Odyssey training lesson
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Lesson overview
Description
This lesson introduces the Odyssey framework, an R Shiny application that supports interactive exploration of biodiversity data. Through hands-on examples, learners will use Odyssey to investigate molecular biodiversity records alongside geographic metadata and gain experience with practical data discovery workflows for biodiversity research and data management.
Prerequisites
To be able to follow this course, learners should have knowledge in:
1. Basic familiarity with R and RStudio
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
1. Use the Odyssey interface to explore biodiversity datasets
2. Inspect and assess geographic and molecular metadata consistency
Target Audience: Researchers, undergraduate students, postgraduate students, etc…
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Funding: This project has received funding from [name of funders].
Contributors
Citing this lesson
Please cite as:
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- Geert van Geest, Elin Kronander, Jose Alejandro Romero Herrera, Nadja Žlender, & Alexia Cardona. (2023). The ELIXIR Training Lesson Template - Developing Training Together (v1.0.0-alpha). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7913092.
Setup
Data setup
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Software setup
To follow this lesson, learners need a working R environment and RStudio.
Required software:
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R (version 4.4 or newer recommended) Download and installation instructions are available from the Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN): https://cran.r-project.org/
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RStudio RStudio provides an integrated development environment for R and is strongly recommended for this lesson: https://posit.co/download/rstudio-desktop/