“photosearcher” package in R: An accessible and reproducible method for harvesting large datasets from Flickr
The social media website Flickr contains a wealth of spatial and temporal metadata, which can play an important role in environmental research including cultural ecosystem service and ecological assessments. However, the uptake of Flickr is potentially limited by issues with accessibility to the Fli...
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| author | Nathan Fox Tom August Francesca Mancini Katherine E. Parks Felix Eigenbrod James M. Bullock Louis Sutter Laura J. Graham |
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| description | The social media website Flickr contains a wealth of spatial and temporal metadata, which can play an important role in environmental research including cultural ecosystem service and ecological assessments. However, the uptake of Flickr is potentially limited by issues with accessibility to the Flickr Application Planning Interface (API), which limits results and restricts searches. Here, we introduce photosearcher, an R package aimed at overcoming these challenges. We provide examples of how photosearcher can be used as an accessible and reproducible method of accessing large spatio-temporal datasets from the Flickr API. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e1299fb08d7d48f1bce3585d4e68a3082022-12-21T20:33:38ZengElsevierSoftwareX2352-71102020-07-0112100624“photosearcher” package in R: An accessible and reproducible method for harvesting large datasets from FlickrNathan Fox0Tom August1Francesca Mancini2Katherine E. Parks3Felix Eigenbrod4James M. Bullock5Louis Sutter6Laura J. Graham7School of Geography and the Environment, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom; Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford OX10 8BB, United Kingdom; Corresponding author at: School of Geography and the Environment, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom.Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford OX10 8BB, United KingdomCentre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford OX10 8BB, United KingdomSchool of Geography and the Environment, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United KingdomSchool of Geography and the Environment, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United KingdomSchool of Geography and the Environment, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom; Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford OX10 8BB, United KingdomAgroecology and Environment, Agroscope, Reckenholzstrasse 191, 8046 Zurich, SwitzerlandSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom; Ecosystem Services and Management Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, AustriaThe social media website Flickr contains a wealth of spatial and temporal metadata, which can play an important role in environmental research including cultural ecosystem service and ecological assessments. However, the uptake of Flickr is potentially limited by issues with accessibility to the Flickr Application Planning Interface (API), which limits results and restricts searches. Here, we introduce photosearcher, an R package aimed at overcoming these challenges. We provide examples of how photosearcher can be used as an accessible and reproducible method of accessing large spatio-temporal datasets from the Flickr API.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235271102030337XBiological datasetsCultural ecosystem servicesFlickrR packageSocial datasetsSocial media |
| spellingShingle | Nathan Fox Tom August Francesca Mancini Katherine E. Parks Felix Eigenbrod James M. Bullock Louis Sutter Laura J. Graham “photosearcher” package in R: An accessible and reproducible method for harvesting large datasets from Flickr SoftwareX Biological datasets Cultural ecosystem services Flickr R package Social datasets Social media |
| title | “photosearcher” package in R: An accessible and reproducible method for harvesting large datasets from Flickr |
| title_full | “photosearcher” package in R: An accessible and reproducible method for harvesting large datasets from Flickr |
| title_fullStr | “photosearcher” package in R: An accessible and reproducible method for harvesting large datasets from Flickr |
| title_full_unstemmed | “photosearcher” package in R: An accessible and reproducible method for harvesting large datasets from Flickr |
| title_short | “photosearcher” package in R: An accessible and reproducible method for harvesting large datasets from Flickr |
| title_sort | photosearcher package in r an accessible and reproducible method for harvesting large datasets from flickr |
| topic | Biological datasets Cultural ecosystem services Flickr R package Social datasets Social media |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235271102030337X |
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