galaxias is an R package that helps users standardize, document and
share biodiversity information using the ‘Darwin
Core’ data standard. It supports users to set up
repositories in a standardised way; provides tools and examples for how
to use the Darwin Core standard; and allows remote validation and
publication of said data via API. galaxias was built, and is
maintained, by the Science & Decision Support
Team at the Atlas of Living
Australia (ALA).
The package is named for a genus of freshwater fish that is found only in the Southern Hemisphere, and predominantly in Australia and New Zealand.
If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please contact us.
This package is under active development, and is not yet available on CRAN. You can install the latest development version from GitHub with:
install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("atlasoflivingaustralia/galaxias")Load the package:
library(galaxias)To generate a citation for the package version you are using, you can run:
citation(package = "galaxias")The current recommended citation is:
Westgate MJ, Balasubramaniam S & Kellie D (2024) galaxias: Standardise, Document and Share Biodiversity Data. R Package version 0.1.0.9999.