epicsawrap is an R package that brings together the functionality of rpicsa and epicsadata packages to be used in creating API applications for crop and climate analysis. It provides a convenient interface for accessing and utilizing the functions from both packages, enabling the development of web-based tools and services for agricultural decision support.
The package combines the capabilities of rpicsa for PICSA and climatic analysis for crops with epicsadata for retrieving climate and weather data, creating a powerful tool for addressing the needs of farmers, agronomists, and researchers.
You can install epicsawrap from CRAN using the following command:
# Install the 'devtools' package if you haven't already
if (!require(devtools)) {
install.packages("devtools")
}
# Install 'epicsawrap' from GitHub
devtools::install_github("IDEMSInternational/epicsawrap")For detailed information on each function, including arguments, usage, and examples, please refer to the package documentation. You can access it using the following command:
?epicsawrapThe GitHub page for the rpicsa package can be found
here. The GitHub page
for the epicsadata package can be found
here.
We welcome contributions from the community. If you have any bug reports, feature requests, or would like to contribute code to rpicsa, please visit our GitHub repository.
This package is open-source and distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 License. Feel free to use, modify, and distribute it as needed.
If you have any questions, suggestions, or feedback, please feel free to reach out to us.