class: center, middle, inverse, title-slide # Open Science tools for the National Estuarine Research Reserve System ### <a href="mailto:marcusb@sccwrp.org">Dr. Marcus Beck</a> <span class="math inline">•</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/fawda123">@fawda123</a> <span class="math inline">•</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TampaBayOpenSci?src=hashtag_click">#TampaBayOpensci</a> ### Southern California Coastal Water Research Project ### 9/5/2019 --- class: center, middle # The NERRS network <img src="figure/NERRS_locations.png" width="100%" /> --- # The need for open science at NERRS #### NERRS researchers, managers, technicians, and stakeholders need more quantitative tools for handling these data: * Understand regional and national trends while retaining the ability to determine local trends * Train users * Maintain a versatile and evolving data analysis approach * Create a community of practice --- # Genesis of SWMPrats <img src="figure/bg_main.jpg" width="1276" /> #### One-day training workshop at 2014 annual meeting * Attended by over 70 NERRS staff, representing 19 of 28 reserves * General focus on time series analysis, simple application with SWMP data * Pre/post workshop materials including An R package for SWMP --- # Genesis of SWMPrats <img src="figure/swmprats_logo.png" width="1273" /> #### A working group was formed from this meeting ## __S__ystem- __W__ide __M__onitoring __P__rogram __R__esources for the __A__nalysis of __T__ime __S__eries #### [SWMPrats.net](SWMPrats.net) is our base of operations... --- class: center, top # SWMPrats.net A website with information and tools for SWMP data analysis <img src="figure/swmprats_home.png" width="80%" /> --- # SWMPrats.net: The SWMPr package <img src="figure/swmpr_logo.png" width="1827" /> SWMPr is an open-source R package for working with SWMP data * Dealing with "bad" data * Subsetting by date ranges, parameters * Combining data from different sites * Standardizing time steps * ...not to mention the analysis --- # SWMPrats.net: Interactive web apps .pull-left[ The most common question - what's happened at my site over time? Three Shiny applications allow users to visualize trends in SWMP data, these apps allow *reactive* use of SWMPr functions <br></br> <img src="figure/swmp_summary.png" width="70%" /> ] .pull-right[ <img src="figure/swmp_comp.png" width="80%" /> <br></br> <img src="figure/swmp_agg.png" width="80%" /> ] --- # Why should you care? * These tools will be used! To date, SWMPr has had over __13k__ downloads! -- * Increased mileage of data - more users looking at more questions = more answers! -- * Develop a community of practice - shared workflows promote collaboration and encourage group learning! -- * More group learning means collective benefits for all - more efficient use of resources!