Install from CRAN: install.packages("rgbif") require(rgbif)
Install using install_github within Hadley's devtools package.
install.packages("devtools")
require(devtools)
# Install this developmental branch
install_github("rgbif", "vijaybarve")
require(rgbif)
# Install stable version from rOpenSci repository
install_github("rgbif", "ropensci")
require(rgbif)This set of functions/package will access data from GBIF using their API methods.
See documentation the GBIF API here:
http://data.gbif.org/tutorial/services