GetRegions: Read BBS meta-data
Description Usage Arguments Details Value Author(s) References Examples
Description
Read in list of states/provinces/territories, and also names of zip files where the 10 stop data is kept.
Usage
1 | GetRegions(Dir="ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/er/md/laurel/BBS/DataFiles/", ZipFiles = FALSE)
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Arguments
Dir |
Directory to get data. Defaults to ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/er/md/laurel/BBS/DataFiles/, the USGS FTP server |
ZipFiles |
Logical: should the names of the zip files for teh 10- and 50-stop data be added? Defaults to FALSE. |
Details
This is meta-data collated from the full database. Nore that not all regions have a zip file: in particular, there is no Mexican data, or data from Puerto Rico or Washington D.C.
Value
Data frame with these columns:
countrynum |
Country code |
RegionCode |
Region code |
State/Prov/TerrName |
Name of (US) state, (Canadian) province or (Mexican) territory |
CountryName |
Name of country |
FileName10stop |
Name of zip file with 10 stop data |
FileName50stop |
Name of zip file with 50 stop data |
Author(s)
Bob O'Hara
References
Sauer, J. R., J. E. Hines, J. E. Fallon, K. L. Pardieck, D. J. Ziolkowski, Jr., and W. A. Link. 2014. The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Results and Analysis 1966 - 2012. Version 02.19.2014 USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD
Examples
1 2 | ## Here you go...
## Regions <- GetRegions()
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