Learn how to use the {camtrapR} R package for streamlined and flexible camera trap data management. It should be most useful to researchers and practitioners who regularly handle large amounts of camera trapping data.
The {camtrapR} R package simplifies camera trap data management in R.
You can install the release version of {camtrapR} from CRAN:
install.packages("camtrapR")Numerous important {camtrapR} functions read EXIF metadata from JPG images (and videos). This is done via Exiftool, a free and open-source sofware tool developed by Phil Harvey and available for Windows, MacOS and Linux.
To make full use of {camtrapR}, you will need Exiftool on your system. You can download it from the Exiftool homepage and follow the installation instruction in vignette 1.
You may not need Exiftool if you do not work with image files, but only use {camtrapR} to create input for occupancy or spatial capture-recapture models from existing record tables.
See the article in Methods in Ecology and Evolution for an overview of the package. The five vignettes provide examples for the entire workflow. Citation
For attribution, please cite this work as
Niedballa (2022, May 23). Ecological Dynamics: Manage Camera Trap Data in R. Retrieved from https://ecodynizw.github.io/posts/camtrapr/
BibTeX citation
@misc{niedballa2022manage,
author = {Niedballa, Jürgen},
title = {Ecological Dynamics: Manage Camera Trap Data in R},
url = {https://ecodynizw.github.io/posts/camtrapr/},
year = {2022}
}