18.03.2012 Bio7 can be extended in several different ways with Eclipse plugins, R packages, ImageJ plugins and custom scripts (scripts to extend a menu or executed at startup). 1. To install (suitable) Eclipse plugins the Update-Manager can be used to install plugins from a remote website. An How-To was already posted with the GIT plugin … Read more
01.02.2012 Landscape metrics were developed to analyze spatial patterns of landscapes (e.g. composition and spatial arrangement). In R it is possible to calculate these metrics with the “SDMTools” package. Bio7 offers an easy to use interface to R and ImageJ and can use these tools to simplify a workflow to analyze image data (e.g. vegetation … Read more
17.01.2012 Bio7 contains a functionality to save models in a special file. The primary purpose of this file type was to save grid models and the patterns in a file. However with this method Java code can be saved in the file, too. If this file then is dragged on the GUI of Bio7 the … Read more
22.12.2011 Several external file types can be dragged on the Bio7 interface. Here is an overview of the supported file types and the action involved: GUI Comp. File Type Action Global1 *.exml Loads a pattern, compiles Java code (if availabe) and executes the setup method of the compiled code (see example). Global1 *.RData Starts Rserve … Read more
05.12.2011 Since Bio7 is based on Eclipse and integrates the current Update Manager (p2) of Eclipse some useful plugins can be installed to extend the default Bio7 framework functionality. Here are some links to useful plugins. EGIT – EGit is an Eclipse Team provider for the Git version control system (see previous article!) SFTP – … Read more