Features

A modular collection of R packages for every stage of movement analysis for ethologists, behavioural ecologists, neuroscientists and anyone else who might need it.

Read from Anywhere

Support for both video-based tracking tools such as DeepLabCut, SLEAP, idtracker.ai and many others, and hardware-based data from trackballs.

VERSATILE

Flexible Toolkit

Designed as a tidyverse‑friendly suite of modular R packages that together form a unified workflow. Start with the single component you need, and then add others as new challenges arise.

MODULAR

Thoroughly tested

All packages use testthat and codecov to ensure that our code is thoroughly tested so you can trust your findings.

TRUSTED

Get started with animovement

1

Install

Install the development version of animovement with:

install.packages('animovement',
    repos = c(
        'https://animovement.r-universe.dev',
        'https://cloud.r-project.org'
    )
)

2

Load

After installing, load the package in your R session with:

library(animovement)

3

Learn

Follow our tutorials to learn more about the powerful features of animovement:

Packages

animovement is an ecosystem of R packages for every stage of movement analysis.
Read about the individual packages here.

aniframe

Core data structures

Provides S3 classes and methods for representing and manipulating movement data with consistent, intuitive interfaces.

aniread

Reading and writing

Methods for reading and writing movement data from diverse sources, from video tracking systems to trackballs.

anicheck

Diagnosing data quality

Diagnostic tools for assessing data quality, identifying missing values, temporal gaps, and spatial outliers.

aniprocess

Signal processing and filtering

Methods for filtering, smoothing, and processing movement trajectories with advanced signal processing techniques.

animetric

Calculating metrics

Calculate movement-based metrics including kinematics, navigational statistics, and social interaction measures.

anivis

Visualization methods

Plotting methods for movement trajectories, diagnostic summaries, and calculated metrics with publication‑ready outputs.