{"repo":"prioritizr/wdpar","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/prioritizr/wdpar","clone":"git clone https://github.com/prioritizr/wdpar.git","description":"Interface to the World Database on Protected Areas","language":"R","stars":41,"topics":["r","conservation","data","spatial","database","biodiversity","protected-areas","cran","r-package","rstats"],"license":"GPL-3.0","category":"databases-storage","readme_excerpt":"wdpar: Interface to the World Database on Protected Areas Overview Protected Planet provides the most comprehensive data for conservation areas worldwide. Specifically, it provides the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and the World Database on Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (WDOECM). These databases are used to monitor the performance of existing protected areas, and identify priority areas for future conservation efforts. Additionally, these databases receive monthly updates from government agencies and non-governmental organizations. However, they are associated with several issues that need to be addressed prior to analysis and the dynamic nature of these databases means that the entire data cleaning process needs to be repeated after obtaining a new version. The wdpar R package provides an interface to data provided by Protected Planet. Specifically, the package can automatically obtain data from the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and the World Database on Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (WDOECM). It also provides methods for cleaning data from these databases following best practices (outlined in Butchart et al. 2015; Protected Planet 2021; Runge et al. 2015). The main functions are wdpa fetch() for downloading data and wdpa clean() for cleaning data. For more information, please see the package vignette. Installation Package installation The latest official version of the wdpar R package can be installed using the fol","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/prioritizr","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/prioritizr/wdpar/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."}