Godwit Landscape Toolkit

The Godwit Landscape Toolkit is an open-source suite of interactive applications designed to support spatial and movement ecology, with a focus on migratory shorebirds such as the Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa limosa).

It includes:

• R Shiny Viewers for exploring telemetry data in ecological context
• Google Earth Engine (GEE) Tools for generating and exporting environmental raster layers

The toolkit enables conservation researchers and practitioners to interact with large-scale telemetry and satellite datasets in an intuitive, browser-based format without requiring advanced geospatial coding expertise.

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R Shiny Applications

Interactive viewers for exploring godwit movement data in relation to environmental variables:

• Flyway Movement Viewer
  https://tbcraft.shinyapps.io/flyway_tracking_summary_app/

• Friesland Grassland Productivity Viewer
  https://tbcraft.shinyapps.io/Friesland_GPI_App/

• Doñana Wetland Viewer
  https://tbcraft.shinyapps.io/Donana_Wetland_Viewer/

• Senegal Delta Habitat Viewer
  https://tbcraft.shinyapps.io/Senegal_Delta_Habitat_Use_App/

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Google Earth Engine Applications

Browser-based tools for generating and exporting environmental raster layers:

• Grassland Productivity Tool
  https://ee-tbcraft.projects.earthengine.app/view/grasslandproductionintensity

• Seasonal Water Mapping Tool
  https://ee-tbcraft.projects.earthengine.app/view/floodmapping

• Land Cover Classification Tool
  https://ee-tbcraft.projects.earthengine.app/view/landcoverclassificationapp

Earth Engine Code Editor Scripts

To use the GEE scripts, sign up for a free GEE acount at: Google Earth Engine registration

Access the underlying GEE scripts for customization:

• Grassland Productivity Tool Script
  https://code.earthengine.google.com/a0eb88e3af93be5d39d911b2f4b18bf3

• Seasonal Water Mapping Tool Script
  https://code.earthengine.google.com/e24a603dabcf0c22e4431e72d2522af6

• Land Cover Classification Tool Script
  https://code.earthengine.google.com/a7832e9efc471371b71fed6546b72413

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Repository Contents

• app/ – Source code for R Shiny viewers
• GEE_scripts/ – Optional exports of Earth Engine scripts
• location_data.R – Movement data processing scripts
• daily_update.yml – GitHub Actions workflow for weekly updates and deployments
• README.md – Project overview and documentation

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Citation and Archiving

An archived version of this toolkit is available on Zenodo:
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.123456 (latest version)

Please cite this DOI in publications referencing the toolkit.

Contact

Taylor B. Craft
taylor.craft.mail@gmail.com

Please reach out with questions or feedback.