esp_get_nuts: Territorial Spanish units for statistics (NUTS) dataset

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Territorial Spanish units for statistics (NUTS) dataset

Description

The GISCO statistical unit dataset represents the NUTS (nomenclature of territorial units for statistics) and statistical regions using multipart polygon, polyline and point topology. The NUTS geographical information is completed by attribute tables and a set of cartographic help lines to better visualise multipart polygonal regions.

The NUTS are a hierarchical system divided into 3 levels:

• NUTS 1: major socio-economic regions

• NUTS 2: basic regions for the application of regional policies

• NUTS 3: small regions for specific diagnoses.

Also, there is a NUTS 0 level, which usually corresponds to the national boundaries.

Usage

esp_get_nuts(
  year = 2024,
  epsg = 4258,
  cache = TRUE,
  update_cache = FALSE,
  cache_dir = NULL,
  verbose = FALSE,
  resolution = 1,
  spatialtype = c("RG", "LB"),
  region = NULL,
  nuts_level = c("all", "0", "1", "2", "3"),
  moveCAN = TRUE,
  ext = "gpkg"
)

Arguments

year	year character string or number. Release year of the file. See giscoR::gisco_get_nuts() for valid values.
epsg	character string or number. Projection of the map: 4-digit EPSG code. One of: "4258": ETRS89 "4326": WGS84. "3035": ETRS89 / ETRS-LAEA. "3857": Pseudo-Mercator.
cache	logical. Whether to do caching. Default is TRUE. See Caching strategies section in esp_set_cache_dir().
update_cache	logical. Should the cached file be refreshed? Default is FALSE. When set to TRUE, it will force a new download.
cache_dir	character string. A path to a cache directory. See Caching strategies section in esp_set_cache_dir().
verbose	logical. If TRUE displays informational messages.
resolution	character string or number. Resolution of the geospatial data. One of: "60": 1:60 million. "20": 1:20 million. "10": 1:10 million. "03": 1:3 million. "01": 1:1 million.
spatialtype	character string. Type of geometry to be returned. Options available are: "RG": Regions - MULTIPOLYGON/POLYGON object. "LB": Labels - POINT object.
region	Optional. A vector of region names, NUTS or ISO codes (see esp_dict_region_code()).
nuts_level	character string. NUTS level. One of 0, 1, 2, 3 or all for all levels.
moveCAN	A logical TRUE/FALSE or a vector of coordinates c(lat, lon). It places the Canary Islands close to Spain's mainland. Initial position can be adjusted using the vector of coordinates. See Displacing the Canary Islands in esp_move_can().
ext	character. Extension of the file (default "gpkg"). See giscoR::gisco_get_nuts().

Details

The NUTS nomenclature is a hierarchical classification of statistical regions and subdivides the EU economic territory into regions of three different levels (NUTS 1, 2 and 3, moving respectively from larger to smaller territorial units). NUTS 1 is the most aggregated level. An additional Country level (NUTS 0) is also available for countries where the nation at statistical level does not coincide with the administrative boundaries.

The NUTS classification has been officially established through Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/1755. A non-official NUTS-like classification has been defined for the EFTA countries, candidate countries and potential candidates based on a bilateral agreement between Eurostat and the respective statistical agencies.

An introduction to the NUTS classification is available here: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/nuts/overview.

Value

A sf object.

Note

Please check the download and usage provisions on gisco_attributions().

Source

https://gisco-services.ec.europa.eu/distribution/v2/.

Copyright: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/gisco/geodata/administrative-units.

See Also

giscoR::gisco_get_nuts(), esp_dict_region_code().

Other datasets representing political borders: esp_get_capimun(), esp_get_ccaa(), esp_get_ccaa_siane(), esp_get_comarca(), esp_get_countries_siane(), esp_get_gridmap, esp_get_munic(), esp_get_munic_siane(), esp_get_prov(), esp_get_prov_siane(), esp_get_simpl, esp_get_spain(), esp_get_spain_siane(), esp_siane_bulk_download()

Other nuts: esp_get_spain()

Datasets provided by GISCO: esp_get_ccaa(), esp_get_munic(), esp_get_prov(), esp_get_spain()

Examples

nuts1 <- esp_get_nuts(nuts_level = 1, moveCAN = TRUE)

library(ggplot2)

ggplot(nuts1) +
  geom_sf() +
  labs(
    title = "NUTS1: Displacing Canary Islands",
    caption = giscoR::gisco_attributions()
  )


nuts1_alt <- esp_get_nuts(nuts_level = 1, moveCAN = c(15, 0))


ggplot(nuts1_alt) +
  geom_sf() +
  labs(
    title = "NUTS1: Displacing Canary Islands",
    subtitle = "to the right",
    caption = giscoR::gisco_attributions()
  )


nuts1_orig <- esp_get_nuts(nuts_level = 1, moveCAN = FALSE)

ggplot(nuts1_orig) +
  geom_sf() +
  labs(
    title = "NUTS1",
    subtitle = "Canary Islands on the true location",
    caption = giscoR::gisco_attributions()
  )


and_orient <- esp_get_nuts(region = c(
  "Almeria", "Granada",
  "Jaen", "Malaga"
))


ggplot(and_orient) +
  geom_sf()


random_regions <- esp_get_nuts(region = c("ES1", "ES300", "ES51"))

ggplot(random_regions) +
  geom_sf() +
  labs(title = "Random Regions")


mixing_codes <- esp_get_nuts(region = c("ES4", "ES-PV", "Valencia"))


ggplot(mixing_codes) +
  geom_sf() +
  labs(title = "Mixing Codes")

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