format_and_check_input_data: Format the data for input and perform some checks

In ERICNorthEast/ERIC_Data_Proc: Functions for data processing and validation

Format the data for input and perform some checks

Description

'Use this function to perform checks on incoming data Flag whether iRecord, ERIC, standard data, NTBC, and

Usage

format_and_check_input_data(raw_data, locCheck, inputFormat, recorderName)

Arguments

raw_data	Set of species data
locCheck	whether to check for blank locations
inputFormat	the source of the data, e.g. iRecord
recorderName	name of recorder to insert into BirdTrack data

Examples

a <- c('','BirdsDir-A2.2')
b <- c('','')
c <- c('','')
d <- c('insect - butterfly','bird')
e <- c('Pieris rapae','Turdus merula')
f <- c('Small White','Blackbird')
g <- c('Mike Jeffries','Alnwick Wildlife Group')
h <- c('Morpeth Town','Morpeth Town')
i <- c('04/09/2010','04/09/2010')
j <- c('NZ18X','NZ18X')
k <- c('Butterfly Conservation','Alnwick Wildlife Group')
l <- c('Butterfly Conservation','Alnwick Wildlife Group')
m <- c('2 Count','1 Count')
n <- c('Considered Correct','Considered Correct')
o <- c(419000,419000)
p <- c(585000,585000)
q <- c(1000,1000)
r <- c('layer','layer')
s <- c('path','path')
df <- data.frame(a,b,c,d,e,f,a,g,h,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,b)
names(df) <- c('All.Design', 'Wildlife..', 'Wildlife_1', 'Taxon.grou', 'Taxon.Lati', 'Taxon.Comm', 'Obs.Commen', 'Sample.Rec', 'Sample.Loc', 'Sample.L_1', 'Sample.Dat', 'Sample.Spa', 'Survey.Run', 'Survey.Nam', 'Obs.Abunda', 'Determinat', 'Central_Ea', 'Central_No', 'Buffer', 'layer', 'path','Info')
OutputCols <- c("All.Design","Taxon.grou", "Taxon.Lati","Taxon.Comm", "Obs.Abunda", "Determinat","Obs.Commen","Sample.Rec",  "Sample.Loc",  "Sample.Dat","Sample.Spa","Survey.Run","Survey.Nam","Info")
newColNames <- c("Designations","Taxon group","Latin Name","Common Name","Abundances","Determination Type","Comments","Recorder","Location Name","Date","Grid Reference","Survey Run By","Survey Name","Additional Information")
data <- format_and_check_data(df,OutputCols,newColNames, 0)

ERICNorthEast/ERIC_Data_Proc documentation built on Dec. 5, 2023, 12:19 p.m.