import_from_gpkg: Import an 'sf' object using a geopackage URL

In Metropolitan-Council/councilR: Functions and Templates for the Metropolitan Council

Import an sf object using a geopackage URL

Description

This function is particularly useful for importing data from Minnesota Geospatial Commons when access to GISLibrary is unavailable.

Usage

import_from_gpkg(
  link,
  save_file = FALSE,
  save_path = getwd(),
  .crs = 4326,
  keep_temp = FALSE,
  .quiet = TRUE
)

import_gpkg(
  link,
  save_file = FALSE,
  save_path = getwd(),
  .crs = 4326,
  keep_temp = FALSE,
  .quiet = TRUE
)

Arguments

link	character, URL for the .gpkg object
save_file	logical, whether to save the downloaded file. File will be saved in .RDS format
save_path	character, the path where the downloaded file should be saved. Default location is the working directory.
.crs	numeric, the CRS code or string used to transform the download. Default is 4326 (WGS 84)
keep_temp	character, whether to keep the temporary download. Default is FALSE.
.quiet	logical, suppress messages. Default is TRUE.

Value

sf::sf() object

Note

This function relies on {rlang} internal functions.

Examples

library(councilR)

# import regional parks from Minnesota Geospatial Commons
import_from_gpkg("https://resources.gisdata.mn.gov/pub/gdrs/data/pub/us_mn_state_metc/plan_parks_regional/gpkg_plan_parks_regional.zip")

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