pat_isPat: Test for correct structure in a _pat_ object

In MazamaScience/AirSensor: Process and Display Data from Air Quality Sensors

Test for correct structure in a pat object

Description

The pat is checked for the 'pat' class name and presence of core meta and data columns.

Core meta columns include:

• ID – Purple Air ID

• label – location label

• sensorType – PurpleAir sensor type

• longitude – decimal degrees E

• latitude – decimal degrees N

• timezone – Olson timezone

• countryCode – ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

• stateCode – ISO 3166-2 alpha-2

• pwfsl_closestDistance – distance in meters from an official monitor

• pwfsl_closestMonitorID – identifer for the nearest official monitor

The "pwfsl", official, monitors are obtained from the USFS AirFire site using the PWFSLSmoke R package.

Core data columns include:

• datetime – measurement time (UTC)

• pm25_A – A channel PM 2.5 concentration (ug/m3)

• pm25_B – B channel PM 2.5 concentration (ug/m3)

• temperature – temperature (F)

• humidity – relative humidity (%)

The "pwfsl", official, monitors are obtained from the USFS AirFire site using the PWFSLSmoke R package.

Usage

pat_isPat(pat = NULL)

Arguments

pat	pat object

Value

TRUE if pat has the correct structure, FALSE otherwise.

Examples

pat_isPat(example_pat)

MazamaScience/AirSensor documentation built on April 28, 2023, 11:16 a.m.