Malle Salmon

A wrapper for the Geoparser.io API version 0.4.0 (see <https://geoparser.io/>), which is a web service that identifies places mentioned in text, disambiguates those places, and returns detailed data about the places found in the text. Basic, limited API access is free with paid plans to accommodate larger workloads.

Allows using some services of Monkeylearn <http://monkeylearn.com/> which is a Machine Learning platform on the cloud for text analysis (classification and extraction).

Tool for accessing the OpenCage API, which provides forward geocoding (from placename to longitude and latitude) and reverse geocoding (from longitude and latitude to placename).

Allows to get weather data from Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) stations (airports) in the whole world thanks to the Iowa Environment Mesonet website.

Allows access to air quality data from the API of the OpenAQ platform <https://docs.openaq.org/>, with the different services the API offers (getting measurements for a given query, getting latest measurements, getting lists of available countries/cities/locations).

Supports the input and reproducible analysis of RTI MicroPEM output files.

Parse a BibTeX file to a data.frame to make it accessible for further analysis and visualization.

Work with Ecological Metadata Language ('EML') files. 'EML' is a widely used metadata standard in the ecological and environmental sciences, described in Jones et al. (2006), <doi:10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.37.091305.110031>.

Generates Personality Insights sunburst diagrams based on 'IBM Watson' Personality Insights service output.

It names the 'R Markdown' chunks of files based on the filename.

'IUCN' Red List (<http://apiv3.iucnredlist.org/api/v3/docs>) client. The 'IUCN' Red List is a global list of threatened and endangered species. Functions cover all of the Red List 'API' routes. An 'API' key is required.

Create a web app that makes it easier to test web clients without using the internet. It includes a web app framework with path matching, parameters and templates. Can parse various 'HTTP' request bodies. Can send 'JSON' data or files from the disk. Includes a web app that implements the <https://httpbin.org> web service.

Setting up R project directories for teaching, presenting, analysis, package development can be a pain. starters shortcuts this by creating folder structures and setting good defaults for you.