Predefined measurement methods

Creates a measurement method for Veg-X documents from a set of predefined options

predefinedMeasurementMethod(name)

Arguments

name

A string with the desired measurement method or a subject (in this case, the default method is returned). The list of available predefined methods and subjects is found in quantitative_methods.

Value

an object of class VegXMethodDefinition

See also

Other define measurement functions: defineOrdinalScaleMethod(), defineQualitativeScaleMethod(), defineQuantitativeScaleMethod()

Examples

# Create a method for plant percent cover
predefinedMeasurementMethod("Plant cover/%")
#> An object of class "VegXMethodDefinition"
#> Slot "name":
#> [1] "Plant cover/%"
#> 
#> Slot "description":
#> [1] "Plant cover as percentage of ground covered by the projection."
#> 
#> Slot "citationString":
#> [1] ""
#> 
#> Slot "DOI":
#> [1] ""
#> 
#> Slot "subject":
#> [1] "plant cover"
#> 
#> Slot "attributeType":
#> [1] "quantitative"
#> 
#> Slot "attributes":
#> $`1`
#> $`1`$type
#> [1] "quantitative"
#> 
#> $`1`$unit
#> [1] "%"
#> 
#> $`1`$lowerLimit
#> [1] 0
#> 
#> $`1`$upperLimit
#> [1] 100
#> 
#> 
#>