createCtryNlDataDF: Initiates the country nightlight dataframe with the country...

In Rnightlights: Satellite Nightlight Data Extraction

Description

Initiates the country admin level nightlight dataframe with the country admin level data read from the polygon. This includes admin levels, level names and area

Usage

createCtryNlDataDF(ctryCode = NULL, admLevel,
  gadmVersion = pkgOptions("gadmVersion"),
  gadmPolyType = pkgOptions("gadmPolyType"), custPolyPath = NULL)

Arguments

ctryCode	the ISO3 code of the country
admLevel	The country admin level of interest
gadmVersion	The GADM version to use
gadmPolyType	The format of polygons to download from GADM
custPolyPath	Alternative to GADM. A path to a custom shapefile zip

Value

dataframe with the country admin level data

Examples

## Not run: 
initCtryNlData <- Rnightlights:::createCtryNlDataDF("KEN")
 #returns a data frame

## End(Not run)

Rnightlights documentation built on Aug. 29, 2019, 5:02 p.m.