GetRoutes: Get meta-data about BBS routes

In oharar/rBBS: Imports North American Breeding Bird Survey data

Description

Gets meta-data about BBS routes

Usage

GetRoutes(Dir="ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/er/md/laurel/BBS/DataFiles/")

Arguments

Dir	string for file name, defaults to ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/er/md/laurel/BBS/DataFiles/.

Details

See ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/er/md/laurel/BBS/DataFiles/RouteInf.txt for documentation.

Value

Data frame with these columns:

countrynum	Integer code for country: 124 (Canada), 484 (Mexico), or 840 (USA)
statenum	Integer code for state
Route	Integer code for route
Active	Integer code for whether route is active: 1 if active (note: might be active, but not sampled)
Lati	Latitude
Longi	Longitude
Stratum	The BBS physiographic stratum code for that route.
BCR	Bird Conservation Region
LandTypeID	Integer for type of land that a route is located on
RouteTypeID	Route substrate; 1 = Roadside, 2 = Water, 3 = Off-road
RouteTypeDetailId	Indicates route length and selection criteria
routeID	Route ID (mainly for internal use, to make sure routes are unique)

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

## Get woodpeckers and friends
## Routes <- GetRoutes()

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