Package index • BarnebyLives

Workflow functions

User facing functions for carrying out the BL workflow

associate_dropper(): remove collection from associated species

associates_spell_check(): Format associated species, and spell check them internally

author_check(): Check spelling of botanical author abbreviations

autofill_checker(): Search for accidental auto-increments from spreadsheet autofills

coords2sf(): create an sf object row by row to reflect different datum

date2text(): take mdy format date and make it written herbarium label format

date_parser(): create herbarium format dates for specimens

directions_grabber(): Have Google maps help you write directions to a site

dms2dd(): this function parses coordinates from DMS to decimal degrees

family_spell_check(): check that family is spelledcorrectly.

format_database_import(): Export a spreadsheet for mass upload to an herbariums database

geodata_writer(): write out spatial data for collections to Google Earth or QGIS

label_writer(): write herbarium labels to pdf

map_maker(): make a quick county dot map to display the location of the collection

physical_grabber(): gather physical characteristics of the site

political_grabber(): gather political site information

powNAce(): Easily compare POW column to input columns

powo_searcher(): query plants of the world online for taxonomic information

site_writer(): gather distance and azimuth from site to center of town

spell_check(): check that genera and specific epithets are spelled (almost) correctly

split_scientificName(): split out a scientific input column to pieces

Preparing data to run BL

Data prep functions

data_download(): Download the data required to establish a BL instance

data_setup(): Set up the downloaded data for a BarnebyLives instance

TaxUnpack(): a function to subset the WCVP data set to an area of focus

Data

collection_examples: Collection examples for a shipping manifest

database_templates: database_templates

google_towns: This is a reproduced and slightly curated list of populated places.

herbaria_info: herbaria_info

ipni_authors: IPNI author abbreviations

project_examples: project_examples

shipping_examples: shipping_examples

names_vec: 10 random plant names from taxize

wcvp_update(): install or update World Vascular Plants Checklist

Label formatting functions

functions used while labels are being generated

associates_writer(): do or don't write the associated plant species

collection_writer(): format collector info and codes

species_font(): ensure proper italicization of a associated species

writer(): write values and collapse NAs

writer_fide(): do or don't write determination information

Some internals

functions used internally

all_authors(): retrieve author results for autonyms

directions_overview(): return a quick route summary from googleway::google_directions

format_degree(): ASCII compliant degree symbol

get_google_directions(): identify a populated place near a collection and get directions from there

notFound(): notify user if an entry had any results not found in POWO

mason(): a wrapper around terra::makeTiles for setting the domain of a project

result_grabber(): collect the results of a successful powo search

specificDirections(): Import Google directions to a site

try_again(): try to download from Kew again, with just the binomial

writer2(): write values and collapse NAs