geocode_maps: Create multiple SOOS Geocoded Maps from a file

In KimBaldry/mapSOOSWG:

Description

This script contains a function to create all SOOS WG maps from a file. The function: - acesses the file - applies data from rows of the file to 1. plot a WG map using plot_WG_map() and 2. save the file as a .png file using save_map() - outputs a message for each sucessfull map and when the run is complete

Usage

geocode_maps(
  SOOS_WG_data,
  outdir,
  country_names_data = NULL,
  institution_names_data,
  add_countries = F,
  filter_types = "all",
  ...
)

Arguments

SOOS_WG_data	A data frame. The data frame must contain the columns named "Acronym" (for the WG), "Affiliations" and "Countries.Represented" (optional). See "example_WG_data" for an example.
outdir	The directory where you would like .png files saved
country_names_data	A data frame. The data frame must contain 2 columns labeled "Country" (what SOOS records the country as) and "ISO3_name". See "example_country_data" for an example. This data frame is optional - do you want participating countries coloured?
institution_names_data	A data frame. The data frame must contain 4 columns labeled "Name" (what SOOS records the Affiliations as), "Type", "Latitude" and "Longitude". SSee example_institution_data for an example.
add_countries	If set to TRUE, participating countries will be coloured.
...	see base_plot() and plot_WG_map() for further plot options (background_colour, world_map_colour, border_colour, plot_border_thickness)

Value

It will let you know if the code worked!

Note

v.0.1

Author(s)

Kimberlee Baldry

KimBaldry/mapSOOSWG documentation built on March 13, 2021, 6:57 p.m.