using r for climate raster data extraction
DESCRIPTION
Simultaneously sample hundreds of PRISM climate rasters at several point locations to build a multi-year spatial temporal dataset.TRANSCRIPT
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Using R for Climate Raster Data Extraction
Michele Tobias, PhD
CalGIS – Apr. 14-16, 2014 – Monterey, CA
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ObjectiveSample 1,416 climate rasters (x 3 datasets) with a point shapefile
… as quickly as possible.
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Raster FilesPRISM Dataset – Oregon State University
Monthly climate rasters
(also available: daily)
1895 – present
Datasets: Precipitation
Temperature (Min, Max, & Mean)
http://prism.oregonstate.edu/
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January 1953, Precipitation
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Processing OptionsQGIS – Point Sampling Tool
ArcGIS – Extract by Points Tool
GRASS – v.what.rast
R – Extract Command
Probably lots of other ways...
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