download_shapefile: Download WHO ADM2 Boundaries with Partial Update

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Download WHO ADM2 Boundaries with Partial Update

Description

This function ensures the specified shapefile ('dest_file') contains boundaries for all requested ISO3 codes ('country_codes'). It dynamically Downloades only the missing codes and appends them to the file, ensuring no duplication.

Usage

download_shapefile(
  country_codes,
  dest_file = here::here("01_data", "1c_shapefiles", "district_shape.gpkg")
)

Arguments

country_codes	Character vector of ISO3 country codes (e.g. c("KEN","UGA")).
dest_file	File path where data is saved (default: "01_data/1c_shapefiles/district_shape.gpkg").

Value

An 'sf' object of combined boundaries for all requested country codes.

Examples

tf <- file.path(tempdir(), "test_env")

# Download population rasters from worldpop
download_shapefile(
  country_codes = "COM",
  dest_file = here::here(tf, "district_shape.gpkg")
)

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