The inldata package is a practical resource that consolidates datasets for the groundwater and surface-water monitoring networks of the U.S. Geological Survey - Idaho National Laboratory (USGS-INL). Managed by the USGS-INL Project Office in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, it provides data from the Idaho National Laboratory and surrounding areas. This data is crucial in understanding the effects of waste disposal on the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer in southeastern Idaho and assessing the long-term availability of water.
The package compiles historical water-quality samples from 1949 to 2024, groundwater-level measurements from 1922 to 2024, and surface-water measurements from 1959 to 2024. Geospatial data, which outlines the areas of sample collection or observation, is also part of the package.
By integrating this data into a single R package, the process of data handling is simplified for researchers. It also offers a standard format for data distribution along with its documentation. The geospatial datasets are provided in a common projection and datum, and the geohydrologic data is structured to facilitate analysis. Overall, the inldata package serves as a convenient tool for those studying the impact of waste disposal on water quality and availability.
To install the current release of the package from CRAN, you can use the following command in R:
install.packages("inldata")To install the package along with its dependencies, which are required to run examples in the package help documentation, build package datasets, and create a USGS data release, run:
install.packages("inldata", dependencies = TRUE)To install the development version of the package, you need to clone the repository and build from source, or run the following commands:
if (!requireNamespace("remotes")) install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_gitlab("inl/inldata@develop",
auth_token = Sys.getenv("GITLAB_PAT"),
host = "code.usgs.gov",
dependencies = TRUE,
build_vignettes = TRUE
)Detailed descriptions of the datasets, along with practical examples illustrating their application, are readily accessible in the help pages of the package. To access this documentation, simply run the following command:
library("inldata")
help(package = "inldata")Jason C. Fisher (jfisher@usgs.gov)
To cite inldata in publications, please use:
Fisher, J.C., Trcka, A.R., Treinen, K.C., 2024, inldata—Collection of datasets for the U.S. Geological Survey - Idaho National Laboratory groundwater and surface-water monitoring networks, v1.1: U.S. Geological Survey software release, R package, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9IAKQOR.
Fisher, J.C., Trcka, A.R., Treinen, K.C., 2024, Datasets for the U.S. Geological Survey - Idaho National Laboratory groundwater and surface-water monitoring networks, v1.1: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9UWRYR4.
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| Publication type | Formal R language package |
|---|---|
| DOI | 10.5066/P9IAKQOR |
| Year published | 2024 |
| Version | 1.1.1 |
| IPDS | IP-159621 |