inat_update: Update previous retrieval of observations from an iNaturalist...

In adamdsmith/fwsinat: iNaturalist observations logged on USFWS properties

Description

Uses the query timestamp associated with the fwsinat object to perform a new iNaturalist retrieval for the associated USFWS properties (and possibly project) and updates records that have changed and adds records created since the previous query.

Usage

inat_update(fwsinat)

Arguments

fwsinat

fwsinat data.frame of iNaturalist observations produced by running inat_retrieve

Value

fwsinat object of iNaturalist observations associated with one or more USFWS properties, and potentially an iNaturalist project. These observations are joined, when possible, with ITIS (http://www.itis.gov) information.

See Also

inat_retrieve for details on making the initial retrieval of iNaturalist observations

Examples

## Not run: 
# Default is to retrieve observations from the USFWS National Wildlife
# Refuge System project on all available USFWS properties
fws <- inat_retrieve()

# Wait a while... hours, days, months... for users to update and add new
# observations
fws <- inat_update(fws)

## End(Not run)

adamdsmith/fwsinat documentation built on May 29, 2019, 2:10 p.m.