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gfcanalysis

Tools for working with Global Forest Change dataset.
https://github.com/azvoleff/gfcanalysis

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Tools for working with Hansen et al. Global Forest Change dataset

README.md

gfcanalysis

Overview

The gfcanalysis package facilitates analyses of forest change using the
Global Forest
Change

dataset released by Hansen et al. 2013, and subsequent versions of that data.
The package was originally designed to support the work of the Tropical
Ecology Assessment & Monitoring (TEAM) Network
.

Package Installation

Release Version

To install the release version of gfcanalysis in R, just run:

install.packages('gfcanalysis')

Development Version

The easiest way to install the development version of the gfcanalysis package
is using the
devtools
package. After installing devtools, type:

install_github('azvoleff/gfcanalysis')

Usage

There are two example scripts demonstrating how to use the gfcanalysis
package:

  • For those new to R, see the
    install_gfcanalysis.R
    script. This script provides guidance on how to download and install the
    (development version) of the package in R.

  • For an example of how to run the package to calculate forest
    change statistics for a given area of interest (AOI), see the examples in
    analyze_gfc.R.

Author Contact Information

Matt Cooper (current author and maintainer)
PhD Student
Department of Geographical Sciences
University of Maryland

Alex Zvoleff (original author)
Senior Director, Resilience Science
Moore Center for Science
Conservation International
2011 Crystal Dr. Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22202
USA

References

Hansen, M. C., P. V. Potapov, R. Moore, M. Hancher, S. A. Turubanova, A.
Tyukavina, D. Thau, S. V. Stehman, S. J. Goetz, T. R. Loveland, A. Kommareddy,
A. Egorov, L. Chini, C. O. Justice, and J. R. G. Townshend. 2013.
High-Resolution Global Maps of 21st-Century Forest Cover Change. Science 342,
(15 November): 850--853. Data available on-line from:
http://earthenginepartners.appspot.com/science-2013-global-forest.


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cran.r-project.org: gfcanalysis

Tools for Working with Hansen et al. Global Forest Change Dataset

  • Homepage: https://github.com/azvoleff/gfcanalysis
  • Documentation: http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/gfcanalysis/gfcanalysis.pdf
  • Licenses: GPL (≥ 3)
  • Latest release: 1.8.0 (published over 1 year ago)
  • Last Synced: 2025-04-26T13:01:24.684Z (2 days ago)
  • Versions: 6
  • Dependent Packages: 0
  • Dependent Repositories: 0
  • Downloads: 309 Last month
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DESCRIPTION cran
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  • raster * depends
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  • animation * imports
  • geosphere * imports
  • ggplot2 * imports
  • grid * imports
  • plyr * imports
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  • rgdal * imports
  • rgeos * imports
  • sp * imports
  • stringr * imports
  • sf * suggests

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