--- title: "Get started with blueterra" output: rmarkdown::html_vignette vignette: > %\VignetteIndexEntry{Get started with blueterra} %\VignetteEngine{knitr::rmarkdown} %\VignetteEncoding{UTF-8} --- ```{r, include = FALSE} knitr::opts_chunk$set(collapse = TRUE, comment = "#>", fig.width = 7, fig.height = 4) ``` ```{r setup, message = FALSE} library(blueterra) library(terra) ``` `blueterra` works from bathymetric and elevation rasters already available to the analyst. The package keeps the workflow close to `terra`: rasters remain `SpatRaster` objects, sampling zones and transects remain `SpatVector` objects, and extracted values become ordinary tables for summaries and models. Study-area context for the example data along the southwest Puerto Rico shelf margin. The examples use reduced bathymetry and sampling rectangles from Hole-in-the-Wall, El Hoyo, and a broader slope clip along the southwest Puerto Rico shelf margin near La Parguera, Puerto Rico. The files are compact, but they retain real relief, depth gradients, slope breaks, and sampling geometry. ## Read Example Data ```{r read} hitw <- read_bathy(blueterra_example("hitw")) hoyo <- read_bathy(blueterra_example("hoyo")) slope <- read_bathy(blueterra_example("slope")) rectangles <- terra::vect(blueterra_example("sampling_rectangles")) hitw_rect <- rectangles[rectangles$site_id == "hitw", ] hoyo_rect <- rectangles[rectangles$site_id == "hoyo", ] bathy_info(hitw) rectangles[, c("site_id", "site_name", "feature_type")] ``` `bathy_info()` is a first check on raster dimensions, value range, resolution, extent, and CRS. These fields affect slope, focal-window metrics, buffers, and distance along transects. ## Prepare the Bathymetry The example rasters store bathymetry as negative elevation. `prepare_bathy()` preserves that convention unless a conversion is requested explicitly. ```{r prepare} prepared <- prepare_bathy( hitw, depth_range = c(-220, -25), smooth = TRUE, smooth_window = 3 ) check_bathy_units(prepared, units = "m", positive_depth = FALSE) range(terra::values(prepared), na.rm = TRUE) ``` ```{r map, eval=requireNamespace("ggplot2", quietly = TRUE), fig.alt="Hole-in-the-Wall bathymetry with hillshade, contours, and sampling rectangle."} plot_bathy( prepared, contours = TRUE, contour_interval = 25, vectors = hitw_rect, title = "Hole-in-the-Wall Bathymetry", subtitle = "Hillshade, contours, and sampling rectangle" ) ``` Hillshade is used here as visual relief. It helps the reader see escarpments and local relief, but it is not a predictor unless the analyst explicitly derives and includes it. ## Derive Metrics and Process Groups Terrain metrics describe different aspects of the same bathymetric surface. Slope and aspect describe local orientation; northness and eastness convert aspect to linear components; TRI and rugosity describe local relief variability; BPI describes relative position; curvature summarizes local surface bending. ```{r metrics} terrain <- derive_terrain( prepared, metrics = c( "slope", "aspect", "northness", "eastness", "tri", "rugosity", "bpi", "curvature", "surface_area_ratio" ) ) names(terrain) assign_process_groups(terrain) summarize_process_groups(terrain) ``` ```{r metric-stack, eval=requireNamespace("ggplot2", quietly = TRUE), fig.alt="Metric stack showing slope, TRI, BPI, and curvature."} plot_metric_stack(terrain[[c("slope_deg", "tri", "bpi_3x3", "curvature")]]) ``` Process groups keep related derivatives together. They are interpretation categories for terrain form, not direct measurements of currents, sediment transport, habitat condition, or ecological response. ## Summarize Sampling Rectangles Sampling rectangles provide a compact example of zone-based extraction. Each polygon is treated as a spatial sampling frame, and summary statistics are calculated from raster cells inside that frame. ```{r zones} zone_summary <- summarize_terrain( terrain, hitw_rect, fun = c("mean", "sd", "min", "max") ) zone_summary[, c("site_id", "site_name", "slope_deg_mean", "bpi_3x3_mean")] ``` ## Transects and Cross-Sections Transects convert the raster surface into profiles. When `bathy` is supplied, `make_transects()` can estimate a terrain-oriented line angle from local aspect instead of requiring the analyst to choose a fixed direction by hand. ```{r transects} orientation <- estimate_surface_orientation(prepared, hitw_rect) transects <- make_transects(hitw_rect, spacing = 75, bathy = prepared) cross_sections <- sample_transects(transects, prepared, n = 12) orientation unique(as.data.frame(transects)[, c("angle_deg", "angle_source", "mean_aspect_deg")]) head(cross_sections[, c("transect_id", "distance", "bathy_m")]) ``` ```{r transect-map, eval=requireNamespace("ggplot2", quietly = TRUE), fig.alt="Terrain-oriented transects over hillshaded bathymetry."} plot_transects( prepared, transects, color_by = "transect_id", show_legend = FALSE, contour_interval = 25, title = "Terrain-Oriented Transects" ) ``` ```{r cross-section-plot, eval=requireNamespace("ggplot2", quietly = TRUE), fig.alt="Bathymetric cross-section profiles with bathy_m on the y-axis."} plot_cross_sections( cross_sections, value_col = "bathy_m", show_legend = TRUE, mean_profile = TRUE, mean_profile_na_rm = TRUE, normalize_distance = FALSE, profile_direction = "top_to_bottom", title = "Bathymetric Cross-Sections", subtitle = "Profiles read from shallow to deep terrain" ) ``` The y-axis is explicitly set to `bathy_m`. This prevents transect metadata such as width, angle, or offset from being mistaken for the raster value. Distance is oriented from the top or shallow endpoint toward the bottom or deeper endpoint, and the plotted distance is reset to zero after trimming empty profile ends. The mean cross-section is averaged from interpolated transects with missing interpolated values removed by default, so longer profiles still contribute beyond the shortest transect. ```{r depth-profile, eval=requireNamespace("ggplot2", quietly = TRUE), fig.alt="Single bathymetric profile oriented from shallow terrain toward deeper terrain."} one_transect <- cross_sections[ cross_sections$transect_id == cross_sections$transect_id[1], ] plot_depth_profile( one_transect, value_col = "bathy_m", profile_direction = "top_to_bottom", title = "Bathymetry Along One Transect", subtitle = "Distance is oriented from shallow to deep terrain" ) ``` Metric profiles can use the same transect geometry. When both a bathymetry column and a metric column are present, `plot_depth_profile()` places the metric on the x-axis and bathymetry or depth on the y-axis. This is useful for showing how terrain attributes change along the depth gradient. ```{r metric-profile, eval=requireNamespace("ggplot2", quietly = TRUE), fig.alt="Slope profile along one transect."} metric_samples <- sample_transects( transects, c(prepared, terrain[["slope_deg"]]), n = 25 ) metric_one <- metric_samples[ metric_samples$transect_id == metric_samples$transect_id[1], ] plot_depth_profile( metric_one, depth_col = "bathy_m", value_col = "slope_deg", profile_direction = "top_to_bottom", title = "Slope Along Depth", subtitle = "Bathymetry is on the y-axis; slope is on the x-axis" ) ``` ## Isobath Corridors Isobath corridors summarize terrain along depth horizons. The source isobaths are shown in black so the reader can see which contour each corridor buffers. Corridors use a 5 m buffer around each source isobath. ```{r isobaths} isobaths <- extract_isobaths(prepared, depths = c(-50, -80, -120)) corridors <- make_isobath_corridors(prepared, depths = c(-50, -80, -120), width = 5) corridors[, c("contour_value", "depth_label", "corridor_id")] summarize_isobath_terrain(terrain, corridors)[, c("contour_value", "slope_deg_mean", "bpi_3x3_mean")] ``` ```{r corridor-map, eval=requireNamespace("ggplot2", quietly = TRUE), fig.alt="Isobath corridors over hillshaded bathymetry with source isobaths in black."} plot_isobath_corridors( corridors, prepared, isobaths = isobaths, background_contours = FALSE, title = "Isobath Corridors and Source Isobaths", subtitle = "Corridors use a 5 m buffer around each source isobath" ) ``` ## PCA and Model-Ready Tables Cell samples and extracted summaries can be sent directly into exploratory models. PCA is useful for checking whether terrain metrics form separable gradients across sites or sampling frames. ```{r model-ready} hoyo_prepared <- prepare_bathy(hoyo, depth_range = c(-220, -25), smooth = TRUE) hoyo_metrics <- derive_terrain(hoyo_prepared, metrics = c("slope", "tri", "bpi", "curvature")) hitw_cells <- sample_terrain_cells( terrain[[c("slope_deg", "tri", "bpi_3x3", "curvature")]], size = 45, method = "regular" ) hitw_cells$site <- "Hole-in-the-Wall" hoyo_cells <- sample_terrain_cells( hoyo_metrics[[c("slope_deg", "tri", "bpi_3x3", "curvature")]], size = 45, method = "regular" ) hoyo_cells$site <- "El Hoyo" comparison <- rbind(hitw_cells, hoyo_cells) pca <- terrain_pca( comparison, vars = c("slope_deg", "tri", "bpi_3x3", "curvature") ) pca$variance pca_axis_labels(pca) ``` ```{r pca-plot, eval=requireNamespace("ggplot2", quietly = TRUE), fig.alt="Terrain PCA with site-colored points and loading labels in the axis text."} plot_process_pca( pca, color_col = "site", title = "Terrain PCA" ) ``` The same sampled table can be converted to a model matrix after selecting the terrain variables that belong in the analysis design. ```{r model-matrix} model_matrix <- prepare_model_matrix( comparison, response = "site", vars = c("slope_deg", "tri", "bpi_3x3", "curvature") ) head(model_matrix) terrain_correlation(comparison[, c("slope_deg", "tri", "bpi_3x3", "curvature")]) ``` ## Custom Metrics Project-specific metrics can be added when they share the same grid geometry as the terrain stack. The expression below combines local gradient and relief variability into a compact demonstration index. ```{r custom-metric} slope_tri <- derive_custom_metric( terrain, name = "slope_tri_index", expression = quote(slope_deg * tri) ) extended_terrain <- add_metric_layers(terrain, slope_tri) names(extended_terrain) ``` ```{r custom-metric-map, eval=requireNamespace("ggplot2", quietly = TRUE), fig.alt="Custom slope-TRI metric over hillshaded bathymetry."} plot_metric( extended_terrain, metric = "slope_tri_index", bathy = prepared, contours = TRUE, contour_interval = 25, title = "Custom Slope-TRI Index" ) ```