dot-matchOntology: Match target terms with an ontology
In arealDB: Harmonise and Integrate Heterogeneous Areal Data

.matchOntology

R Documentation

Match target terms with an ontology

Description

This function takes a table to replace the values of various columns with harmonised values listed in the project specific gazetteer.

Usage

.matchOntology(
  table = NULL,
  columns = NULL,
  dataseries = NULL,
  ontology = NULL,
  beep = NULL,
  colsAsClass = TRUE,
  groupMatches = FALSE,
  stringdist = TRUE,
  strictMatch = FALSE,
  verbose = FALSE
)

Arguments

`table`	`data.frame(1)` a table that contains columns that should be harmonised by matching with the gazetteer.
`columns`	`character(1)` the columns containing the concepts
`dataseries`	`character(1)` the source dataseries from which territories are sourced.
`ontology`	`onto` path where the ontology/gazetteer is stored.
`beep`	`integerish(1)` Number specifying what sound to be played to signal the user that a point of interaction is reached by the program, see `beep`.
`colsAsClass`	`logical(1)` whether to match `columns` by their name with the respective classes, or with concepts of all classes.
`groupMatches`	`logical(1)` whether or not to group harmonized concepts when there are more than one match (for example for broader or narrower matches).
`stringdist`	`logical(1)` whether or not to use string distance to find matches (should not be used for large datasets/when a memory error is shown).
`strictMatch`	`logical(1)` whether or not matches are strict, i.e., there should be clear one-to-one relationships and no changes in broader concepts.
`verbose`	`logical(1)` whether or not to give detailed information on the process of this function.