nl_postcode4: Four-digit postcode regions in the Netherlands
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nl_postcode4 R Documentation
Four-digit postcode regions in the Netherlands
Description
An sf object with 4-digit postcode region geometries for
the Netherlands. Centroid coordinates are included in EPSG:4326.
Usage
nl_postcode4
Format
A simple feature object with 4053 rows and 7 variables:
- pc4
4-digit postcode.
- areaname
Name of corresponding 4-digit postcode area.
- city
City name.
- biggest_20cities
Whether the area is in one of the twenty largest
cities in the Netherlands.
- geometry
Postcode region geometry.
- lon
Longitude of the 4-digit postcode centroid.
- lat
Latitude of the 4-digit postcode centroid.
Details
Postal codes in the Netherlands are alphanumeric and consist of four
digits followed by two uppercase letters. This object aggregates those codes
to their first four digits.
Author(s)
Martin Haringa
Source
Adapted from Dutch postcode boundary data for package examples.
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Four-digit postcode regions in the Netherlands
Description
An sf object with 4-digit postcode region geometries for
the Netherlands. Centroid coordinates are included in EPSG:4326.
Usage
nl_postcode4
Format
A simple feature object with 4053 rows and 7 variables:
- pc4
4-digit postcode.
- areaname
Name of corresponding 4-digit postcode area.
- city
City name.
- biggest_20cities
Whether the area is in one of the twenty largest cities in the Netherlands.
- geometry
Postcode region geometry.
- lon
Longitude of the 4-digit postcode centroid.
- lat
Latitude of the 4-digit postcode centroid.
Details
Postal codes in the Netherlands are alphanumeric and consist of four digits followed by two uppercase letters. This object aggregates those codes to their first four digits.
Author(s)
Martin Haringa
Source
Adapted from Dutch postcode boundary data for package examples.
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