ropensci/rredlist

Metadata function

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arw36 commented

Would be extremely helpful if there was a searchable metadata file that gives all options of variables. These documents tend to be buried in the redlist API host website or in pdf format. For instance. For "threats" would be great to upload these documents as a reference table.
IUCN_threats-classification_2012.pdf
IUCN_dec_2012_guidance_on_threat_impact_scoring.pdf

sckott commented

thanks for this @arw36

what do you mean "all options of variables" . What variables? and what options?

arw36 commented

For instance, when you run rl_threats() you will get a list of the relevant threats (variable = title). Would be nice to have the reference sheet of possible threat titles in a metadata sheet. Example is the Timing variable in the Threat Impact with options:

  • Only in the past and unlikely to return
  • In the past but now suspended and likely to return
  • Ongoing
  • Only in the future
  • Unknown

The Threat classification is listed at http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme rather than in the API site specifically. It seems for each table you need to dig deep in IUCN to find the metadata, so would be ideal for the R package to have a place for this.

sckott commented

thanks for clarification. Would you mind helping me make a list of the functions that could use links to further documentation?

arw36 commented

Sure thing, there's actually only three that I found with API access.
rredlist_metadata.xlsx

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sckott commented

just re-uploading in a more universal format

file.txt

sckott commented

hi @arw36 - sorry about the delay! Do you think you have time/interest to send a pull request with the changes we've discussed here? if not no worries, let me know either way

arw36 commented
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sckott commented

thanks @arw36 😸