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Source: NEWS.md

birdscanR (development version)

  • New functionality: compileData() was added to compile a standardized MR1 dataset for publication to a data repository and allow easier interoperability (#44).
  • New functionality: filterSpeedFeature37() was added to filter unreasonable speed values created for animals flying through the radar beam for too short a time (#50).
  • New functionality: createVPTS() was added to create vpts csv output files in line with the ALOFT standard (#52).
  • New functionality: the functions getCollectionTable() and extractDbData() now include an additional optional parameter timeInterval for when you want to limit the data being retrieved from the collection table (#49).
  • New functionality: extractDBData() now includes an additional optional parameter dbHost to set your postgreSQL database host site (#54).
  • New functionality: getEchoFeatures() now includes an additional optional parameter echoSubset for when you want to limit the data being retrieved from the echo_rffeature_map table to a certain subset of echoes only. In the function extractDBData(), the default is now to not extract the full echo_rffeature_map table anymore, but only for the echoes included in the collection table (which can now be subset based on a time interval). This improves performance for very large databases (#78988c56f4d3b6849801f9f8afc6dd46b84b6a3d).
  • Simplification: all get functions do not require the dbDriverChar argument (#72).
  • Improved documentation: README (#66), pkgdown website (#67) and styling (#70 and #74).
  • Improved collaboration: Contributing guide, Code of conduct and license (#66), GitHub actions for R CMD check, pkgdown and styler (#67).

birdscanR 0.3.0

CRAN release: 2024-07-05

  • New functionality: the function computeDensity() was added to calculate the density (expressed as #objects / km3). Note that this function only works for Birdscan MR1 database versions >= 1.7.0.4 as the variable feature37.speed is required for the density calculation (#40).
  • New functionality: the function getBatClassification() was added to get the data from the MR1 SQL tables bat_classification and bat_class_probability. The function extractDbData() was updated to also extract the bat classification results using the prior function (#36).
  • New functionality: the function reclassToBats() was added to change the class of the echoes to bat for those having a classification probability higher than a specified threshold (#36).
  • New functionality: the feature37.speed from the new Birdscan software v 1.7 is now also being extracted when calling the function getCollectionTable() (#39).
  • Bug fix: conditional if (exists("mtrDayNight", envir = environment())) caused bug in computeMTR() function when variable was already defined in a user script (i.e., outside of the package). This has been fixed (#38).

birdscanR 0.2.0

CRAN release: 2023-10-06

  • New functionality: add sample classification into crepuscularMorning, day, crepuscularNight, and night when extracting data.
  • New functionality: enable mtr calculation for day, crepuscule, and night instead of merely day/night only (both options available now).
  • Bug fixes: small bug fixes in the two plotting functions.
  • Bug fix: sunrisesunset information was being deleted for locations at higher latitudes because of the lack of the sunrising or setting. This has been fixed.
  • Dependency fix: maptools package is retiring; Moved to suntools package which has the same functionality for twilight calculations (#34).

birdscanR 0.1.1

  • Add a NEWS.md file to track changes to the package.