createEnvDataRequest: Creates EnvData XML query

In ABoVE-AotM/above: Functions and methods for the Animals on the Move project of the Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE - NASA).

Description

Creates EnvData XML query

Usage

createEnvDataRequest(
  request_name = "MyRequest",
  type_name,
  variable_name,
  interpolation_type,
  dist_func_spatial = "geodetic",
  email = "[e-mail]",
  savefile = TRUE,
  fileout = NULL
)

Arguments

request_name	Name for request
type_name	Data type requested (e.g. "modis-land/MOD13A1.005"). Go to http://www.bioinfo.mpg.de/orn-gateway/services2.jsp to see list. To be entered exactly as seen with no spaces.
variable_name	Variable name (e.g. "500m 16 days EVI"). See list at link above.
interpolation_type	One of "bilinear", "inverse-distance-weighted", "nearest-neighbor". See https://www.movebank.org/node/6400 for details
dist_func_spatial	function used for distance computation ... "geodetic" default generally fine.
email	email address for notification
savefile	whether or not to save a file (for actual use, must be TRUE)
fileout	a file name - will be prompted if left empty

Value

a XMLNode object which enters the request infromation onto the online EnvData form.

See Also

createEnvDataGrid, uploadEnvDataRequest

Examples

request_name <- "EVI_request"
type_name <- "modis-land/MOD13A1.005"
variable_name <- "500m 16 days EVI"
interpolation_type <- "bilinear"
createEnvDataRequest("MyRequest", type_name, variable_name, interpolation_type, savefile = TRUE, fileout = "testfile.xml")

ABoVE-AotM/above documentation built on May 28, 2020, 6:08 a.m.