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Shiny App

25 July, 2024

shinyApp.Rmd

Using the Shiny Application

To start the app, open the HASP library, and use the function explore_site():

This will open the default browser.

Check site

To begin:

Input a USGS Site ID into the upper left text box, then click “Check Data Options”. This will populate a table in the center of the screen summarizing the data available. At a minimum, use this information to verify you have entered the correct site.

Click on the “Get Daily Data” (B), “Get Field GWL Data” (C), and/or “Get QW Data” (D). The lower-right corner will show a message “Loading…” while the app requests and retrieves the data. For sites with a lot of data, this could take awhile. Have patience, and wait until the lower-right message disappears to continue.

The right side of the “Get Data” tab shows the R code required to get the data. Copy and paste this code into an R script to initiate your reproducible code.

Analyze Data:

Explore each of the tabs across the top. Each tab generally has a plot on the left, a table on the right, and the R code to get that output at the bottom.

In this example, there are 2 buttons below the “Groundwater” plot, one to download a simple png, and one to download the plot data. On the right is a summary table. This table can be downloaded as a csv.

For complete customization of plots or tables, copy the R code to a R-script, and make adjustments as needed. The app is used to quickly explore the data and package options, and introduce the user to the R code involved. For specific analysis, the users will need to use R outside of the Shiny application.