match_countries: Match country names to their equivalent naturalearth WKT...
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match_countries R Documentation
Match country names to their equivalent naturalearth WKT polygons
Description
Match country names to their equivalent naturalearth WKT polygons using rnaturalearth::ne_countries().
Usage
match_countries(countrynames, returnmulti = TRUE, onlywkt = FALSE)
Arguments
countrynames
a vector of country names to match to naturalearth.
returnmulti
return the GBIF taxon ids only (otherwise return the full lookup dataframe).
onlywkt
only return location_wkt (see note for more details).
Value
A list containing:
-
$location_wkt: a multipolygon containing all locations (or a named vector of individual country polygons).
-
$missing_locs: any provided countries not found in naturalearth.
-
$found_locs: any provided countries that were found in naturalearth.
Author(s)
Francis Windram
Examples
match_countries(c("United Kingdom", "Germany"))
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| match_countries | R Documentation |
Match country names to their equivalent naturalearth WKT polygons
Description
Match country names to their equivalent naturalearth WKT polygons using rnaturalearth::ne_countries().
Usage
match_countries(countrynames, returnmulti = TRUE, onlywkt = FALSE)
Arguments
countrynames |
a vector of country names to match to naturalearth. |
returnmulti |
return the GBIF taxon ids only (otherwise return the full lookup dataframe). |
onlywkt |
only return location_wkt (see note for more details). |
Value
A list containing:
-
$location_wkt: a multipolygon containing all locations (or a named vector of individual country polygons). -
$missing_locs: any provided countries not found in naturalearth. -
$found_locs: any provided countries that were found in naturalearth.
Author(s)
Francis Windram
Examples
match_countries(c("United Kingdom", "Germany"))
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