bdc

A toolkit for standardizing, integrating, and cleaning biodiversity data.
https://github.com/brunobrr/bdc

Category: Biosphere
Sub Category: Biodiversity Data Cleaning and Standardization

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Check out the vignettes with detailed documentation on each module of the bdc package

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/brunobrr/bdc
• Owner: brunobrr
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2020-09-29T18:48:10.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-11-19T13:34:42.000Z (about 1 month ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-11-28T23:29:10.979Z (26 days ago)
• Topics: bdc, biodiversity-data, workflow
• Language: R
• Homepage: https://brunobrr.github.io/bdc
• Size: 179 MB
• Stars: 24
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 10
• Open Issues: 7
• Releases: 7
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  • Readme: README.Rmd
  • Changelog: NEWS.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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# ***bdc*** 

## **A toolkit for standardizing, integrating, and cleaning biodiversity data**



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#### **Overview**

Handle biodiversity data from several different sources is not an easy task.
Here, we present the **B**iodiversity **D**ata **C**leaning (*bdc*), an R
package to address quality issues and improve the fitness-for-use of biodiversity
datasets. *bdc* contains functions to harmonize and integrate data from
different sources following common standards and protocols, and implements
various tests and tools to flag, document, clean, and correct taxonomic,
spatial, and temporal data.

Compared to other available R packages, the main strengths of the *bdc* package
are that it brings together available tools – and a series of new ones – to
assess the quality of different dimensions of biodiversity data into a single
and flexible toolkit. The functions can be applied to a multitude of taxonomic
groups, datasets (including regional or local repositories), countries, or
worldwide.

#### **Structure of *bdc***

The *bdc* toolkit is organized in thematic modules related to different
biodiversity dimensions.

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> :warning: The modules illustrated, and **functions** within, **were linked to
> form** a proposed reproducible **workflow** (see
> [**vignettes**](https://brunobrr.github.io/bdc/)). However, all functions
> **can also be executed independently**.

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#### ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/brunobrr/bdc/master/inst/extdata/icon_vignettes/Figure1.png)




#### 1. [**Merge databases**](https://brunobrr.github.io/bdc/articles/integrate_datasets.html)

Standardization and integration of different datasets into a standard database.

-   `bdc_standardize_datasets()` Standardization and integration of different
    datasets into a new dataset with column names following Darwin Core
    terminology

#### 2. [**Pre-filter**](https://brunobrr.github.io/bdc/articles/prefilter.html)

Flagging and removal of invalid or non-interpretable information, followed by
data amendments (e.g., correct transposed coordinates and standardize country
names).

-   `bdc_scientificName_empty()` Identification of records lacking names or with
    names not interpretable
-   `bdc_coordinates_empty()` Identification of records lacking information on
    latitude or longitude
-   `bdc_coordinates_outOfRange()` Identification of records with out-of-range
    coordinates (latitude \> 90 or -90; longitude \>180 or -180)
-   `bdc_basisOfRecords_notStandard()` Identification of records from doubtful
    sources (e.g., fossil or machine observation) impossible to interpret and
    not compatible with Darwin Core recommended vocabulary
-   `bdc_country_from_coordinates()` Derive country name from valid geographic
    coordinates
-   `bdc_country_standardized()` Standardization of country names and retrieve
    country code
-   `bdc_coordinates_transposed()` Identification of records with potentially
    transposed latitude and longitude
-   `bdc_coordinates_country_inconsistent()` Identification of coordinates in
    other countries or far from a specified distance from the coast of a
    reference country (i.e., in the ocean)
-   `bdc_coordinates_from_locality()` Identification of records lacking
    coordinates but with a detailed description of the locality associate with
    records from which coordinates can be derived

#### 3. [**Taxonomy**](https://brunobrr.github.io/bdc/articles/taxonomy.html)

Cleaning, parsing, and harmonization of scientific names against multiple
taxonomic references.

-   `bdc_clean_names()` Name-checking routines to clean and split a taxonomic
    name into its binomial and authority components
-   `bdc_query_names_taxadb()` Harmonization of scientific names by correcting
    spelling errors and converting nomenclatural synonyms to currently accepted
    names.
-   `bdc_filter_out_names()` Function used to filter out records according to
    their taxonomic status present in the column "notes". For example, to filter
    only valid accepted names categorized as "accepted"

#### 4. [**Space**](https://brunobrr.github.io/bdc/articles/space.html)

Flagging of erroneous, suspicious, and low-precision geographic coordinates.

-   `bdc_coordinates_precision()` Identification of records with a coordinate
    precision below a specified number of decimal places
-   `clean_coordinates()` (From *CoordinateCleaner* package and part of the
    data-cleaning workflow). Identification of potentially problematic
    geographic coordinates based on geographic gazetteers and metadata. Include
    tests for flagging records: around country capitals or country or province
    centroids, duplicated, with equal coordinates, around biodiversity
    institutions, within urban areas, plain zeros in the coordinates, and
    suspect geographic outliers

#### 5. [**Time**](https://brunobrr.github.io/bdc/articles/time.html)

Flagging and, whenever possible, correction of inconsistent collection date.

-   `bdc_eventDate_empty()` Identification of records lacking information on
    event date (i.e., when a record was collected or observed)
-   `bdc_year_outOfRange()` Identification of records with illegitimate or
    potentially imprecise collecting year. The year provided can be out-of-range
    (e.g., in the future) or collected before a specified year supplied by the
    user (e.g., 1900)
-   `bdc_year_from_eventDate()` This function extracts four-digit year from
    unambiguously interpretable collecting dates

#### [**Other functions**](https://brunobrr.github.io/bdc/reference/index.html)

Aim to facilitate the **documentation, visualization, and interpretation** of
results of data quality tests the package contains functions for documenting the
results of the data-cleaning tests, including functions for saving i) records
needing further inspection, ii) figures, and iii) data-quality reports.

-   `bdc_create_report()` Creation of data-quality reports documenting the
    results of data-quality tests and the taxonomic harmonization process
-   `bdc_create_figures()` Creation of figures (i.e., bar plots and maps)
    reporting the results of data-quality tests
-   `bdc_filter_out_flags()` Removal of columns containing the results of data
    quality tests (i.e., column starting with ".") or other columns specified
-   `bdc_quickmap()` Creation of a map of points using ggplot2. Helpful in
    inspecting the results of data-cleaning tests
-   `bdc_summary_col()` This function creates or updates the column summarizing
    the results of data quality tests (i.e., the column ".summary")

#### **Installation**

```{r eval=FALSE}
install.packages("bdc")
library(bdc)
```

or the development version from [GitHub](https://github.com/brunobrr/bdc) using:

```{r, message=FALSE, warning=FALSE,echo=TRUE,eval=FALSE}
install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("brunobrr/bdc")
```

Load the package with:

```{r, message=FALSE, warning=FALSE,echo=TRUE,eval=TRUE}
library(bdc)
```

#### **Package website**

See *bdc* package website () for detailed
explanation on each module.

#### **Getting help**

> If you encounter a clear bug, please file an issue
> [**here**](https://github.com/brunobrr/bdc/issues). For questions or
> suggestion, please send us a email (ribeiro.brr\@gmail.com).

#### **Citation**

Ribeiro, BR; Velazco, SJE; Guidoni-Martins, K; Tessarolo, G; Jardim, Lucas;
Bachman, SP; Loyola, R (2022). bdc: A toolkit for standardizing, integrating,
and cleaning biodiversity data. Methods in Ecology and Evolution.
[doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13868](https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13868)

        

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