dot-checkfields: Checking main fields

In occTest: Characterizing and Filtering Species Occurrence Data

Checking main fields

Description

Checking main fields

Usage

.checkfields(dat, xf, yf, ef, tf, lf, cf, idf, verbose = FALSE)

Arguments

dat	A dataframe containing occurrence data for checking.
xf	character. Name of the field where the x coordinate is stored (typically longitude). Default is x.field
yf	character. Name of the field where the y coordinate is stored (typically latitude). Default is y.field
ef	character. Name of the field where the elevation of data collection is stored in the original dataset. Default is e.field.
tf	character. Name of the field where the date of data collection is stored in the original dataset. Default is t.field.
lf	character. Name of the field where the toponim/location of data collection is stored in the original dataset. Default is l.field.
cf	character. Name of the field where the registered country of data collection is stored in the original dataset. Default is c.field.
idf	character. Name of the field of the id of the observation
verbose	logical. Print messages? Default to FALSE

Details

checking main fields (inspired by addmainfields .

Value

Original dataframe, dat. Used primarily to generate warning messages.

Author(s)

Mark Robertson and Vernon Visser (original function), Josep M Serra Diaz (modifs)

See Also

Other checks: .addmainfields2(), .check.geospatial.data(), .checkdatastr2(), .status.tracker.and.escaping()

occTest documentation built on Nov. 18, 2022, 5:07 p.m.