A new version of the Africa Tree Finder is on the Google Play store with lots of improvements and new functionality. Have a look here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.icraf.gsl.africatreefinder&hl=en
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New version of Africa Tree Finder on the Google Play Store
Written by on Nov. 7, 2017 in Biodiversity, GIS, Software.
Last update on Nov. 7, 2017.
Basic R markdown template for writing a scientific manuscript
Written by on Sept. 6, 2017 in R.
Last update on Sept. 6, 2017.
RStudio is a great environment for writing and R Markdown reports, manuscripts, blogs and other types of publications. It is particularly attractive for writing manuscripts that are reproducible (see for example: https://www.r-bloggers.com/composing-reproducible-manuscripts-using-r-markdown/).
However, it can be a bit daunting at first, so here's a simple template to get you started ...
Introduction to R markdown - 1
Written by on April 27, 2017 in R, Training.
Last update on April 27, 2017.
Data visualisation
Before working with your data it is important to know your data. some of the important informations are: What is the projection of your data, what is in the data, date and the author of the data. for more information kindly read:
http://landscapeportal.org/uploaded/data_vis.pdf
R seminar series section 2 # 3
Written by on March 30, 2017 in R, Training.
Last update on March 30, 2017.
Download the datavis csv here
# Faith Musili
# R brownbag seminar November 10th, 2016
#Set your working directory
###Install package dplyr
install.packages("dplyr")
###Load dplyr package into R
library(dplyr)
###Read your csv data into R
data<-read.csv("datavis.csv")
class(data)
head(data)
tail(data)
dim(data)
colnames(data)
###Select function
#Select a ...
R seminar series section 2 #2
Written by on March 30, 2017 in R, Training.
Last update on March 30, 2017.
#####Setting working directory
setwd("/Users/FMusili/Documents/2.2")
#########Creating objects ##########################
n <- 150
n
58 -> n
n
x <- 1.4
x
X <- 19
X
################Importing Data of different formats############
######### read.csv---for csv
species_csv<-read.csv(file="/Users/FMusili/Documents/2.2/Data/species.csv")
species_csv<-read.csv(file="Data/species.csv")
class(species_csv)
dim(species_csv ...
R seminar series section 2 #1
Written by on March 30, 2017 in R, Training.
Last update on March 30, 2017.
Community resource mapping and visioning in Hurri hills and Shurr landscapes
Written by on March 30, 2017 in GIS, Workshop.
Last update on March 30, 2017.
A community best understands its resources, the specific locations and seasonal variations of grazing resources. It is with this knowledge that the GeoScience Lab in collaboration with International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), planned and executed a community-based resource mapping exercise for Hurri hills and Shurr landscapes in Marsabit County. Historically, both landscapes were ...
Working with nature: tropical forest regrowth and its potential for mitigating climate change
Written by on March 30, 2017 in Biodiversity, Land Degradation.
Last update on March 30, 2017.
Working with nature: tropical
forest regrowth and its potential for mitigating climate change
The Bonn challenge aims to restore 350 million hectares of
degraded land by 2030 of which currently almost 100 million hectares has been
committed through various initiatives. Restoration is a global priority; not
only to restore the productivity of degraded and unproductive ...