Wallace v1.1.0
Instructions for Installation
1. Installing R and RStudio for beginner R users
R is an open-source statistical software package that has the ability to do GIS operations among
many other things. We use it in conjunction with RStudio, an easy way to manage R code.
To download R (Windows, Mac)
To download RStudio. Install RStudio Desktop (Free, Open Source) accepting the default
pathways. https://rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/
Now, you will need to tell RStudio where R lives. Open RStudio, go to Tools -> Global Options
and change the R version by navigating to where you saved R. Unless you have a reason against
it, you should use the 64-bit version of R (64 and 32 bit R are both downloaded).
If you are a Windows user, please also install RTools from here - (even if you have already
installed R) https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/Rtools/ (choose 64 bit unless you have a
reason not to). And follow the steps under “Putting Rtools on the PATH”.
2. Before loading Wallace, update R and R packages:
Beginner R users: After installing R and R studio, please update to the latest version of R (v4)
and update all packages by going in R Studio to Tools - check for package updates. Proceed to
the next step.
Advanced R users: Update rgbif, paleobioDB, sf, and proceed to the next step.
3. Install and load Wallace: Run the following lines in R
Run the following code for installing the stable versions of both Wallace and ENMeval
install.packages(c("wallace", "ENMeval"))
Run the following code for loading and running Wallace