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rvertnet

Interface to the VertNet collections database.

VertNet API documentation here: -> https://github.com/VertNet/Darwin-Core-Engine/wiki/Prototype-Search-API (This applies to vertsearch function)

New Fishnet portal v2 API documentation is here: http://www.fishnet2.net/api/v1/apihelp.htm (and same is currently implemented on Ornis and Herpnet)

Documentation for Darwin Core Names and their short names -> https://github.com/VertNet/Darwin-Core-Engine/wiki/Darwin-Core-short-names -> Look up short names in rvertnet by typing: dcnames() -> Darwin Core terms examples, etc.: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm

Install rvertnet from this developmental repository:

install.packages("devtools")
require(devtools)
install_github("rvertnet", "ropensci")
require(rvertnet)

You might need:

  • Windows:
  • OS X:
    • xcode
      • from the app store
      • Linux: apt-get install r-base-dev
      • or similar