Changelog

Source: NEWS.md

GeoLocatoR 1.1.0

• Added support for frictionless 1.3.0 and migrated to its resource_names() API. GeoLocator-DP profile-version warnings are suppressed while the package remains on Data Package v1. Compatibility with frictionless 2.0.0 will be addressed separately.
• Simplified internal resource updates by using frictionless’s add-or-replace behaviour.

GeoLocatoR 1.0.2

Full changelog · PR #33

• Improved read_gldp() diagnostics for unreadable resources and added support for passing a package directory.
• Improved Darwin Core export by using most-likely paths for exported locations, rounding elevations, and completing occurrence and event fields.
• read_soi() now fails early when duplicate GDL_ID values are encountered.
• Resolved package-check notes and tidyselect deprecation warnings.

GeoLocatoR 1.0.1

Full changelog · PR #31

• Added status_geopressuretemplate() to inspect GeoPressureTemplate projects.
• read_geopressuretemplate() now retains ring_number and tag_comments from config.yml.
• Improved GeoPressureTemplate tag creation, including manufacturer defaults and movement-graph handling.
• Added experimental lifecycle labels and require GeoPressureR 3.5.4 or later.
• Made cloning GeoPressureTemplate repositories more reliable by quoting clone arguments and reporting clone errors.

GeoLocatoR 1.0.0

Full changelog · PR #29

• Released the first stable 1.0 version of GeoLocatoR and moved project URLs to the GeoPressure organisation and domain.
• Updated GeoLocator Data Package schema URLs to the GeoPressure location.
• Added select_gldp() and helpers to remove measurements from packages.
• Refined GLDP coherence checks and added clearer validation warnings.
• Improved SOI import helpers, package merging, schema handling, and resource parsing diagnostics.
• Bundled local GeoLocator Data Package schemas for reproducible validation.
• Reworked merge_gldp() to accept a list of packages and normalise parameters before merging.
• Added write_gldp() and update_gldp_order_resources().
• Added normalize_gldp_params() and improved resource-schema upgrades.
• Removed deprecated path, stap, and edge fields; renamed pitch to mean_acceleration_z.

Breaking changes

• Renamed add_gldp_geopressuretemplate() to read_geopressuretemplate() and create_gldp_geopressuretemplate() to create_geopressuretemplate().
• Renamed add_gldp_soi() to read_soi() and read_gdl() to read_soi_gld().
• Renamed zenodo_to_gldp() to read_zenodo() and stopped accepting Zenodo records directly in read_gldp().
• Renamed config2tibble() to config_to_tibble(), version() to gldp_version(), and several raw-tag and contributor conversion helpers.
• Replaced the former Zenodo export workflow and removed gldp_to_zenodo().

GeoLocatoR 0.5.1

Full changelog · PR #24

• Corrected GeoLocator Data Package validation and parameter-to-observation conversion for the current schema.

GeoLocatoR 0.5.0

Full changelog · PR #21

• Improved package metadata cleanup, particularly contributor values, paths, licences, identifiers, and citations.
• Strengthened validation with local references, oneOf support, and concept DOI checks.
• Improved tag merging and normalised enum values while importing Zenodo data.
• Improved GeoPressureTemplate datetime handling and removed missing values from measurements where appropriate.

GeoLocatoR 0.4.0

Full changelog · PR #20

• Updated package metadata and citations for GeoLocator Data Package v0.4.
• Added configuration parsing improvements and clearer errors for missing package components.

GeoLocatoR 0.2.10

Full changelog · PR #19

• Refined licence selection while creating GeoPressureTemplate projects.
• Corrected type extraction during import.

GeoLocatoR 0.2.9

Full changelog · Export commit

• Added gldp_to_dwc() and gldp_to_eml() to export packages as Darwin Core and Ecological Metadata Language.
• Improved GeoPressureTemplate project path handling and pkgdown export documentation.

GeoLocatoR 0.2.8

Full changelog · PR #17

• Added config_to_tibble() for converting GeoPressureTemplate config.yml files to tibbles.
• Added gldp_to_tag() to convert package data to GeoPressureR tag objects.
• Removed the gert dependency and improved Git clone handling.
• Extended read_gldp() to support Zenodo inputs and made raw-tag processing conditional on new tag data.
• Replaced the lintr workflow with air and jarl checks.

GeoLocatoR 0.2.7

Full changelog · PR #13

• Improved package validation, taxonomy selection, GeoPressureTemplate imports, and resource-overwrite prompts.
• Added map and most-likely-path plotting methods.
• Improved handling of missing sex values, tag reads, and pressure-path data.
• Adopted the GPL licence.

GeoLocatoR 0.2.6

Full changelog · URL fix

• Corrected package URLs and taxonomic metadata handling.

GeoLocatoR 0.2.5

Full changelog · PR #12

• Renamed params2* conversion helpers to params_to_*.
• Improved create_gldp() validation, resource type and format validation, and package messages.
• Updated documentation, citations, tests, and code formatting.

GeoLocatoR 0.2.4

Full changelog · PR #11

• Improved GeoPressureTemplate import, package creation, SOI import defaults, and pressure-path compatibility.

GeoLocatoR 0.2.3

Full changelog · PR #9

• Added merge_gldp() for combining GeoLocator Data Packages.
• Improved metadata update helpers, licence display, and create_geopressuretemplate() labels.

GeoLocatoR 0.2.2

Full changelog · PR #7

• Added clearer errors for missing GeoPressureTemplate files and missing tag or parameter data.
• Improved handling of paths containing spaces and duplicate measurements.

GeoLocatoR 0.2.1

Full changelog · PR #6

• Improved the GeoPressureTemplate writing workflow and package test coverage.

GeoLocatoR 0.2.0

Full changelog · PR #5

• Added Zenodo import and metadata conversion helpers.
• Added SOI import support for GDL files and database data.
• Added package-resource validation, computed-property updates, and bibliographic-citation updates.
• Improved package printing, resource loading, and handling of empty resources, twilights, and staps.

GeoLocatoR 0.1.1

Full changelog · Pkgdown setup

• Added pkgdown site configuration and removed the package vignette.
• Improved raw-data GeoPressureTemplate imports and handling of missing package descriptions.

GeoLocatoR 0.1.0

Full changelog · Version commit

• Added plotting for geolocatordp objects and pressure-path resources.
• Added GeoPressureTemplate project creation, including config.yml creation and optional opening of the new RStudio project.
• Added package coherence checks, schema-based metadata ordering, and resource type casting.

GeoLocatoR 0.0.0.9000

Initial development history

• Initial development release of GeoLocatoR.