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Get the file path for WATLAS or GIS data based on the user's name.

Source: R/fun_file_path.R
atl_file_path.Rd

This function returns a predefined file path based on the user's system username and the selected data type. Users must be predefined in the function.

Usage

atl_file_path(data_type = c("watlas_teams", "rasters", "shapefiles"))

Arguments

data_type

A character string indicating the type of data. Options are:

  • "watlas_teams": Path to “WATLAS” SharePoint folder: Documents/data/

  • "rasters": Path to “Birds, fish ’n chips” SharePoint folder: Documents/data/GIS/rasters/

  • "shapefiles": Path to “Birds, fish ’n chips” SharePoint folder: Documents/data/GIS/shapefiles/

Value

A character string representing the full file path to the selected data type for the current user.

Details

For local users with access to the NIOZ network, I would recommend to add a shortcut to your OneDrive of the “WATLAS” SharePoint folder: Documents/data/. The path in the function then refers to this copy on your OneDrive. Files in this folder (e.g. tags_watlas_all.xlsx and tide data) are often updated and changes are then automatically updated on your computer.

The second source of data is the “Birds, fish ’n chips” SharePoint folder: Documents/data/GIS/ which has the subfolders rasters and shapefiles. One can also create a OneDrive shortcut for this folder, however it contains many large files and files usually don't change. I would therefore recommend to only copy necessary data in a local folder on your computer and then link the path to this folder.

To build all articles for the package website, you need to specify your user paths here.