
Welcome to USGS-R
USGS-R is a community of support for users of the R scientific programming language.
USGS-R resources include R training materials, R tools for the retrieval and analysis of USGS data, and support for a growing group of USGS-R developers.
R is a flexible programming language that provides researchers with access to state-of-the-science analytical methods. Moreover, R
is open-source and free to use for all.
The USGS-R builds on the existing R community and provides resources for technical skill-building within USGS for all levels of expertise.
New to R
Why use R? - Learning about a new tool is daunting. Read more about some of the benefits of R proficiency.
Get started - Resources for installing R and other helpful links.
Get help - Stuck in the mud early in your R journey? Check out Getting help for quick tips and links.
R Users
GRAN - Find and update USGS packages from the Geological Survey R Archive Network.
Help for intermediate users - Asking and answering questions to the broader R community.
USGS-R Github - Find R tools and packages that are under active development.
R Developers
Contributing to USGS-R - How to add your USGS package to the USGS-R github organization.
Package Resources - Documentation for getting started with R package development.
Code style guide - Follow code style guidelines to make your code more readable and shareable.
GRAN - How to add your USGS package to GRAN.
Featured Packages
dataRetrieval
This R package for downloading and importing USGS and EPA water data.
Core
sbtools
Tools for interfacing R with ScienceBase data services.
Support
EGRET
An R-package for the analysis of long term changes in water quality and streamflow
Research
geoknife
Tools for geo-web processing of gridded data. geoknife slices up data according to overlap with irregular features.
Core
EGRETci
A bootstrap method for estimating uncertainty of water quality trends.
Research
streamMetabolizer
Uses inverse modeling to estimate aquatic metabolism from time series data on dissolved oxygen, water temperature, depth, and light.
Research
rloadest
USGS water science R functions for LOAD ESTimation of constituents in rivers and streams.
Orphan
loadflex
Models and Tools for Watershed Flux Estimates.
Research