GeoLocatorMaster

GeoLocatorMaster is a project repository for building and maintaining the master GeoLocator datapackage from records in the Zenodo geolocator-dp community. The master datapackage maintained by this repository is the concept DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18187092.

Workflow

The main workflow is implemented in scripts/script.R:

1. Download GeoLocator datapackages into data/dp/
2. Read them from disk into R
3. Prepare them for aggregation by resolving conflicting tag_id values
4. Merge them into a single GeoLocatoR object
5. Enrich the merged object with harmonized metadata and a species table
6. Write public and restricted master outputs
7. Optionally update metadata on the Zenodo master record

Project functions

Reusable functions live in R/, including:

• download_community()
• download_record()
• read_dp_packages()
• prepare_dp_packages()
• enhanced_pkgs()
• rename_tag_id()
• update_creators()
• update_related_identifiers()

This repository keeps minimal package metadata so pkgload::load_all() works for local development, but it is not maintained as a released R package.

Requirements

Some steps also require:

• data/AviList-v2025-11Jun-extended.xlsx for species enrichment
• a valid Zenodo token configured locally for Zenodo metadata updates

Notes

• Embargoed records can be included or excluded depending on function arguments.
• Measurement resources can be kept or dropped at download and preparation stages.
• Species enrichment depends on the local AviList taxonomy file.