This is the repository for the book Cleaning Biodiversity Data in R. In this book, we provide an overview of a typical data cleaning workflow for open-access geo-referenced biodiversity data—from acquisition, to error identification, to correction.
Kellie, D., Kar, F., Balasubramaniam, S., Schneider, M., Schwenke, A., Torresan, 0., Waite, C., , Westgate, M. (2024). Cleaning Biodiversity Data in R. (Version 0.1.0). https://ala.org.au/cleaning-bd-in-r
This book is available free to read, and is licenced under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This means that the book can be shared, revised, retained and redistributed as long as appropriate credit is given to the authors.
This is a living document and we welcome contributions and suggestions. Please submit a GitHub issue detailing any feedback or content requests.
This book was inspired by an Australian Research Data Commons project where our team worked closely with research partners to streamline their data cleaning workflows. This book is a collaborative effort from the Science and Decision Support team at the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA).