VTrack (version 1.10)

GenerateAnimationKMLFile_Multitag: Create Animation of Multiple Transmitters to View in Google Earth

Description

This function creates a Keyhole Markup Language (KML) animation of transmitter detections at receivers that can be displayed in Google Earth. The animation shows the number of transmitters detected within the detection field of a receiver on a given day. Users can adjust the time slider to visualise individual time periods for display.

Usage

GenerateAnimationKMLFile_Multitag(sInputFile,sPointsFile,sOutputFile)

Arguments

sInputFile

a data frame containing VTrack archive data, this archive is created using the ReadInputData function

sPointsFile

a data frame containing the RECEIVERID, the coordinates and the detection RADIUS in meters. This should be in the format LOCATION, LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, RADIUS

sOutputFile

a string detailing the location and name of the output kml file to be created

Details

the output is a .kml that can be viewed as an animation in Google Earth

See Also

ReadInputData, GenerateAnimationKMLFile_Track

Examples

###GenerateAnimationKMLFile_Multitag example
    
    # Note, users must download Google Earth in order to visualise the kml.
    
    # Load crocodile datset into VTrack archive
    data(crocs)
    data(PointsDirect_crocs)
    
    Vcrocs <- ReadInputData(infile=crocs,
                            iHoursToAdd=10,
                            fAATAMS=FALSE,
                            fVemcoDualSensor=FALSE,
                            dateformat = NULL,
                            sVemcoFormat='1.0')
    
    # Run the function to generate the KML
    GenerateAnimationKMLFile_Multitag(Vcrocs,
                                  PointsDirect_crocs,
                                  "Croc Track.kml")