datapackage is an R-package to work with Data
Packages. Data Packages are a combination of
data and meta data. The meta data contains a description of the data and
contains information like a title, description of the data set and a
description of the fields in each of the datasets in the Data Package. The
datapackage R-package offers methods for reading and inspecting Data Packages
as well as creating and modifying Data Packages. More information can be found
in the vignettes of the package:
The package supports CSV-files out of the box. Other file formats are supported through plugins.
- parquet. This package also functions as an example implementation for implementing a plugin for a data format.