metadata: Metadata of object of class tabs (reconstruction)

In tabs: Temporal Altitudinal Biogeographic Shifts

Metadata of object of class tabs (reconstruction)

Description

retrieve dataset and column descriptions as well as the sources from reconstruction object

Usage

metadata(x)

Arguments

x	object of class tabs

Value

a list of data frames with a description of columns of vector datasets and the sources of the input datasets

Author(s)

Johannes De Groeve

Examples

# load data samples
sporades <- sporades()
topo <- sporades$topo
labs <- sporades$labs
correction <- sporades$correction
curve <- sporades$curve

# subset first and last period 
curve <- curve[[c(1,dim(curve)[3])]]

# reconstruct
rec <- reconstruct(topo=topo,
                   region=labs,
                   curve=curve,
                   correction=correction,
                   reclabs='name'
                   )

# metadata
md <- metadata(rec)
                   
                   
# export     
dir <- tempdir() # export to temporary directory 
export(rec, paste0(dir,'/sporades.qs2'),overwrite=TRUE) # qs2 (faster and less storage than rds) 
export(rec, paste0(dir,'/sporades.rds'), overwrite=TRUE) # rds / rdata 
export(rec, paste0(dir,'/sporades'), overwrite=TRUE)  # datasets organized in directory  
#export(rec, paste0(dir,'/sporades.zip')) # zipped datasets 
            
                   
# import
rec <- import(filename=paste0(dir,'/sporades.qs2'))
rec <- import(filename=paste0(dir,'/sporades.rds'))
rec <- import(filename=paste0(dir,'/sporades'))
    
# explore 

## tabs class object
if (interactive()){
explore(rec) # comparison present reference and topo-based
explore(rec, timelapse=3) # paleo reconstruction 
}

## from exported object 
if (interactive()){
explore(paste0(dir,'/sporades.qs2'))
explore(paste0(dir,'/sporades.qs2'), timelapse=1)
}

# get area 
area <- get_area(rec) # using object class tabs 
area <- get_area(rec$recvect) # using recvect 

area <- get_area(paste0(dir,'/sporades.qs2')) # using exported object
unlink(dir)

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