6 Contributing
6.1 Who can contribute
Currently, only members of the OIMA Team are able to make edits to this User Manual and the Map, however we are always looking for feedback!
If you have recommendations for improvement related to the Map or this User Manual you can send it to us by:
Completing the Tribal Water Data Map Survey, OR
Emailing Anna Holder at: anna.holder@waterboards.ca.gov, OR
Submitting a GitHub Issue
- Note this requires the individual to have a GitHub Account.
- If you would like to create a GitHub Account, complete Step 3 in the Setup Section below; no other steps need to be completed to submit an Issue.
6.2 How we contribute
We develop the content for this User Manual using RStudio, build the book using Quarto (via RStudio), and collaborate and publish using GitHub (also via RStudio).
6.2.1 Setup
To contribute, OIMA Team members must do the following, and it should only take about 20 minutes to complete:
Install R and RStudio
Both R and RStudio should be available in the Software Center (for Windows 10) or Company Portal (for Windows 11) – if you don’t see them in your Software Center/Company Portal or you have issues/questions during the instillation process, please send a request to the DIT HelpDesk and they can help you install them.
Also see these step by step instructions on how to install these programs – you will only need to go through steps 1 and 2
If you are new to R, it would also be helpful if you could review the Getting Started Module so you can begin to familiarize yourself with the fundamentals of the program.
Install Quarto
Create a GitHub Account
Download and Install Git
Follow your operating system’s normal Git installation process. Note: you will not see an application called Git listed but if the installation process completed it was likely successful, and we will confirm together.