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An R package for reading and writing movement data

The primary aim of the aniread package is to provide methods for reading movement data from a range of sources, from video tracking to trackballs.

Installation

You can install the development version of aniread with:

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

Once you have installed the package, you can load it with:

Citation

If you enjoy the package, please make sure to cite it. If you find a bug, feel free to open an issue.

To cite aniread in publications use:

citation("aniread")
#> To cite aniread in publications use:
#> 
#>   Roald-Arbøl M (2026). "aniread: An R package for reading and writing
#>   movement data." doi:10.5281/zenodo.17352843
#>   <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17352843>,
#>   <http://animovement.dev/aniread/>.
#> 
#> A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is
#> 
#>   @Misc{aniread,
#>     doi = {10.5281/zenodo.17352843},
#>     title = {aniread: An R package for reading and writing movement data},
#>     author = {Mikkel Roald-Arbøl},
#>     year = {2026},
#>     url = {http://animovement.dev/aniread/},
#>     abstract = {An R package for reading and writing movement data.},
#>     version = {0.4.0},
#>   }