• Added interpolation functions pts_to_rast_idw() and rast_to_contours(). Renamed map_contours() to pts_to_contours_gam() and moved concept from “visualize” to “analyze”.

  • Added to cc_places:

    • “NOAA Aquaculture Opportunity Areas”
    • “BOEM Wind Planning Areas”
    • “National Marine Sanctuaries”: “Chumash Proposed Action”
  • Fixed nearshore cc_grid to include sta_pos == 60. Renamed cc_grid_areas to cc_grid_zones with new categories for sta_shore (“nearshore” OR “offshore”) and sta_pattern (“standard”, “extended”, “historical”) per #4. Updated cc_places to have the 6 combinations of cc_grid_zones.
  • Added cc_places with three categories for places: 1) CalCOFI (Core, Extended, Nearshore, Offshore); 2) Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (California Current); and 3) National Marine Sanctuary (Cordell Bank, Channel Islands, Greater Farallones, Monterey Bay, Olympic Coast). Augmented cc_grid* with missing cells to reduce slivers when intersecting.
  • cc_grid_area -> cc_grid_areas data for showing study areas with combinations of sta_dpos nearshore (5), offshore (10) and outside (20); where area_dpos can be one of: "5", "10", "20", "5,10", "10,20" or "5,10,20"
  • Added cc_grid, cc_grid_ctrs showing the CalCOFI station sampling at varying seperation distances of station positions (sta_pos) in the CalCOFI coordinate system from nearshore (5), to offshore (10) to outside the 113 station extended repeated area (20), per Station Positions – CalCOFI}
  • handle defaults with plot_depth(), streamline headings in article and descriptions in functions
  • Added plot_depth() and example data bottle_temp_depth
  • stations_t_degc -> bottle_temp_lonlat
  • rename tbl_to_contour_ply() to map_contours()
  • Added tbl_to_contour_ply() and example data area_calcofi_extended stations_t_degc
  • ∆ order of stations columns
  • Added authors
  • Added a NEWS.md file to track changes to the package.