Changes in version 0.3.0.9029                      

  - New functionality: compileData() was added to compile a standardized
    MR1 dataset for publication to a data repository and allow easier
    interoperability (#44).
  - New functionality: filterSpeedFeature37() was added to filter
    unreasonable speed values created for animals flying through the
    radar beam for too short a time (#50).
  - New functionality: createVPTS() was added to create vpts csv output
    files in line with the ALOFT standard (#52).
  - New functionality: the functions getCollectionTable() and
    extractDbData() now include an additional optional parameter
    timeInterval for when you want to limit the data being retrieved
    from the collection table (#49).
  - New functionality: getEchoFeatures() now includes an additional
    optional parameter echoSubset for when you want to limit the data
    being retrieved from the echo_rffeature_map table to a certain
    subset of echoes only. In the function extractDBData(), the default
    is now to not extract the full echo_rffeature_map table anymore, but
    only for the echoes included in the collection table (which can now
    be subset based on a time interval). This improves performance for
    very large databases (commit 78988c5).
  - New functionality: Added a function to create a list of time ranges
    that can then be used for plotting (#78).
  - Simplification: all get functions do not require the dbDriverChar
    argument (#72).
  - Improved functionality: For getEchoFeatures() and extractDbData(),
    listOfRfFeaturesToExtract can now also be set to 'all' to extract
    all features (#85).
  - Improved documentation: README (#66), pkgdown website (#67), styling
    (#70 and #74), updated 'Getting Started' vignette (#77) and
    additional vignette on extracting specific tables from the 'Birdscan
    MR1' 'SQL' database (#80).
  - Improved collaboration: Contributing guide, Code of conduct and
    license (#66), GitHub actions for R CMD check, pkgdown and styler
    (#67).
  - Bug Fix: Connections to postgreSQL servers were not working anymore.
    Fixed, and made database connection code cleaner by using a separate
    function dbConnectBirdscanSQL() and file (commit 337a6be).
  - Some smaller bug fixes: (#63, commit 41288aa).

                 Changes in version 0.3.0 (2024-07-05)                  

  - New functionality: the function computeDensity() was added to
    calculate the density (expressed as #objects / km3). Note that this
    function only works for Birdscan MR1 database versions >= 1.7.0.4 as
    the variable feature37.speed is required for the density calculation
    (#40).
  - New functionality: the function getBatClassification() was added to
    get the data from the MR1 SQL tables bat_classification and
    bat_class_probability. The function extractDbData() was updated to
    also extract the bat classification results using the prior function
    (#36).
  - New functionality: the function reclassToBats() was added to change
    the class of the echoes to bat for those having a classification
    probability higher than a specified threshold (#36).
  - New functionality: the feature37.speed from the new Birdscan
    software v 1.7 is now also being extracted when calling the function
    getCollectionTable() (#39).
  - Bug fix: conditional if (exists("mtrDayNight", envir =
    environment())) caused bug in computeMTR() function when variable
    was already defined in a user script (i.e., outside of the package).
    This has been fixed (#38).

                 Changes in version 0.2.0 (2023-10-06)                  

  - New functionality: add sample classification into
    crepuscularMorning, day, crepuscularNight, and night when extracting
    data.
  - New functionality: enable mtr calculation for day, crepuscule, and
    night instead of merely day/night only (both options available now).
  - Bug fixes: small bug fixes in the two plotting functions.
  - Bug fix: sunrisesunset information was being deleted for locations
    at higher latitudes because of the lack of the sunrising or setting.
    This has been fixed.
  - Dependency fix: maptools package is retiring; Moved to suntools
    package which has the same functionality for twilight calculations
    (#34).

                        Changes in version 0.1.1                        

  - Add a NEWS.md file to track changes to the package.