mazama_initialize: Initialize with MazamaScience standard directories

In MazamaScience/MazamaSpatialPlots: Thematic Plots for Mazama Spatial Datasets

Initialize with MazamaScience standard directories

Description

Convenience function to initialize spatial data for US state and county maps. Wraps the following setup lines:

MazamaSpatialUtils::setSpatialDataDir(spatialDataDir)

MazamaSpatialUtils::loadSpatialData("USCensusCounties_02")
MazamaSpatialUtils::loadSpatialData("USCensusStates_02")

Usage

mazama_initialize(spatialDataDir = "~/Data/Spatial")

Arguments

spatialDataDir

Directory where spatial datasets are found, Default: "~/Data/Spatial"

Value

No return value.

Examples

library(MazamaSpatialPlots)

# Set up directory for spatial data
spatialDataDir <- tempdir() # typically "~/Data/Spatial"
MazamaSpatialUtils::setSpatialDataDir(spatialDataDir)

exists("USCensusStates_02")
mazama_initialize(spatialDataDir)
exists("USCensusStates_02")
class(USCensusStates_02)

MazamaScience/MazamaSpatialPlots documentation built on Feb. 7, 2025, 5:47 p.m.