R/impRst.R

In GmAMisc: 'Gianmarco Alberti' Miscellaneous

#' R function to easily import a raster dataset into R
#'
#' The function is a wrapper for the 'raster()' function out of the 'raster' package. It provides
#' the facility to import
#' a raster dataset ('RasterLayer' class) by means of a window that allows the user to navigate
#' through the computer's folders and to select the appropriate file.
#'
#' @keywords impRst
#'
#' @export
#'
#' @importFrom raster raster
#'
#' @examples
#' \dontrun{
#' #a window will pop up allowing the user to select the raster dataset
#' my.raster <- impRst()
#'}
#'
impRst <- function (){
  my.raster <- raster(file.choose())
  return(my.raster)
}