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:package: Interface to the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)
https://github.com/FRBCesab/worldpa
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:package: Interface to the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/FRBCesab/worldpa
- Owner: FRBCesab
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2019-11-14T14:36:40.000Z (about 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2021-02-24T12:57:04.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-10-29T19:41:40.923Z (2 months ago)
- Topics: protected-areas, protected-planet, r, shapefile, spatial, world
- Language: R
- Homepage: https://frbcesab.github.io/worldpa/
- Size: 285 KB
- Stars: 14
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 2
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.Rmd
- License: LICENSE
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README
---
title: "worldpa"
author: "Nicolas Casajus"
date: "`r Sys.Date()`"
output:
md_document:
variant: gfm
toc: false
---
```{r, include = FALSE}
knitr::opts_chunk$set(
collapse = TRUE,
comment = "#>",
fig.path = "man/figures/README-",
out.width = "100%"
)
```
worldpa 
=========================================================
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Overview
--------
This R package is an interface to the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)
hosted on the Protected planet website
([https://www.protectedplanet.net](https://www.protectedplanet.net)). This
package is freely released by the
[FRB-CESAB](https://www.fondationbiodiversite.fr/en/about-the-foundation/le-cesab/)
and allows user to download spatial shapefiles (`simple features`) of protected
areas (PA) for world countries using the WDPA API
([https://api.protectedplanet.net](https://api.protectedplanet.net)).
Terms and conditions
--------
You must ensure that the following citation is always clearly reproduced in any
publication or analysis involving the Protected Planet Materials in any derived
form or format:
> UNEP-WCMC and IUCN (`YEAR`) Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected
Areas (WDPA). Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. Available at:
www.protectedplanet.net (dataset downloaded the `YEAR/MONTH`).
For further details on terms and conditions of the WDPA usage, please visit the
page:
[https://www.protectedplanet.net/c/terms-and-conditions](https://www.protectedplanet.net/c/terms-and-conditions).
Prerequisites
--------
This package uses the WDPA API to access data on world protected areas. You must
first have obtained a Personal API Token by filling in the form available at:
[https://api.protectedplanet.net/request](https://api.protectedplanet.net/request).
Then follow these instructions to store this token:
[Managing WDPA API Token](https://frbcesab.github.io/worldpa/articles/worldpa.html#managing-wdpa-api-token).
Installation
--------
You can install the development version from [GitHub](https://github.com/) with:
```{r eval=FALSE}
# install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("FRBCesab/worldpa")
```
:warning: **Note:** Build the vignette only if you already have stored the token.
Getting started
--------
Browse the [**vignette**](https://frbcesab.github.io/worldpa/articles/worldpa.html)
to get started.
Functions documentation can be found at:
[https://frbcesab.github.io/worldpa/reference](https://frbcesab.github.io/worldpa/reference/).