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Retrieve a stored shapefile

Source: R/get_shapefile.R
get_shapefile.Rd

Imports a stored shapefile as a SpatVector (terra).

Usage

get_shapefile(x)

Arguments

x

Either "nafo", "nafo.clipped", "mpa", "oecm","hex",'rv.winter', 'rv.sgsl', 'coastline'. The "nafo" shapefile is not clipped to land. The "nafo.clipped" shapefile is clipped to land. The 'hex' shapefile is a hexagonal grid used in the fisheriescape project.

Value

Returns a SpatVector

Examples

naf<-get_shapefile('nafo.clipped')
#> Source: https://www.nafo.int
naf
#> class       : SpatVector
#> geometry    : polygons
#> dimensions  : 5, 6  (geometries, attributes)
#> extent      : -71.21003, -55.42664, 45.60208, 52.25  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
#> coord. ref. : lon/lat NAD83 (EPSG:4269)
#> names       : Label SubArea Division SubDiv SubSubDiv Shape_Area
#> type        : <chr>   <chr>    <chr>  <chr>     <chr>      <num>
#> values      :   3Pn       3       3P    3Pn        NA   0.852026
#>                  4R       4       4R     NA        NA     5.0723
#>                  4S       4       4S     NA        NA    10.2402
#>               ...