esp_get_spain: Boundaries of Spain - GISCO

In mapSpain: Administrative Boundaries of Spain

Boundaries of Spain - GISCO

Description

Returns the boundaries of Spain as a single sf POLYGON at a specified scale.

Usage

esp_get_spain(moveCAN = TRUE, ...)

Arguments

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().

...

Arguments passed on to esp_get_nuts 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(). ext character. Extension of the file (default "gpkg"). See giscoR::gisco_get_nuts(). 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.

Details

Dataset derived from NUTS data provided by GISCO. Check esp_get_nuts() for details.

Value

A sf POLYGON 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

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_nuts(), esp_get_prov(), esp_get_prov_siane(), esp_get_simpl, esp_get_spain_siane(), esp_siane_bulk_download()

Other nuts: esp_get_nuts()

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

Examples

original_can <- esp_get_spain(moveCAN = FALSE)

# One row only
original_can


library(ggplot2)

ggplot(original_can) +
  geom_sf(fill = "grey70")

# Less resolution
moved_can <- esp_get_spain(moveCAN = TRUE, resolution = 20)

ggplot(moved_can) +
  geom_sf(fill = "grey70")

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