Update package name

[marcusvolz]

See initial discussion here: https://twitter.com/mihagazvoda/status/1299996708466761729 @mihagazvoda

I quite like "sportvis"

[datawookie]

Unless we are planning on supporting other formats (beyond GPX), I'd suggest going with a simple gpx.

[hugovk]

A somewhat similar thing supports GPX/TCX/FIT/IGC/SKIZ:

https://github.com/erik/derive

[marcusvolz]

I'm quite keen to support other formats similar to the project that @hugovk mentioned above. My strava bulk export contains a bunch of .fit files and it's a bit of a pain to convert them to gpx. I think the main idea of this package is to create nice plots, so it would be good if the name reflected that somehow.

[datawookie]

I think the main idea of this package is to create nice plots, so it would be good if the name reflected that somehow.

Well, we could think of this a little differently. It could be a package that handles these various formats and allows the data to be processed in R in a consistent, tidy format (regardless of what format the data came from).

And since the view of the data once in the package is the same the plots should then work across all the data types.

[marcusvolz]

Agree, it could be both! A package that makes it easy for users to: (1) consolidate their activity data from a variety of sources / formats into a tidy data frame, and (2) create nice plots from that data. From a personal standpoint I am particularly interested in (2) - coming up with and developing new plot designs, so if there are collaborators who are more interested in contributing to (1) that would be amazing.

[datawookie]

From a personal standpoint I am particularly interested in (2)

Ah, I've seen your Twitter feed: you are a maestro of visualisation.

[BalintKomjati]

Hi All! Following the vision of " (2) create nice plots from that data" I thought a 3D rayshader plot with gpx logs would be a great addition for this package. See e.g. https://www.rayshader.com/reference/figures/README_paths-1.png.
I know rayshader is a standalone package that is a bit out of range here but still it would be nice to be able to generate 3D plots (or at least 1 specific plot) with rstrava out of the box.
Thoughts?

[mihagazvoda]

I like the idea!

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[marcusvolz]

Hi @BalintKomjati I would love to be able to create 3D rayshader plots. Actually I just mentioned this a few days ago in #37

I'd also be keen to see if it's possible to create single-activity 3D maps in R similar to those produced by VeloViewer, e.g. https://twitter.com/VeloViewer/status/1441310475296198663
It looks like rayshader - https://www.rayshader.com/ - might be ideal for this.

[BalintKomjati]

Hi All!

I am about to put together a rayshader+strava 3D prototype, and just wanted to make sure that nobody is working on the same enhancement? @ColinFay ?

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I just realised that there are 2 very similar R packages: 'rStrava' and 'strava'. It seems that rStrava is more about utilizing Strava's API and pulling data while 'strava' is about visualization.

Is there any cooperation or functionality distribution agreement between the 2 teams?

Is there a reason this package suggest to bulk download activity data from the strava website manually and not via its API using 'rStrava'? The latter looks like a reasonable add-on to me.
@marcusvolz ?

[marcusvolz]

Hi @BalintKomjati,

1 - Thanks for offering to put together a rayshader 3d prototype! I personally have not done any 3d visualizations at this stage and am not aware of anyone else working on this.

2 - There was some early discussion about integrating the two packages, but it did not eventuate (I am still open to this though if there is interest). One advantage of using bulk export files is that the plots can be generated from other data sources besides Strava (e.g. RunKeeper).

[BalintKomjati]

Hi @marcusvolz

1. cool, i will open a separate issue and will try to come back with a PR in the coming weeks!
2. ok, makes sense.