R/ecosections.R

In bcgov/bcmaps.rdata: BC Spatial Data For Use In 'bcmaps' Package

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#' British Columbia Ecosections
#'
#' Ecosections are areas with minor physiographic and macroclimatic or 
#' oceanographic variations. There are 114 ecosections in British Columbia 
#' varying from pure marine units to pure terrestrial units. Ecosections are 
#' meant to be mapped at small scales (1:250,000) for resource emphasis 
#' and area planning
#'
#' @format An `sf` polygons object with the boundaries of British Columbia's
#'   114 ecosetions.
#'
#' @source Original data from the
#'   \href{https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/ccc01f43-860d-4583-8ba4-e72d8379441e}{B.C. Data Catalogue},
#'    under the
#'   \href{https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content?id=A519A56BC2BF44E4A008B33FCF527F61}{Open
#'   Government Licence - British Columbia}.
#'
"ecosections"