openbangsamoro: An Interface to the OpenBangsamoro Database

Project Status: WIP – Initial development is in progress, but there has not yet been a stable, usable release suitable for the public. Lifecycle: experimental R-CMD-check test-coverage Codecov test coverage CodeFactor

From the Open Bangsamoro website:

The OpenBangsamoro initiative supports the use of open statistical, geospatial, and administrative data for transparent, accountable, and participatory decision-making as the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) transforms into the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

The {openbangsamoro} R package supports this effort by providing an application programming interface to the Open Bangsamoro shared Google Drive. Consistent with the principles of Open Bangsamoro, the {openbangsamoro} R package is built and distributed open source on a platform that allows and encourages community contribution using a programming language that is also open and freely available to use.

We believe that through this added layer of interface to the Open Bangsamoro datasets, a cadre of users and developers - including those from Bangsamoro itself - can support the process of mapmaking, placemaking, and decision-making that the Open Bangsamoro effort has initiated and continue to encourage.