galaxias0.1.2 package

Describe, Package, and Share Biodiversity Data

submit_archive

Submit a Darwin Core Archive to the ALA

build_archive

Build a Darwin Core Archive from a folder

check_archive

Check whether an archive meets the Darwin Core Standard via API

check_directory

Check whether contents of directory comply with the Darwin Core Standa...

galaxias-package

Build repositories to share biodiversity data

reexports

Objects exported from other packages

use_data

Use standardised data in a Darwin Core Archive

use_metadata

Use a metadata statement in a Darwin Core Archive

use_schema

Create a schema for a Darwin Core Archive

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The Darwin Core data standard is widely used to share biodiversity information, most notably by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility and its partner nodes; but converting data to this standard can be tricky. 'galaxias' is functionally similar to 'devtools', but with a focus on building Darwin Core Archives rather than R packages, enabling data to be shared and re-used with relative ease. For details see Wieczorek and colleagues (2012) <doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029715>.

  • Maintainer: Martin Westgate
  • License: MPL-2.0
  • Last published: 2026-01-23

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