Get metadata from database based on GLS files in import directory
gls_metadata.RdFunction to scan a directory for GLS files and retrieve corresponding metadata from the Sea Track database.
Usage
gls_metadata(
import_directory,
colony = NULL,
species = NULL,
time_windows = TRUE,
split_years = "06-01",
no_pos_only = TRUE
)Arguments
- import_directory
Path to the directory containing GLS files.
- colony
Colony name to filter metadata. Default is NULL (no filtering).
- species
Species name to filter metadata. Default is NULL (no filtering).
- time_windows
Logical indicating whether to split metadata into time windows based on deployment/retrieval dates. Default is TRUE.
- split_years
Character string indicating the month and day to split years for calibration (e.g., "06-01" for June 1st). Default is "06-01".
- no_pos_only
Logical indicating whether to include only loggers without position data in the database. Default is TRUE.