NEWS

EMbC 2.0.4 (2023-10-03)

Replaced function maptools:solarpos() by suntools:solarpos() due to changes in the maptools R package.

Solved error in function stbc() when using a solar-covariate due to reverse dependencies with maptools.

The parameter showClst is now working properly in function pkml() (thanks to Huan Xia for noting it).

Corrected a bug in the post-smoothing function (thanks to Simona Imperio for noting it). Also, we have added a method in the post-smoothing function for binClstStck instances.

Some core functionalities have been implemented using Rcpp. This results in a significant increase in computational speed when using large datasets.
- With the aim of enhancing the EMbC R-package as a real general purpose algorithm, the dependency with respect to the move R-package has been dropped. Thus, potential users coming from domains other than ecology are not forced to install packages that are not desired. However, Move objects from the move R-package can still be used directly as input data.

When working with move objects, version 1.9.3 was picking GMT timestamps instead of using study local timestamps. This has been changed in version 1.9.4. Of note: the example in the vignette illustrating the use of move objects was affected by this error.

The command view was depicting the trajectory without taking into account the proportionality of the axes. This has been corrected in version 1.9.4.
- In the multivarite case, commands view() and sctr() depict plots with a light-grey background colour to enhance the visibility of the data points. We added a bg parameter to allow changing this default behaviour.