{"repo":"GlobalFishingWatch/gfwr","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/GlobalFishingWatch/gfwr","clone":"git clone https://github.com/GlobalFishingWatch/gfwr.git","description":"R package for accessing data from Global Fishing Watch APIs","language":"HTML","stars":87,"topics":["r","api-wrapper","mapping","globalfishingwatch","ais","ais-data"],"license":"Apache-2.0","category":"api-integrations-sdks","readme_excerpt":"gfwr : Access data from Global Fishing Watch APIs Important This is a major release of the package, with several breaking changes in function names and two new endpoints: AIS vessel presence and SAR vessel detections. Please take a look at the changelog. Several improvements are on the way in subsequent minor releases, please log any feedback in the issues. For latest API releases, please check our API release notes A Python package to communicate with Global Fishing Watch APIs was released in April 2025. Check the gfw-api-python-client repository. The gfwr R package is a simple wrapper for the Global Fishing Watch (GFW) APIs. It provides convenient functions to freely pull GFW data directly into R in tidy formats. The package currently works with the following APIs: - Vessels API: vessel search and identity based on AIS self reported data and public registry information - Events API: encounters, loitering, port visits, AIS-disabling events and fishing events based on AIS data - Vessel presence based on AIS for all vessel types - Apparent fishing effort in hours, based on AIS for all vessels classified as fishing vessels - SAR vessel detections, indicating which vessels were matched or unmatched with AIS Note : See the Terms of Use page for Global Fishing Watch APIs for information on our API licenses and rate limits. Installation You can install the most recent version of gfwr using: gfwr is also in the rOpenSci R-universe, and can be installed like this: Once everything is ","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/GlobalFishingWatch","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/GlobalFishingWatch/gfwr/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}