set Site Information for Fossil Sites

set_site(
  x = NA,
  siteid = NA_integer_,
  sitename = NA_character_,
  geography = sf::st_as_sf(sf::st_sfc()),
  altitude = NA_integer_,
  geopolitical = list(),
  area = NA_integer_,
  notes = NA_character_,
  description = NA_character_,
  collunits = NULL
)

Arguments

x: Object to be set as a site
siteid: The unique site id for a site. If this site is new to Neotoma then leave the ID as NA.
sitename: Name of a site.
geography: A sf object representing the site location, either as a polygon or point.
altitude: altitude/elevation of the site.
geopolitical: The geopolitical unit in which the site is located.
area: The area of the site or depositional basin in ha. Can be calculated from the polygon.
notes: additional information of the site
description: Function to create new site objects. The new object will not be uploaded to the database.
collunits: Collection units in the site

Value

site object

Author

Socorro Dominguez dominguezvid@wisc.edu

Examples

{
# Create a site called "My Lake", to
x <- sf::st_as_sf(sf::st_sfc(sf::st_point(c(5,5))))
my_site <- set_site(sitename = "My Lake",
                    geography = x,
                    description = "my lake",
                    altitude = 30)
}