keywords
computer software
Abstract (summary)
This software has evolved from fisheries research conducted at the Pacific Biological Station (PBS) in `Nanaimo', British Columbia, Canada. It extends the R language to include two-dimensional plotting features similar to those commonly available in a Geographic Information System (GIS). Embedded C code speeds algorithms from computational geometry, such as finding polygons that contain specified point events or converting between longitude-latitude and Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates. Additionally, we include `C++' code developed by Angus Johnson for the `Clipper' library. Also included are data for a global shoreline and other data sets in the public domain. The R directory `.../library/PBSmapping/doc' offers a complete user's guide, which should be consulted to use package functions effectively.
Publication Information
Schnute, J., Boers, N., Haigh, R., Couture-Beil, A., Chabot, D., Grandin, C., Johnson, A., Wessel, P., Antonio, F., Lewin-Koh, N., Bivand, R. (2015). Mapping fisheries data and spatial analysis tools [PDF]. Retrieved from The R Project for Statistical Computing website: https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/PBSmapping/PBSmapping.pdf
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Item Type
Software Documentation
Language
English
Rights
General Public Licence (GNU GPL)