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 [![CRAN status](https://www.r-pkg.org/badges/version/opensensmapr)](https://cran.r-project.org/package=opensensmapr) [![Travis build status](https://travis-ci.org/noerw/opensensmapR.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/noerw/opensensmapR) [![AppVeyor Build Status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/github/noerw/opensensmapR?branch=master&svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/noerw/opensensmapR) [![Coverage status](https://codecov.io/gh/noerw/opensensmapR/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/github/noerw/opensensmapR?branch=master)
 
-This R package ingests data (environmental measurements, sensor stations) from the API of opensensemap.org for analysis in R.
-The package aims to be compatible with sf and the tidyverse.
+This R package ingests data from the API of [opensensemap.org][osem] for analysis in R.
+
+Features include:
+
+- `osem_boxes()`: fetch sensor station ("box") metadata, with various filters
+- `osem_measurements()`: fetch measurements by phenomenon, with various filters such as submitting spatial extent, time range, sensor type, box, exposure..
+  - no time frame limitation through request paging!
+- many helper functions to help understand the queried data
+- caching queries for reproducibility
+
+The package aims to be compatible with the [`tidyverse`][tidy] and [`sf`][sf],
+so it is easy to analyze or vizualize the data with state of the art packages.
+
+[osem]: https://opensensemap.org/
+[sf]: https://github.com/r-spatial/sf
+[tidy]: https://www.tidyverse.org/
+
+## Usage
+
+Complete documentation is provided via the R help system:
+Each function's documentation can be viewed with `?<function-name>`.
+A comprehensive overview of all functions is given in `?opensensmapr`.
+
+There are also vignettes showcasing applications of this package:
+
+- [Visualising the History of openSenseMap.org][osem-history]: Showcase of `opensensmapr` with `dplyr` + `ggplot2`
+- [Exploring the openSenseMap dataset][osem-intro]: Showcase of included helper functions
+- [Caching openSenseMap Data for reproducibility][osem-serialization]
+
+[osem-intro]: https://noerw.github.com/opensensmapR/inst/doc/osem-intro.html
+[osem-history]: https://noerw.github.com/opensensmapR/inst/doc/osem-history.html
+[osem-serialization]: https://noerw.github.com/opensensmapR/inst/doc/osem-serialization.html
+
+If you used this package for an analysis and think it could serve as a good
+example or showcase, feel free to add a vignette to the package via a [PR](#contribute)!
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -13,7 +46,7 @@ The package is available on CRAN, install it via
 install.packages('opensensmapr')
 ```
 
-To install the veryy latest from GitHub, run:
+To install the very latest versions from GitHub, run:
 
 ```r
 install.packages('devtools')
@@ -21,35 +54,6 @@ devtools::install_github('noerw/opensensmapr@master')      # latest stable versi
 devtools::install_github('noerw/opensensmapr@development') # bleeding edge version
 ```
 
-## Usage
-
-Each function's documentation can be viewed with `?<function-name>`.
-An overview is given in `?opensensmapr`.
-A verbose usage example is shown in the vignette [`osem-intro`](https://noerw.github.com/opensensmapR/inst/doc/osem-intro.html).
-
-In short, the following pseudocode shows the main functions for data retrieval:
-
-```r
-# retrieve a single box by id, or many boxes by some property-filters
-b = osem_box('boxId')
-b = osem_boxes(filter1, filter2, ...)
-
-# get the counts of observed phenomena for a list of boxes
-p = osem_phenomena(b)
-
-# get measurements for a phenomenon
-m = osem_measurements(phenomenon, filter1, ...)
-# get measurements for a phenomenon from selected boxes
-m = osem_measurements(b, phenomenon, filter1, ...)
-# get measurements for a phenomenon from a geographic bounding box
-m = osem_measurements(bbox, phenomenon, filter1, ...)
-
-# get general count statistics of the openSenseMap database
-osem_counts()
-```
-
-Additionally there are some helpers: `summary.sensebox(), plot.sensebox(), st_as_sf.sensebox(), osem_as_sensebox(), [.sensebox(), filter.sensebox(), mutate.sensebox(), ...`.
-
 ## Changelog
 
 This project adheres to semantic versioning, for changes in recent versions please consult [CHANGES.md](CHANGES.md).
@@ -59,6 +63,7 @@ This project adheres to semantic versioning, for changes in recent versions plea
 Contributions are very welcome!
 When submitting a patch, please follow the existing [code style](.lintr),
 and run `R CMD check --no-vignettes .` on the package.
+Where feasible, also add tests for the added / changed functionality in `tests/testthat`.
 
 Please note that this project is released with a [Contributor Code of Conduct](CONDUCT.md).
 By participating in this project you agree to abide by its terms.