gisco_get_census: Census dataset

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Census dataset

Description

This dataset provides 2011 census units as region or point geometries.

Usage

gisco_get_census(
  year = 2011,
  cache_dir = NULL,
  update_cache = FALSE,
  verbose = FALSE,
  spatialtype = c("RG", "PT")
)

Arguments

year	A character string or numeric value with the release year of the file. Currently only "2011" is provided.
cache_dir	A character string with a path to a cache directory. See the Caching strategies section in gisco_set_cache_dir().
update_cache	A logical value indicating whether to refresh the cached file. Defaults to FALSE. When set to TRUE, it forces a new download.
verbose	A logical value indicating whether to display informational messages.
spatialtype	The type of geometry to return: "PT": Points - POINT object. "RG": Regions - MULTIPOLYGON/POLYGON object.

Value

An sf object.

Copyright

See the GISCO statistical unit copyright provisions: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/gisco/geodata/statistical-units.

Note

Check the download and usage provisions in gisco_attributions().

Source

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/gisco/geodata/statistical-units/census.

See Also

See gisco_id_api_census_grid() to download via the GISCO ID service API.

Statistical unit datasets: gisco_get_coastal_lines(), gisco_get_lau(), gisco_get_nuts(), gisco_get_urban_audit()

Examples

library(sf)

pts <- gisco_get_census(spatialtype = "PT")

pts

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