getCovariateMap: Make Covariate Map
In edvinf/prepRECA: Prepares data for running R-ECA

Description Usage Arguments Details Value Examples

Constructs a covariate map for R-ECA

1	getCovariateMap(covariate, samples, landings)

`covariate`	character() name of covariate to make map for
`samples`	data.table() the samples the covariate mapping should be defined for (must contain column specified by 'covariate')
`landings`	data.table() the landings the covariate mapping should be defined for (may contain column specified by 'covariate')

RECA require all covariate to be formatted as integers. In order to maintain connection to other formats for the covariates, they should be converted back and forth with a pre-defined covariate map

list() where the nth member represents the RECA covariate value 'n', so that for a covarate 'cov', the integer i is used for value a, when covariateMaps[[cov]][[i]] == a

 samples <- prepRECA::NORportsampling2018$LE
 samples$Metier5 <- samples$LEmetier5
 landings <- CLCodHadNOR
 landings$Metier5 <- landings$FishingActivityCategoryEuropeanLvl5
 getCovariateMap("Metier5", samples, landings)