swc_get_merger_mapping_table: Create mapping table for a certain time interval

In cynkra/munch: Functions for working with the historicized list of communes of Switzerland

Create mapping table for a certain time interval

Description

Produces a mapping table that can be joined to your data. Municipalities that were merged to another municipality during the given time period are mapped to that municipality. Filtering by canton is supported.

Usage

swc_get_merger_mapping_table(
  start_year,
  end_year,
  canton = NULL,
  type = "flat"
)

Arguments

start_year	First year of time interval (integer)
end_year	Last year of time interval (integer)
canton	Canton abbreviation as character (e.g. "GE", "ZH", "TI", etc.) to focus on. If left 'NULL' (default) all cantons are considered.
type	Two options: - "flat" (default) returns the table with one row per year per mapping - "compact" returns a more compact table with one row per mapping, containing the time interval it is valid for

Value

Mapping table for the given time interval in the specified canton

Examples

swc_get_merger_mapping_table(2005, 2010)
swc_get_merger_mapping_table(2015, 2019, canton = "ZH", type = "compact")

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