# Start Here

## 0.1 Installing and loading StreamCatTools

To install, you can install from CRAN:

    install.packages("StreamCatTools")

Or you can install from GitHub:

    library(devtools)
    install_github('USEPA/StreamCatTools')

After installing load the library

    library(StreamCatTools)

## 0.2 Background

The `StreamCatTools` package was designed to simplify the use of StreamCat data in R, leveraging the new API for StreamCat.

# 1 Vignettes in `StreamCatTools`

There are three additional vignettes in `StreamCatTools` that are available on our website here under the “Articles” tab:

1. Introduction

- An overview of the basic fucntionality of the package

2. LakeCat

- An overview of accessing data for lakes within the package and functions to do so

3. Applications

- A more in depth walk through with specific use-case examples and demonstrations

These vignettes cover some of the core functions (and arguments within those functions) in `StreamCatTools`. Help files for a particular function are viewable by running `?function_name` after loading `StreamCatTools`. For example, to learn more about the `sc_get_data()` function, run `?sc-get_data`.

# 2 Citation information

If you use `StreamCatTools` in your work, please cite it. You can view the most recent citation by running

    citation("StreamCatTools")
    #> To cite package 'StreamCatTools' in publications use:
    #>
    #>   Weber M (????). _StreamCatTools: 'StreamCatTools'_. R package version
    #>   0.11.0, <https://usepa.github.io/StreamCatTools/>.
    #>
    #> A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is
    #>
    #>   @Manual{,
    #>     title = {StreamCatTools: 'StreamCatTools'},
    #>     author = {Marc Weber},
    #>     note = {R package version 0.11.0},
    #>     url = {https://usepa.github.io/StreamCatTools/},
    #>   }